Hdcp Error With Apple Tv

HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is a specification developed by Intel Corporation to protect digital content passed between DVI (Digital Video Interface) compliant video transmitters (computers, for example) and DVI compliant video receivers (monitors, televisions, etc.). In the past three years, the HDCP specification has been extended to HDMI compliant equipment such as TVs.

Before transmitting digital content, the transmitter transmits special HDCP device keys to the video receiver which only accepts content if it receives the correct keys. After the receiver has received the device keys, the transmitter and receiver generate another value that is transmitted and constantly checked as the digital content is transmitted to verify the transmission. To further protect the transmission, the transmitter encrypts the data before it sends it.

Not all DVI jacks are HDCP compliant. All HDMI jacks, however, are HDCP compliant.

To see if your monitor is HDCP compliant, please click here to download the owner's manual from the Samsung Download Center. Try two things: 1. Swap out hdmi cables. 2. Unplug the TV and the AppleTV, let them sit 30-60 seconds, plug the tv in first, then the ATV. (I believe it's an HDCP Handshake error and the handshake is forced to be done again by unplugging power, but make sure you unplug both devices and plug them in the order above).

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