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Why almost all HDMI to Component converters were discontinued?
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Post 16 made on Monday January 20, 2014 at 15:11
Ernie Gilman
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On January 20, 2014 at 10:28, chicagoinstaller said...
Oh Ernie.... do you mean 1080p? :)

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Post 17 made on Monday January 20, 2014 at 15:43
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On January 19, 2014 at 19:34, Techsquad said...
... they were all discontinued, even monoprice... WHY ?

That's interesting. There was a piece that sold on Amazon that we would use from time to time in our labs. It was inexpensive ($30-$40) and worked fairly well. It had no branding on it whatsoever.

About a year ago, I noticed Monoprice started selling that exact same unit, but with their logo on it. I just checked and don't see it on their site anymore. They were probably threatened by the HDMI police at one of the trade shows. They've been known to roam show floors and threaten all those they deem to be operating outside the laws of the licensing agreement.

Having said that, this looks exactly like the unit they were selling:

[Link: amazon.com]
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Post 18 made on Monday January 20, 2014 at 16:12
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They are only illegal if they break the HDCP encryption of the source. Which is why most of these would never pass copy protected content and why they are no longer being sold. Just about everything is copy protected nowadays.

HDFury is the only device that is sold (out of the states, of course) that can pass the encryption.
Post 19 made on Monday January 20, 2014 at 18:49
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Am I missing something, or does Calrad only offer a component INPUT to HDMI output converter (part number 40-281H) - not HDMI-to-component?

Would love a slight more cost-effective option than the HDFury to connect a $99 Roku3 to a component distribution system, but as discussed not sure it exists.
Post 20 made on Monday January 20, 2014 at 22:35
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this unit - [Link: amazon.com].

A dealer I was working for showed it to me a couple of years ago, and I have two of them in my own system. I've seen them used on several projects with Apple TVs, Rokus, and BluRays.
Post 21 made on Monday January 20, 2014 at 22:36
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On January 20, 2014 at 22:35, Tony Golden said...
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this unit - [Link: amazon.com].

A dealer I was working for showed it to me a couple of years ago, and I have two of them in my own system. I've seen them used on several projects with Apple TVs, Rokus, and BluRays.

I have seen this many times while searching. The name "hdfurypro" made me immediately think it was a bogus product using the HD Fury name for credibility.
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Post 22 made on Tuesday January 21, 2014 at 00:10
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Yeah, I thought the same thing when I first saw it. But after I saw one working in an installation, I decided to try a couple in my own house. Since then, I've seen them used several times by a few different guys.
Post 23 made on Tuesday January 21, 2014 at 09:27
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The question remains though, does it pass HDCP copy protection? from a bluray, paid cable channels, etc.
Post 24 made on Tuesday January 21, 2014 at 23:36
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I can't find anything in their specs that states it's HDCP compliant, but the CI that first told me about it says it is. He's used at least 15 or 20 of them that I'm aware of, with no problems playing any content - or complaints from any of his customers :-)

I have one connected to my BluRay, but have never actually watched a movie on it :-) My other one is connected to a Roku 3, but I primarily use that for streaming my own collection.

I suggest springing for $80 to find out for yourself. Or, you can always go with the original (http://www.hdfury.com/), that DEFINITELY works with HDCP.
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