Posted: 9/15/2015 9:55:29 PM EDT
| Someone at my GFs work got her a Roku for her birthday. The TV she has is an older one with no HDMI. Has anyone had any luck with this? It looks like the converters range from $25-$200 but some convert TO HDMI and some convert FROM HDMI. Is it even worth it? |
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Someone at my GFs work got her a Roku for her birthday. The TV she has is an older one with no HDMI. Has anyone had any luck with this? It looks like the converters range from $25-$200 but some convert TO HDMI and some convert FROM HDMI. Is it even worth it? The Roku HDMI streaming stick will have HDCP encryption so a simple HDMI to Component/Composite does not work. HDCP is a copy protection scheme that looks for a digital handshake on both ends. Component/Composite is analog and hence no HDCP. You need a device like an HDFury that has HDMI input with HDCP decryption that then converts to analog component. This device works extremely well, but it is also 300.00. Website is HDFury.com |
| I use this for my bedroom TV with a busted HDMI port. The HDCP check fails and it's not worth it to replace the board. |