This does exactly what it is supposed to do. I purchased a Seiki SE65UY04 65" 4K UHD LED TV on a 2015 Black Friday sale. It was a fantastic price on a 4K UHD TV. I recently purchased a Samsung UBD-K8500 HD Blu-ray player so that I could take advantage of the new 4K TV with 4K movies. Unfortunately, the Seiki TV uses HDCP 1.4 (hardware anti-piracy encryption/decryption) and the Samsung K8500 uses the new standard of HDCP 2.2. This means the Blu-ray player will not perform a "security handshake" with the TV and will not play 4K content; it drops it back to 1080p. This Blackbird 4K Pro HDCP 2.2 to 1.4 converter does the job flawlessly. The Samsung K8500 player sees a HDCP 2.2 compliant device and lets the signal through. The Blackbird 4K Pro then performs the HDCP 1.4 handshake with the TV and the signal is able to go from the Blu-ray player, through the converter and to the TV.
This product essentially fixed a Bose design flaw in their Soundtouch 520 system. They advertised it as 4K capable but only used HDCP 1.4 and 2.0 capability when 2.2 was already a done deal. So that meant my Samsung UHD player wouldn't pass through the unit and then on to my 4K HDMI on my Visio. So I inserted this in line between the Player and Bose and voila, I get 2160p movie watching without having to do the separate 4K feed and optical cable run to the Bose. Interesting thing if you switch between DirecTV and the UHD, the Visio will drop to 1080p when back on the movie. However restarting the Bose will set things right. I don't know if the remaining minor issue is with Visio, Bose, or Samsung, but my problem is 90% solved.
BTW, I'd expect this to work with 7.1 systems where you need a conversion to get the full Dolby Atmos experience. Optical cable maxes out at 5.1.
Bought this for my Nvidia Shield (2015) to use with my projector. I have a Denon AVR-X2200W which is HDCP 2.2 and would not playback content properly from my Shield which was also HDCP 2.2. Most projectors are only HDCP 1.4, which was my BenQ HT3050 and also tested on Optoma HD-142x and Acer K750.
Kodi would only playback at 60hz for movies encoded in 24hz (24fps) and Plex would not playback at all from the Shield. Netflix, Amazon, and other streaming apps playback normally as well now on my projector.
After plugging this in, I now get proper playback from any content -- blurays and movie files playback in 1080p 24hz on my projector! Thanks for this product, saved me lots of money from buying HDFury and other devices.
Yes, this really will make the Amazon Fire TV box play 4K UHD into your 4K TV that doesn't have HDCP 2.2. I tested it on a rather cheap TV so I can't say whether anything is lost from the image data. But at the price, you can't beat it. It costs a lot less than a whole bunch of very similar looking boxes that probably contain the exact same chip and cost over $100. You don't always get what you pay for.
It seems that this would allow you to continue to use all of your older sound bars, receivers, and televisions without having to upgrade. My old receiver that might have been made when 3D HD was new happily passed the 4K UHD signal from the Fire TV to the television. You just need one of these boxes for each source of 4K content.
I had previously purchased a Seiki SE42UM 4K TV that only had one hdcp 2.0 HDMI port and two hdcp 1.4 HDMI ports. After the new 4K bluray players and 4K streaming boxes required hdcp 2.2 to work, I though I was going to have to buy a new tv. I was wrong, the blackbird allowed me to stream 4K/UHD content from my roku premier to my old 4K TV via the hdcp 2.0 HDMI port. It just works. I haven't tried the hdcp 1.4 ports yet, I will up date this review later to reflect that information.
Feature Product
- Play todays content on your legacy 4K display; Converts HDCP 2.2 to 1.4
- Supports 4K@60Hz and Deep Color; Plug and play simplicity
- Supports DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, and LPCM audio formats; Small and portable
- NOTE: In regards to the PS4 Pro, you must "Disable HDR video and choose 4K@30hz resolutions
Description
The Monoprice Blackbird 4K HDCP 2.2 to 1.4 Converter is the definitive solution for playback of new 4K HDCP 2.2 encoded content on 4K displays with the old HDCP 1.4 standard. Most 4K televisions sold in the last few years do not support HDCP 2.2, but the Blackbird HDCP Converter keeps your equipment relevant and running.
The Converter is also a great compatibility solution for AV distribution systems running a mix of new and old 4K displays. Backed by Monoprice's one year warranty and world class customer support, rest assured that the Blackbird 4K HDCP 2.2 to 1.4 Converter will get the best out of your 4K television or display.
NOTE: In regards to the PS4 Pro, you must "Disable HDR video and choose 4K@30hz resolutions".
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I had read some reviews for this item on a few sites then went to Amazon to get the straight skinny and a good price. My "new" big named brand television was listed as HDCP compliant, but only with earlier versions. Of course, all the newer input devices are looking for the newer HDCP signal and without a converter reverts back to 1080. Wasn't too happy when my Fire TV box was telling me that 4k content was unavailable with my current output. That's when I went looking for a solution without having to get a new TV (since I kind of still liked it). So I saw some good reviews on this item and said let's give it a try. It arrived in a pretty small box and the item itself is also pretty small. Easily tucked behind the TV. Plugged it into the source (Fire TV) then the TV, and wow! It works as advertised! And for those who say there's not that much difference, come by and I'll show you the truth. Of course, I still had to verify that my eyes weren't playing tricks, so I checked the Fire TV output and it said 4K! Yea, I'm in business. The output is great and I have had no issues. Only slight con is it has a very bright red LED that was fixed with a little electrical tape. This item is recommended if you need a converter for your "new" 4K TV.
To get it to work, make sure the HEVC codec for windows 10 is installed. That costs $1 in the microsoft store. The install the HDCP 2.2 side of this unit to you HDCP 2.2 complaint video card. Then take the HDCP 1.4 side of this unit and install it into the HDCP 1.4 complaint monitor or TV. For 4k to work you will need to use either Microsoft edge browser, or the netflix app. You can hit ctrl+alt+shift+d while netflix is running a video to check the output resolution being played. Remember to give it time to buffer in order to start playing in actual 4k.
Wroks with multi monitor setup in windows 10 with the microsoft HEVC codec (the codec should have been given for free from microsoft, but they wanted to milk out that extra $1 I guess)
Enjoy
This whole HDCP stuff is a nightmare, and them switching it up like this only hurts the people that actually pay for their content
Bought A samsung 4k monitor, specifically the UE 570 28”. Went and hooked up my roku 4k streaming stick and came to realize that the monitor doesn’t support HDCP2.2 it only has support for the older version 1.4 . Was worried I was going to have to return it and buy a more expensive monitor, but then I came across this device. At first I was skeptical after reading the reviews. But now I can say with full confidence that this thing truly works and allows you to trick the roku or whatever streaming device you have to think that your screen does have the proper version of HDCP. Now netflix works and gives me the option to stream in Ultra HD. Youtube also now stopped throwing HDCP errors on certain copy protected music videos. For anyone who’s having this issue, this adapter right here is the answer to your problem.
This box works as described. I have an older 4k TV that did not have the HDCP 2.2 and I just purchased a Fire TV. (4k version not the Firestick.) And I was greatly pissed off that I was unable to watch Netflix or Amazon Prime movies in 4k. I wasn't aware of HDCP. What a stupid regulation. However once I bought this and plugged my Fire TV in I was able to watch 4k TV @ 30 HZ. Not the best quality but it still looks pretty good.
This plus my Fire TV replaced my cable box and I couldn't be happier.
Like most people the 2.2 copy right thing has been complete ridiculous. I purchased a 4k ready received to future proof. Since a receiver purchase is only something I do every 10 years. Well two years later I final bought a 4k tv. Then I find out my first gen fire tv doesn't do 4k. So I buy a new second gen fire tv. Not I'm ready for 4k. Not so fast, my receiver is not 2.2 compliant, so I can watch it. What the heck. I'm not spending $400 more on a new receiver when mine is only two years old and works perfect. In comes this little gem. $30 and one extra hdmi and I'm up and running. Streaming 4k from Amazon, Netflix and kodi. Works perfect. Buy this thing before it gets banded. Heck at this price buy two.
