HDMI Splitters vs HDCP Copy Protection!

On NY discussion forums, folks say that you can use HDMI splitters to "strip" the HDCP coding from an HDMI signal. I put that to the test using 2 sources of copyrighted content, 3 HDMI splitters, and 2 HDCP compliant capture devices.

00:00 Intro/Open
00:48 Why strip HDCP?
01:27 Gear Used
02:33 No Splitter
04:26 TESmart Splitter
06:10 ZI Youren Splitter
08:05 Generic CY-027-1 Splitter
09:45 Conclusion

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