SGX

Predator XB1 series XB281HK 28" 4k g-sync

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824011083

After a ton of digging through the Acer forums, I found some random customer asking why their netflix, etc, was refusing to stream at UltraHD/4k on this monitor. Answer was that the screen supports HDCP 2.0 but not 2.2... 

I am asking Acer if there is any way for them to update HDCP to 2.2, but I don't think that is possible. Last I checked you can't change HDCP.  

My Acer Predator XB1 series 4k g-sync gaming monitor... shows HDCP compliant in the nvidia driver. But it isnt HDCP 2.2 compliant, apparently..... and a second tool showed me this. 

3 barriers now: 

1. Monitor must be swapped out for a HDCP 2.2 compliant 4k monitor. Working on that now. 

2. PowerDVD 17 must be updated to support.... regular GPUs. If they do not plan to do this, then I will get a refund. 

3. ASrock and/or Intel need to release a MEI and/or ME FW update that allows SGX to function, or patches it in some other way to let me... play licensed UltraHD content. 

I have learned that not even Netflix is sending me 4k streams via their "app". They are limiting me to 1080p despite having paid for this service months ago. They dont even bother.... to notify... customers that the browser or device they are using wont work. They just.. sell the damn service and remove the notification icons in the player that show you "HD/SD/UltraHD". 

This is terrible. The industry's greed and attempt to control the dissemination of "backup" software is destroying something that used to be great. This is a nightmare. I spent $3000 goddamn dollars on a brand new system - spec'ed for 4k -  less than a month ago and I cant even play a 4k BluRay. 

This is outrageous and the questions one would need to have asked before making purchasing decisions are counter-intuitive. Never before would the question "if I build a 4k capable system (GPU, screen, CPU, chipset), will it be able to play games at 4k AND movies at 4k?" The very idea was absurd. Not anymore, apparently. 

I will find other software, then. I will not be limited by the incompetence of one vendor if I can avoid it.  

There is no reason for users to be FORCED to only use some lousy discreet graphics chipset just to be able to play their purchased 4k BluRay content on a PC. This is *absurd*, and it is clearly an intentional choice by intel and/or microsoft to slow down the "threat" of piracy. Further, I see MANY examples of people with various Nvidia GPUs getting 4k BLuRay playback working fine. 

I know about intel virtulization stuff - thats already turned on to support my VMs. There are no SGX options in my x299 TaiChi BIOS. I bought this board, GPU, CPU because.... they are all documented to support 4k BluRay playback. 

According to the minimum system requirements from CyberLink, Ultra HD Blu-ray is supported only if a display is powered by Intel Graphics. https://www.cyberlink.com/support/product-faq-content.do?id=19144&prodId=1&prodVerId=1274

My Intel graphics 630 does play it, and is the only graphics card that will play it. All others will not even if they say they will.

Make sure you have the latest Intel SGX PSW for Windows v1.9.105.42143 installed.
Make sure in the bios the sgx is turned on, and there's another one to turn on I think it's the Intel runtime management something or another, I will have to put a new reply and go and check it. Will have to reboot to see it. And also read my last post before this one it tells you a lot.