Will it strip the HDCP?

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kahlo08

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So I've got a 19'' monitor that I'd like to use to play on my PS3, but unfortunately it's not HDCP compatible. So I keep getting a black screen or when I put it on 1080i I get a ''out of range'' error. Then I searched for some hdmi splitters and I saw that this:

http://www.amazon.com/ViewHD-Port-Powered-Splitter-1080P/dp/B004F9LVXC

Could strip the hdcp and work with my monitor. Is it true? Because so far all the things people kept recommending is these expensive ass hdmi splitters:

http://www.hdfury.com/shop/

And if it really works, why are these one on the second link so expensive?
 
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kahlo08

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It does support 1080p. I'm using it for my PC right now and I'm on 1920x1080p. Even if I was to put 480p on ps3, the screen would be black. And I'm pretty sure it's my monitor that's not HDCP compatible since I did search for the monitor and a lot of people said that it's not since they could not play ps3/ps4. I was able to play other consoles on 720p/1080p though, like wii u.
 
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HDCP is generally only used for BluRay playback. It's rarely enabled for other tasks.
 
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But will it still work? Will HDCP be stripped out from it? That's my question. Because I have plugged the WIII U on the monitor and it showed me a image. I tried with PS3 and nothing. Then I remembered about HDCP being used for ps3/ps4 and not other consoles.
 
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According to some folks the PS3 has HDCP enabled at all times, even when the content doesn't strictly require it. Supposedly the PS4 has an option to disable HDCP whereas the PS3 does not (it's enforced in hardware).

As for whether or not the splitter will strip it out, the answer is "probably not". HDCP was designed with preventing this kind of man-in-the-middle interception in mind, so the keys necessary to encode/decode HDCP protected content streams were kept under lock and key. Only certain manufacturers were given access to HDCP keys and only under strict usage requirements. However, this process was reverse engineered quite some time ago, so it has been possible for HDCP streams to be intercepted by devices that are designed to do so. These devices may still fall afoul of certain laws though, so they may be hard to find and may even be illegal to own/possess.
 
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