How do you play Blu-ray on non hdcp compliant tv?

Answer 1

To watch a commercial Bluray disc in high definition, an HD television is needed with HDCP capability. Some older HD televisions do not have the copy protection system and many Bluray players will not operate with them.

Almost all Bluray players have an analog, standard definition output that can be connected to televisions that are not HD or do not have HDCP compliant inputs.

There are also a number of converters that claim to output a VGA signal from an HDMI input and are HDCP compliant as well. Some appear to work very well and deliver an HD output on a standard VGA connector. Extracting HDMI signals to a non-protected format is against the wishes of the HDMI founders and these devices are rarely approved by the HDMI organization. That being the case, there is no guarantee that they will work or continue to work in the future.

HDCP is a restrictive data encryption introduced only for the benefit of content owners. It in no way helps the consumer but it does, as in this case, prevent the replay of content if consumer equipment fails to comply. It is great shame that legitimate users are forced to find ways to circumvent the protection having already paid for the right to view the disc.

Answer 2

You can, but it's not recommended since Blu-Ray's primary use is for HD