Explorer 8300 hd cable box hooked up to Gefen hdmi switcher

TechGuy05 · 12-11-2005, 07:47 PM

Hey, I would like to know if hooking up an explorer 8300 hd cable box to an hdcp gefen hdmi switcher will work? anyone have any success? Cause I've read that hooking up their explorer 8300 hd cable box to an hdcp reciever wont work. Comments, and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

TechGuy05 · 12-14-2005, 07:10 PM

bump anyone?

pipergca · 12-16-2005, 08:15 PM

I have the same box and tried to go thru my Pioneer Elite HDMI receiver (VSX-74TXVi) and it didn't work. It told me that my TV (Mitsubishi WD-73827) was not HDCP compliant even though it is. The receiver is also. I don't know what to tell you. I had to use component to the receiver and HDMI to the TV. Hooking up the HDMI direct to the TV and optical audio to the receiver changed the cables boxes output to pcm stereo.....that's no good!

12-11-2005, 07:47 PM	#1
TechGuy05 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 83	Explorer 8300 hd cable box hooked up to Gefen hdmi switcher Hey, I would like to know if hooking up an explorer 8300 hd cable box to an hdcp gefen hdmi switcher will work? anyone have any success? Cause I've read that hooking up their explorer 8300 hd cable box to an hdcp reciever wont work. Comments, and suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

12-14-2005, 07:10 PM	#2
TechGuy05 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 83	bump anyone?

12-16-2005, 08:15 PM	#3
pipergca My plasma is High Def. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Age: 39 Posts: 8	I have the same box and tried to go thru my Pioneer Elite HDMI receiver (VSX-74TXVi) and it didn't work. It told me that my TV (Mitsubishi WD-73827) was not HDCP compliant even though it is. The receiver is also. I don't know what to tell you. I had to use component to the receiver and HDMI to the TV. Hooking up the HDMI direct to the TV and optical audio to the receiver changed the cables boxes output to pcm stereo.....that's no good!