On 25 Nov 2008, at 13:35, Jason Davies wrote: > > Paul Russell wrote on 25/11/08 at 08:29 > >> One thing to watch out for currently is that DRM content (e.g. >> films or >> TV programs that you have bought from iTMS) will only play on an >> Apple >> external monitor (or third party monitor with Mini DisplayPort). > > > I don't understand this - if someone has a Mac Mini without an > Apple monitor, they can't play these videos? > > I've only bought videos once - on Saturday - and they played on > my Xerox. But my MB has miniDisplayport to VGA adaptor. > > can you say more about this to clarify? thanks. > >
No, this only applies to the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros with the Mini DisplayPort. It works like HDCP on HDMI - you can't play DRM content unless you're connected to a suitable monitor, i.e. a monitor which is also DisplayPort. So if you use a VGA or DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort on the new laptops it will work fine for most things, just not DRM content such as movies and TV shows from iTMS. Paul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
