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Jimilu
08-28-09, 08:11 AM
Can i use both on a HR20 at the same time? I use the component for the slingbox and tv, and and i want to use the hdmi for a HD projector.
spartanstew
08-28-09, 08:34 AM
Yes, you can.
flinkazoid
08-28-09, 09:12 AM
Yes, you can.

Until direct TV begins to broadcast HDCP content. With HDCP enabled and a HDMI connection your component output will be disabled.
rudeney
08-28-09, 10:34 AM
Until direct TV begins to broadcast HDCP content. With HDCP enabled and a HDMI connection your component output will be disabled.

Actually, would it matter if the HDMI was connected or not? My understanding is that HDCP can shut off the component outputs altogether, or downrez them to 480p. In that case, the only way to get an HD picture is via HDMI, connected to a TV that supports the proper handshaking.
flinkazoid
08-28-09, 10:47 AM
Actually, would it matter if the HDMI was connected or not? My understanding is that HDCP can shut off the component outputs altogether, or downrez them to 480p. In that case, the only way to get an HD picture is via HDMI, connected to a TV that supports the proper handshaking.

Yes and No. The governing rules of HDCP can change at any moment, but currently without an HDMI cable attached your program will be available at all analog outputs. Once an HDMI/HDCP handshake takes place and leys are exchanged if the program wants to it can close out whatever analog outputs it wants, including 480.
It has been rumored that eventually a program containing HDCP will shut off all analog outputs regardless of a HDMI connection, but this has yet to be implemented. Basically because it would be unfair to those people with 7+year old HDTV's w/o HDMI.

But once again, it is a possibility.
ndole
08-29-09, 10:44 PM
What a load!
And when I finish an installation for a cx with an [unacceptable] hdtv? And it doesn't work through hdmi? What do I do as an installer when I have to tell the cx that they have the wrong $1,500 tv?
BattleZone
08-30-09, 12:09 PM
What a load!
And when I finish an installation for a cx with an [unacceptable] hdtv? And it doesn't work through hdmi? What do I do as an installer when I have to tell the cx that they have the wrong $1,500 tv?

All HDTVs made since about 2004 have HDMI with HDCP support, and some earlier models had HDCP support on the DVI port. No one is going to buy a non-HDCP TV today; it almost can't be done.

Folks with older HDTVs have gotten years of enjoyment out of them already, but are in a position common for early adopters: their early models are missing key features and will soon be obsolete. At least the upside is that much better TVs are available today at 1/10th the price.