Any way to defeat HDCP for Chromecast recording? (startrek.website)

submitted 3 months ago by themoken@startrek.website to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I have my Linux box running my TV and it works great, but I'd like the ability to treat my Chromecast as a desktop window for streaming without switching inputs, multitasking etc. I have an HDMI capture card that works great with a Switch, but the Chromecast detects it's not HDCP (DRM) compliant so it won't work. Is there a way to outsmart that detection with software or hardware?

I've heard some knock off hardware confuses it enough to work but it seems like the info is old and I'd rather not roll the dice on hardware that's otherwise garbage...

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[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago

You kinda have to play the lottery with the HDMI cards; some of the can strip it, some of them can't. And it looks like some of them strip it and get detected.

They can't advertise that as a feature either, so it's a bit of a crapshoot. It may be worth finding the latest reddit post about it to see if anyone has a specific model that was working in the past year.