PowerDVD 12

[robnorton]

PowerDVD 12 correctly finds the prime in he list of DLNA servers, shows the available channels under cable TV, locks onto a channel when I select it (confirmed from the prime status page) but timeouts and doesn't play the channel. I'm getting an error message "Playback error. Cyberlink PowerDVD cannot connect to the Home Media Server. Ensure that it is online and that PowerDVD has the permissions to access it"[/img]

[m509272]

Just tried this on Windows 8. Strangely showing only the first 35 channels. All have a little lock on them if I look in the Premium Cable TV. When I try to play SD ABC channel I get a popup that says

This is a protected video file. You need to activate the DTCP-IP
function online to play this video file. Make sure your Internet is
connected.

Pressed Activate and get another popup.

CyberLink PowerDVD cannot play this protected media file because it cannot activate it.

This sounds somewhat promising at the very least.

[Blahman]

Are you using PowerDVD 12 Ultra (full version)? Anyone tried that to confirm DTCP-IP works?

[nickk]

The publicly available version of PowerDVD we tested has a few issues that prevent protected content from working.

We are working with Cyberlink to get these resolved.

Nicks

[CraiginNJ]

I'm not sure I'm understanding the press release correctly. Is it saying that when the technology is more fully developed and debugged it would enable me to stream all my cable channels from the HD HomeRun Prime to my laptop screen via DLNA through my PowerDVD 12 Ultra software?

I'm hoping for a workaround to the way WMC doesn't recognize my laptop's screen is internal and secure for DRM-restricted content. (NVidia's drivers don't detect the internal screen's HDCP even though it is supposed to have it; it only detects it on externally-connected monitors.) I am wondering if the DLNA approach would circumvent that buggy barrier and enable me to use the tuner with cable channels that are not marked "copy freely." It is frustrating to be able to watch, say, HD channels 724 CNBC and 723 MSNBC but not be able to see 722 Bloomberg News right next to those, so it'd be nice if there were a way to play 722 via PowerDVD 12 Ultra.)

Craig

[Blahman]

I'm not sure I'm understanding the press release correctly. Is it saying that when the technology is more fully developed and debugged it would enable me to stream all my cable channels from the HD HomeRun Prime to my laptop screen via DLNA through my PowerDVD 12 Ultra software?

I'm hoping for a workaround to the way WMC doesn't recognize my laptop's screen is internal and secure for DRM-restricted content. (NVidia's drivers don't detect the internal screen's HDCP even though it is supposed to have it; it only detects it on externally-connected monitors.) I am wondering if the DLNA approach would circumvent that buggy barrier and enable me to use the tuner with cable channels that are not marked "copy freely." It is frustrating to be able to watch, say, HD channels 724 CNBC and 723 MSNBC but not be able to see 722 Bloomberg News right next to those, so it'd be nice if there were a way to play 722 via PowerDVD 12 Ultra.)

Craig

I am in the same boat. The HDCP not being validated over embedded DisplayPort issue is a complete travesty.

I am hopeful that DTCP-IP will solve this; if you try the DTCP-IP Advisor from CyberLink, the display test should pass as it is detected as an "Internal display".

[CraiginNJ]

I can't blame MS prematurely since the NVidia drivers don't even recognize the HDCP in the internal display of the laptop like it does for an external display. (The current NVidia drivers recognize DisplayPort HDCP, but still no HDCP joy for the internal display of a MacBook Pro 15/Retina.) For all we know, WMC and Windows are just using the specs they get from the NVidia drivers.

Re: the Cyberlink tool -- felt very dangerous trying that with no English on those web pages. It reports the following red light "DTCP-IP Read?" issues for my laptop in unconnected mode (no wires connected to anything external and with internal screen opened):

- Operating System: (apparently it just didn't recognize Windows 8 -- no OS was listed.)
- Is Support SCMS?: No

I never heard of SCMS before, but it seems like it might only relate to digital audio so using built-in speakers should be fine, per:
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... CDUQ7gEwAA

It also flagged a yellow light (okay but suboptimal) for re: Broadcom 802.11n wifi adapter.
And it gave a gray dot (unknown) for the CPU (i7-2720QM 2.6Ghz) which really should be fine, and for the NVidia GeForce GT 650M which I also assume should be okay.

Among the "green light" items in particular was "Video Connection Type: Internal connection", so it seems to think that suffices instead of requiring HDMI/DP HDCP.

Now when I try again with laptop changed to clamshell shut mode (internal screen disabled) with external HDMI HDCP-capable display, it reported green-light display info for Graphics Card Driver 9.18.13.1090 and video connection type "Digital (with HDCP)".

BTW, if both displays were active simultaneously, it reported red (not pass) for Graphics Card Driver 9.18.13.1090 and claimed the video connection type was not HDCP compliant. (Odd that the same graphic card driver is good or bad depending on whether the screen is open or closed.)

Anyway, I assume this means Cyberlink's software will be likely to "like" either my internal or external screen, just not both?

Craig

[TeddyR]

Short Answer: Still not working...

I have opened a ticket with CyberLink on this and am still going through the support motions...

The version I started with was PowerDVD 12, Ultra, Boxed set which did not work. Updated to the latest patch availible online [SR: DVD120702-07 (DVD12081-03)], that did not work. Updated to the latest "public" version from support [SR: DVD120927-02] and that does not work either...

It almost seems that they do not know that there is a "LiveTV" feature for DMS devices. I did ask for them to escalate the ticket to their DLNA programmers/group but that may be a long shot for now.

The latest response from cyberlink support asked for a "copy of the file" to be uploaded to their ftp site...

I did send them links to the SiliconDust announcement (detailing the fact that the prime is a DLNA certified device) and to other articles about the device. Hopefully it gets to the right people at CyberLink that can do something..

...so still trying....

[TeddyR]

After many tries I have received a response from Cyberlink. They are still claiming the issue is with the HDHR3-CC. They have offered a %50 off coupon for PowerDVD 13 upgrade [if it works].

Time to complain to BBB and dlna.org since the software is definitely not DLNA compliant.