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Question

HDCP Two TV's , need HDMI Splitter advice.

May 13, 2015 12:44PM PDT

NEED a HDMI SPLITTER to use with other TV for Cable, from source TV.

I have a 7.1 Yamaha RX-V675 receiver. (Connected to Main TV) ZONE 1
I have TWO 46" Samsung TV's. (Main room, new Samsung UN46H5302, and a Samsung UN46A750 in Master Bedroom)
I also have Time-Warner cable. I want to have two displays from the main TV source.
Do I need Powered, or passive? Just need one input, two outputs.
The newer TV I think does support HDCP, but not the older one, so does it matter that I get one that is not HDCP compliant?

The Main TV is connected to my Time-Warner Cable box in Living Room. (Main, w/Surround)
My Sony BDP-350. Blu-Ray is also connected to this A/V receiver.

So instead of running soon to be antiquated coaxial cable, I thought I could try this.....

.....Buy a HDMI splitter, one input, two outputs. The splitter I've seen ate the passive 6.00 ones from Monoprice, it has a male, attached to two females, but some boxes I've seen only had three ports...one IN, and two OUT.
In this case, I would buy a short male-male HDMI to run from the Splitter's HDMI IN, and into the Yamaha's HDMI IN, and attach the other OUTPUTS 1,2, in the other older TV, and the other, into the 50' cable to my older TV.

(1) MAIN TV - Time-Warner HDMI Cable.
(2) MASTER BEDROOM - 50' Redmere HDMI into the second input.

I went to Monoprice, and first saw this:
#2522 Video/Audio Splitter ~
Then I read a review where this 2522 did not work for someone, so the Monoprice person suggested the one listed below.
PID #8150 ~
BUT....BOTH these cables, "DOES NOT SUPPORT HDCP PASS THROUGH, and therefore, IS NOT recommended for use in Home Theater Systems."

Can anyone please tell me, if you know for sure, if I need a powered, or non-powered HDMI Splitter, and does it have to be HDMI compliant?
I'm also running about 50', so the best GA., 22?
Thank You for any suggestions.

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In theory should never work.
May 13, 2015 1:26PM PDT

HDMI compliance means that no legal product should work.

I've run 50 feet without an amp but your HDCP issue means that it's a dead end. Something's horrible wrong with that set or the cable is just a bum one. Be sure this works with a normal 6 footer before we call it.
Bob

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HDMI SPLITTER to use other TV for Cable.
May 14, 2015 4:11AM PDT

Hello,
I just called a Video/Audio Store in Anaheim, and he recommended the 'CABERNET SERIES ACTIVE HIGH SPEED REDMERE 40' HDMI CABLE.' Item #9431 ($33.21 )

For the HDMI splitter, he suggested the POWERED 'MONOPRICE 2x2 MATRIX SWITCH/SPLITTER Item# 8155 ($38.73)

As long as I can share the display FROM my new smart TV, (in Livingroom) with TWCable, Live TV, Surround, and Blu-Ray, and be able to see the same, on the OTHER Master Bedroom TV, just using the TV speakers.

Maybe I'm making too much of a BIG deal, stressing over which Splitter to get, passive, or powered, 1.3,or 1.4,and if this will work, when the newer TV has HDCP built in, and my older Samsung LN46A750R1F (2009) does not have it, will this make a huge difference? again, Thank You!

so confused.

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CNET writes about cables.
May 14, 2015 4:40AM PDT
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HDMI Splitter solutions
Oct 29, 2015 8:09AM PDT

You can check KVMSwitchTech as they offer reasonably priced HDMI Splitter solutions. I have used them for a few customer installations and the units work great.