New with video connection problems - please help! - Blu-ray Forum

AuntieEm · 11-16-2007, 07:14 PM

Hello everyone
I am new to this forum and not at all technical and hope that you might take pity on me and help me out.

I have a Sony VAIO PC with a Blu Ray disc drive (its about 18 months old). i have not used it as I didnt have any BluRay movies in region B (I live in the UK). I have now been given a movie disc, but it will not play. Well actually it plays for about 10 secs and then the picture freezes and the following error message appears:-

"Fail to enable HDCP. Please switch to analog output (VGA, D-Sub) and try again - Error code 0107"

When i run the cyberlink advisor (with PowerDVD Ultra) and scan it says:
Video Connection Type: Digital (without HDCP)

Is there anything i can do?
Thanks

Joe Cain · 11-16-2007, 07:22 PM

Are you trying to watch the movie on your monitor, or is it connected to your TV?

I had HDCP issues with my first attempt at playback, and it turned out the TV had to be turned on before the player. HDCP is high-bandwidth digital-content protection...I'm not technical enough to explain how it works, but to prevent piracy the player wants to ascertain it's not connected to something that doesn't support copy protection .

Probably not much help. Hope someone else chimes in.

AuntieEm · 11-16-2007, 07:43 PM

thanks Joe

I am trying to play on the monitor - it is an apple monitor rather than a sony one if that makes any difference

bootman · 11-16-2007, 08:07 PM

Copy protection is what's shutting you down.
You need a video card with HDMI outputs and integrated HDCP copy protection.

AuntieEm · 11-16-2007, 08:13 PM

thanks for your reply bootman

can you recommend anything?

BTS · 11-16-2007, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bootman

Copy protection is what's shutting you down.
You need a video card with HDMI outputs and integrated HDCP copy protection.

can't you just use a VGA cable ?

AuntieEm · 11-16-2007, 08:59 PM

hi
i dont have a VGA connector on this PC - and the monitor i have on it is an
apple cinema display A1081 which has a DVI connection (i am reading this off the box so hope it makes sense!)

Joe Cain · 11-16-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Short for high-bandwidth digital-content protection, a specification developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment content that uses the DVI interface.

From webopedia's HDCP entry.

I've only heard about HDCP in relation to HDMI, but this entry suggests that a DVI connection would not be the problem.

AuntieEm · 11-16-2007, 09:24 PM

hmmm ... thanks for the info

i am willing to try anything, so hopefully we will get to the bottom of this

Deciazulado · 11-17-2007, 12:46 AM

I think both the video card's digital output and the display's input must be HDCP compliant. Is your Apple's DVI HDCP compliant?

WickyWoo · 11-17-2007, 04:14 AM

Highly unlikely the apple is HDCP compliant

You need to get a VGA to DVI adapter and run it that way, without an HDCP handshake you cannot use a digital connection

AuntieEm · 11-17-2007, 07:53 AM

thanks very much for your advice
i will get an adapter and see if that sorts the problem

Can i assume then if i am using a VGA adapter that the picture quality will not be HD? If that is the case, will I need to buy an HDCP compliant monitor to get HD quality?

Sorry for so many questions, and thanks for your responses

Deciazulado · 11-17-2007, 12:51 PM

Well "HD" is considered by some as 720 x 1280 pixels up... even in ''analog"

HDCP insures the signal path supposedly stays digital all the way (which should be = a little sharper, snappier, less noisier than analog)

11-16-2007, 07:14 PM	#1
AuntieEm Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	New with video connection problems - please help! Hello everyone I am new to this forum and not at all technical and hope that you might take pity on me and help me out. I have a Sony VAIO PC with a Blu Ray disc drive (its about 18 months old). i have not used it as I didnt have any BluRay movies in region B (I live in the UK). I have now been given a movie disc, but it will not play. Well actually it plays for about 10 secs and then the picture freezes and the following error message appears:- "Fail to enable HDCP. Please switch to analog output (VGA, D-Sub) and try again - Error code 0107" When i run the cyberlink advisor (with PowerDVD Ultra) and scan it says: Video Connection Type: Digital (without HDCP) Is there anything i can do? Thanks

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11-16-2007, 07:22 PM	#2
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	Are you trying to watch the movie on your monitor, or is it connected to your TV? I had HDCP issues with my first attempt at playback, and it turned out the TV had to be turned on before the player. HDCP is high-bandwidth digital-content protection...I'm not technical enough to explain how it works, but to prevent piracy the player wants to ascertain it's not connected to something that doesn't support copy protection . Probably not much help. Hope someone else chimes in.

11-16-2007, 07:43 PM	#3
AuntieEm Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	thanks Joe I am trying to play on the monitor - it is an apple monitor rather than a sony one if that makes any difference

11-16-2007, 08:07 PM	#4
bootman Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Burghs	Copy protection is what's shutting you down. You need a video card with HDMI outputs and integrated HDCP copy protection.

11-16-2007, 08:13 PM	#5
AuntieEm Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	thanks for your reply bootman can you recommend anything?

11-16-2007, 08:59 PM	#7
AuntieEm Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	hi i dont have a VGA connector on this PC - and the monitor i have on it is an apple cinema display A1081 which has a DVI connection (i am reading this off the box so hope it makes sense!)

11-16-2007, 09:24 PM	#9
AuntieEm Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	hmmm ... thanks for the info i am willing to try anything, so hopefully we will get to the bottom of this

11-17-2007, 12:46 AM	#10
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4040	I think both the video card's digital output and the display's input must be HDCP compliant. Is your Apple's DVI HDCP compliant?

11-17-2007, 04:14 AM	#11
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	Highly unlikely the apple is HDCP compliant You need to get a VGA to DVI adapter and run it that way, without an HDCP handshake you cannot use a digital connection

11-17-2007, 07:53 AM	#12
AuntieEm Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	thanks very much for your advice i will get an adapter and see if that sorts the problem Can i assume then if i am using a VGA adapter that the picture quality will not be HD? If that is the case, will I need to buy an HDCP compliant monitor to get HD quality? Sorry for so many questions, and thanks for your responses

11-17-2007, 12:51 PM	#13
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7044 DVD collection:4040	Well "HD" is considered by some as 720 x 1280 pixels up... even in ''analog" HDCP insures the signal path supposedly stays digital all the way (which should be = a little sharper, snappier, less noisier than analog)

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