I have my Linux box running my TV and it works great, but I’d like the ability to treat my Chromecast as a desktop window for streaming without switching inputs, multitasking etc. I have an HDMI capture card that works great with a Switch, but the Chromecast detects it’s not HDCP (DRM) compliant so it won’t work. Is there a way to outsmart that detection with software or hardware?
I’ve heard some knock off hardware confuses it enough to work but it seems like the info is old and I’d rather not roll the dice on hardware that’s otherwise garbage…
You kinda have to play the lottery with the HDMI cards; some of the can strip it, some of them can’t. And it looks like some of them strip it and get detected.
They can’t advertise that as a feature either, so it’s a bit of a crapshoot. It may be worth finding the latest reddit post about it to see if anyone has a specific model that was working in the past year.
When I bought an HDMI capture card years ago, it came with a little card that said “Do not use HDMI splitters to bypass copy protection”
The whole DRM thing just feels stupid, because it’s mostly used to prevent people from sharing movies online, but people who share movies online are generally not tech illiterate, so the only peope who end up being affected by it are normal every day people like OP.
Pretty much same for gaming. DRM tends to mess with your game, framerate even. People who pirate don’t have that problem.
Hdcp bypass splitters seem easy to find, have you tried one? There are also hdcp converters so if you have a splitter that only bypasses 1.4, you can try hooking it up to a 2.whatever to 1.4 converter.
I also can’t remember how they work exactly but you might need an hdcp compliant display connected to the main output of the splitter so the CC can establish an hdcp handshake. Idk if that’s only a thing with some of them. Good luck!
