Using the DVDO VP30 to bypass HDCP and record from a PS3?

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Using the DVDO VP30 to bypass HDCP and record from a PS3?

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Hello there, the title is pretty much self-exaplanatory. I was wondering if theres a way to bypass the HDCP from certain sources, specifically the PS3, so I can record in 1080p using my Capture Device.
Setup is: PS3> VP30> Capture (HDMI).

All I get is a blackscreen, but I can still navigate through the VP30's menus, so I assume its a issue with the PS3's HDCP? I read somewhere that the VP30 could be used to strip the HDCP from a PS3, but i had no sucess so far.

Has anyone done this?

Thanks in advance!
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I don't think that the VP30 can be forced into ignoring HDCP. One of the earlier DVDOs could do that (HD+ maybe?).

Of course, if you swap your HDMI cable to a YUV cable, it will work just fine:

PS3 > via YUV > VP30 > via HDMI > capture device.
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Fudoh wrote:I don't think that the VP30 can be forced into ignoring HDCP. One of the earlier DVDOs could do that (HD+ maybe?).

Of course, if you swap your HDMI cable to a YUV cable, it will work just fine:

PS3 > via YUV > VP30 > via HDMI > capture device.
Doesn't the PS3 downscale resolutions when playing Bluray through YPbPr?
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Re: Using the DVDO VP30 to bypass HDCP and record from a PS3

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No idea. Never played a Blu-Ray on a PS3.

Do you really want to captures movies ? It's much easier to just rip the BD directly on your PC.
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Re: Using the DVDO VP30 to bypass HDCP and record from a PS3

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Fudoh wrote:I don't think that the VP30 can be forced into ignoring HDCP. One of the earlier DVDOs could do that (HD+ maybe?).

Of course, if you swap your HDMI cable to a YUV cable, it will work just fine:

PS3 > via YUV > VP30 > via HDMI > capture device.
Yea I have component cables but I was hoping to avoid that option.

I read here that HDCP could be bypassed on the VP30 using older firmware, so I was hoping it would be possible somehow.

And I'm going to capture games anyways, so movie material doesnt matter for me.
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You know that devices that strip HDCP are like six dollars, right?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Port-HDMI-Y- ... Swa2lZh6Rd
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ZellSF wrote:You know that devices that strip HDCP are like six dollars, right?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Port-HDMI-Y- ... Swa2lZh6Rd
Cool. I'll probably get one. Do they introduce any image/sound degradation or input lag?
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GeneraLight wrote:
ZellSF wrote:You know that devices that strip HDCP are like six dollars, right?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Port-HDMI-Y- ... Swa2lZh6Rd
Cool. I'll probably get one. Do they introduce any image/sound degradation or input lag?
It shouldn't. It's a simple splitter, it doesn't process the signal in any way it doesn't need to.
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