Recommend HDMI-to-SVIdeo convertor

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD

Honestly you're better off buying a new projector that has an HDMI port. Part of it is because then the content will be displayed in HD and the other part is that while you may find a converter that says it does HDMI to S-Video, in more that 80% of the cases it won't work for you. Why? HDMI has this feature called HDCP, which is an encryption system that encrypts the HDMI connection. Most of the HDMI to s-Video converters would require that the HDMI signal be sent without HDCP which won't happen for any bluray.

There are some things that strip HDCP but they can be iffy as to how well they work and THEN you have to go buy a converter box. In short to actually do it right is going to be quite a bit more expensive than you think. You're better off buying a new projector if that's what you want to use rather than trying to jury rig a solution.

Originally Posted by chasedude

Agreed with everyone else, Get an HD projector. It's like buying a new CD and playing it on shitty mono speakers. You're not going to enjoy the quality Bluray can offer you.

Will it play the Blu-Ray in a DVD quality for now? Buying a new projector is not an option yet.

CPD are you saying that it will definitely not show any Blu-Ray? Or will it show them (I'm repeating myself) with only a DVD quality?

[CrazyPhuD]

Originally Posted by Frankie

Will it play the Blu-Ray in a DVD quality for now? Buying a new projector is not an option yet.

Without a device to strip the HDCP encryption I don't think either DVDs or Blurays would play. All protected content would require it, including DVDs. You'd have an encrypted signal that would just be noise. Are you sure there is no analog connectors on the bluray player? I would have thought that most still come with component video, but maybe not anymore.

HDMI is a lossless digital signal and HDCP was put into place to try to prevent people from being able to copy the digital data directly.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD

Without a device to strip the HDCP encryption I don't think either DVDs or Blurays would play. All protected content would require it, including DVDs. You'd have an encrypted signal that would just be noise. Are you sure there is no analog connectors on the bluray player? I would have thought that most still come with component video, but maybe not anymore.

HDMI is a lossless digital signal and HDCP was put into place to try to prevent people from being able to copy the digital data directly.

Here's a pic showing the backs of my player and the projector. I suppose my only other choice is to go RCA but that would be a lot more quality lost.

[CrazyPhuD]

Originally Posted by Frankie

Here's a pic showing the backs of my player and the projector. I suppose my only other choice is to go RCA but that would be a lot more quality lost.

Yup RCA will work but you might have to disconnect the HDMI when you use it. Still I wouldn't worry TOO much about the difference between RCA and S-Video. The only real difference is that S-Video separates the Luma and the Chroma signals where composite(RCA) video uses one channel to send both. With old equipment it used to matter more. With new equipment not so much.