How to fix HDCP errors with external monitors in OS X<article>
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Oren Wolfe wrote in to ask about a video playback problem:</p>
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Why is my 2011 Mac mini unable to play HD movies on my HP Z27 (known to be HDCP compliant) display? Why is OS X not compliant with HDCP?</p>
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HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is the digital-rights management (DRM) protection protocol that’s supposed to keep digital films from being easily copied when they pass in perfectly precise form from a player—originally a DVD, and later computers and other devices—and a display of some kind. This can include an integral monitor in a laptop or all-in-one computer, or an external monitor or HDTV set. HDCP is a kind of “lock” on a video cable; otherwise, this would make piracy much easier.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3042537/streaming-services/how-to-fix-hdcp-errors-with-external-monitors-in-os-x.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to fix HDCP errors with external monitors in OS X
