I've just been talking to Sapphire and they had some HDCP technical document (I don't know what exactly) and from that document they read the following scenarios regarding HD playback of content:
1. Source not encrypted: Plays
2. Source Encrypted, valid keys supplied: Plays
3. Source Encrypted, not valid keys supplied: No Display
4. Source Encrypted, analogue output: Plays
The common expectation is that SD content is displayed if there is no HDCP present, however where does this come from? According to these HDCP rules it, on the face of it, appears to be the case that HD content could still be played back via analogue with Macrovision being the only content protection.
1. Source not encrypted: Plays
2. Source Encrypted, valid keys supplied: Plays
3. Source Encrypted, not valid keys supplied: No Display
4. Source Encrypted, analogue output: Plays
The common expectation is that SD content is displayed if there is no HDCP present, however where does this come from? According to these HDCP rules it, on the face of it, appears to be the case that HD content could still be played back via analogue with Macrovision being the only content protection.