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NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
I have a HDMI splitter, like a 5 input 1 output thing. I have not used it in awhile. Does HDMI pass through the DRM or is the DRM in the splitter?
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
The source device (the steam machine in this case) will check with the display and see what the highest HDMI standard they both support is. It may also check if your splitter supports it, but I suspect the splitter is just a passthrough device.
NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 5 weeks ago
I figured. I also used the wrong term, it is a switch.
green_link@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I know some HDMI switches will, some won’t and others will strip the DRM and let the picture go through. I had to try several ones to get a conference room TV to work with a HDMI auto switch. Funny it was the cheaper model on Amazon lol