I just heard something (rumor at this point) and I am forced to seek verification.
Someone - somewhere said that Video upconversion/upscaling or any alteration to video of any kind - performed by those fancy HQV or Faroudja DCDi chips cannot alter the video signal when processing is in the receiver where HDMI/HDCP, I/O is used.
Baiscally any video processing has to occur in the playback device or HDTV and it cannot be performed in the receiver because of HDCP.
This means the video upconversion feature in receivers is basically useless. It would be news to me if this is so and definitely worthy of passing along if it is true.
According to this argument, the only exception is where HDMI doesn't have HDCP. Which is probably something close to non-existent.
Does anyone have any insight to this? If true it's rather revolutionizes any recommendations I would make on HDMI receiver purchases.
Thank you for any feedback
Someone - somewhere said that Video upconversion/upscaling or any alteration to video of any kind - performed by those fancy HQV or Faroudja DCDi chips cannot alter the video signal when processing is in the receiver where HDMI/HDCP, I/O is used.
Baiscally any video processing has to occur in the playback device or HDTV and it cannot be performed in the receiver because of HDCP.
This means the video upconversion feature in receivers is basically useless. It would be news to me if this is so and definitely worthy of passing along if it is true.
According to this argument, the only exception is where HDMI doesn't have HDCP. Which is probably something close to non-existent.
Does anyone have any insight to this? If true it's rather revolutionizes any recommendations I would make on HDMI receiver purchases.
Thank you for any feedback
