Cutting the cord this New Year and replacing my 4 Dish Network boxes with Streaming Devices. I have 4 TVs but 1 is an old tube style with just Component connections and a second, older TV has Component & Composite Connections; no HDMI on either.
I already have a FireTV box on the main TV that I have been using to slowly wean the family off of Dish and onto streaming services (trimming the Dish package down a few channels every month or so). I also own a streaming stick for the other HDTV location with HDMI ports.
I was going to just get 2 more FireTV sticks for the other two TVs and use an HDMI to Component or Composite adapter but I have read that you can have HDCP issues. In my experience, HDCP only comes into play with 1080p content and is a non-factor when the signal is down-rezzed to 720p or SD. Have things changed in the last couple of years?
Anyway, I saw that the Roku Express+ seems to have the answer but I would like to keep the interfaces the same through all 4 TVs so the FireTVs would be better if it is possible without losing programming.
Anyone have any first hand experience for streaming sticks on non-HDMI TVs?
I already have a FireTV box on the main TV that I have been using to slowly wean the family off of Dish and onto streaming services (trimming the Dish package down a few channels every month or so). I also own a streaming stick for the other HDTV location with HDMI ports.
I was going to just get 2 more FireTV sticks for the other two TVs and use an HDMI to Component or Composite adapter but I have read that you can have HDCP issues. In my experience, HDCP only comes into play with 1080p content and is a non-factor when the signal is down-rezzed to 720p or SD. Have things changed in the last couple of years?
Anyway, I saw that the Roku Express+ seems to have the answer but I would like to keep the interfaces the same through all 4 TVs so the FireTVs would be better if it is possible without losing programming.
Anyone have any first hand experience for streaming sticks on non-HDMI TVs?