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		jasomill on Feb 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against an... The GP was trying to play back Amazon DRM content via AirPlay, so HDMI/HDCP should only be relevant to the "last-mile" connection between the AirPlay receiver and an external display (so, if the receiver is a Mac laptop's internal display or a smart TV, not at all). AFAIK, DRM video playback over AirPlay only works from within iOS apps that explicitly support AirPlay[1], not via generic iOS/macOS screen mirroring. [1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204289#iOS

js2 on Feb 5, 2024 [–]

That's true but my reply was solely to ladzoppelin where they seem to need to have an HDCP-compliant display connected. I was just offering an option besides a 25 ft HDMI cable.

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