XGIMI H1 - Probably the ultimate portable projector

HDCP 2.2 and the XGIMI H1

HDCP 2.2 is a copy protection protocol that was added to any device that supports the playback of a 4K media signal. It is there to stop you illegally duplicating 4K films. It is not to be confused with HDMI numbering which is currently at 2.0.

Now I have found out that the XGIMI H1 does not have HDCP 2.2 compatibility and this is no surprise as like I mentioned above HDCP 2.2 is for native 4K resolution devices only. Other signals like 1080p and 720p are usually HDCP 1.4. The H1's native resolution is  1920 x 1080 so it will have HDCP 1.4. Now if you connect a sparkling new XBOX ONE S or 4K Bluray Player to the X1 what will happen? To be honest we don't know yet! It could strip the HDCP 2.2 signal (some cheap HDMi Splitters can do this). It may bring up an on screen message telling you the device is not HDCP 2.2 compliant. It may play downscaled to 1080p. Until we actually have this in our hand to test it's hard to tell.

There is a workaround though. You can get a small cheap box from here
http://www.lightinthebox.com/newest-hdcp-converter-hdmi-products-hdcp-2-2-to-hdcp-1-4-support-3d-cec-resolution-up-to-4kx2k-60hz-ycbcr-4-2-0_p4874589.html?currency=GBP&litb_from=paid_adwords_shopping&sku=444_7419&utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&adword_mt=&adword_ct=84187195634&adword_kw=&adword_pos=1o1&adword_pl=&adword_net=g&adword_tar=&adw_src_id=1810908567_301579154_21687113474_pla-214570461434&gclid=CjwKEAiApLDBBRC8oICb9NvKsg0SJAD9yOHs-aM9MeTo4fsxKhvCpECF5u_42LcV28tQkC-l4uT2yBoCGLDw_wcB

This will convert any HDCP 2.2 signal to a 1.4 signal and should still support 3D too. In the end consider you are buying a HD Projector not a 4K Projector. Yeah I know XGIMI says it supports 4K but it downscales to 1080p anyway so just play 1080p stuff. If you are lucky enough (like me) and have a 4K bluray player (mine's the Xbox One S) and want to try Deadpool in 4K get the little box!