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I used to try to go 100% online rental (primarily amazon rentals if I didn't want hassle). I figured it was hard to argue a 3.99 rental was any worse than block

I used to try to go 100% online rental (primarily amazon rentals if I didn't want hassle). I figured it was hard to argue a 3.99 rental was any worse than blockbuster. So on vacation I tried to airplay mission impossible from amazon rental to the TV, and the screen just went black for copy-protection. So I refunded my rental and torrented it instead. I don't usually torrent, but sometimes the ecosystems put it squarely in my self interest. (Also, for whatever it's worth I have netflix active about 1 month a year because I find their recent content so unimpressive, but perhaps I'm not the target audience)

bilalq 3y ago
Try disabling hardware acceleration in your browser. It'll probably fix the black screen issue. The situation is still ridiculous though. Streaming is no longer easier than piracy.
- 9991 3y ago
  Weird. Jellyfin doesn’t make me do that.
  - jackson1442 3y ago
    It’s a Widevine DRM thing, not a browser video thing.
    - ncallaway 3y ago
      I think that was the point of the previous comment. The UX of DRM-laden services breaks. You don’t have that problem with Jellyfin.
- ladzoppelin 3y ago
  No its a DRM issue, its why I run a hidden 25 foot HDMI from my computer to my TV as some broadcasts require the security inside the HDMI cable itself. (I could be wrong on this one but Widevine DRM handles this process I think)
  - js2 3y ago
    There is no security inside the HDMI cable itself. It's an HDCP negotiation between the source and the sink which occurs over an i2c serial bus along the pair of DDC pins. You may be able to get away with just an HDMI dummy plug: https://www.amazon.com/4K-HDMI-Dummy-Plug-3840x2160/dp/B07FB8GJ1Z https://www.amazon.com/4K-HDMI-Dummy-Plug-3840x2160/dp/B07FB... I'm not sure if these dummy plugs handle HDCP. If not you can use one in combination with this splitter: https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-l-b-y-Vision-Atmos-Scaler/dp/B07VP37KMB https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-l-b-y-Vision-Atmos-Scaler/dp... I own this splitter and know for a fact that it handles the HDCP negotiation. But I think it needs a display attached.
    - esperent 3y ago
      > You may be able to get away with just an HDMI dummy plug Or, you can just pirate it and not have to put up with any of this BS.
      - deleted 3y ago
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    - walteweiss 3y ago
      What is an HDMI dummy plug? I read the description, but didn’t get it. What does it do?
      - js2 3y ago
        It makes the source think there is a display connected by responding with an EDID block. It may also handle the HDCP negotiation but I'm not sure about that. Technically an unlicensed device isn't supposed to be able to implement HDCP so while the Chinese manufacturers are totally willing to skirt around that, they also don't go advertising it.
        walteweiss 3y ago
        But why would one need it? I don’t get get idea behind it, what’s with me having a fake extra display? Is it somehow tricks the DRM or what?
- cchance 3y ago
  Nope this is DRM "protection"

bilalq 3y ago

Try disabling hardware acceleration in your browser. It'll probably fix the black screen issue. The situation is still ridiculous though. Streaming is no longer easier than piracy.

9991 3y ago
Weird. Jellyfin doesn’t make me do that.
- jackson1442 3y ago
  It’s a Widevine DRM thing, not a browser video thing.
  - ncallaway 3y ago
    I think that was the point of the previous comment. The UX of DRM-laden services breaks. You don’t have that problem with Jellyfin.
ladzoppelin 3y ago
No its a DRM issue, its why I run a hidden 25 foot HDMI from my computer to my TV as some broadcasts require the security inside the HDMI cable itself. (I could be wrong on this one but Widevine DRM handles this process I think)
- js2 3y ago
  There is no security inside the HDMI cable itself. It's an HDCP negotiation between the source and the sink which occurs over an i2c serial bus along the pair of DDC pins. You may be able to get away with just an HDMI dummy plug: https://www.amazon.com/4K-HDMI-Dummy-Plug-3840x2160/dp/B07FB8GJ1Z https://www.amazon.com/4K-HDMI-Dummy-Plug-3840x2160/dp/B07FB... I'm not sure if these dummy plugs handle HDCP. If not you can use one in combination with this splitter: https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-l-b-y-Vision-Atmos-Scaler/dp/B07VP37KMB https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-l-b-y-Vision-Atmos-Scaler/dp... I own this splitter and know for a fact that it handles the HDCP negotiation. But I think it needs a display attached.
  - esperent 3y ago
    > You may be able to get away with just an HDMI dummy plug Or, you can just pirate it and not have to put up with any of this BS.
    - deleted 3y ago
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  - walteweiss 3y ago
    What is an HDMI dummy plug? I read the description, but didn’t get it. What does it do?
    - js2 3y ago
      It makes the source think there is a display connected by responding with an EDID block. It may also handle the HDCP negotiation but I'm not sure about that. Technically an unlicensed device isn't supposed to be able to implement HDCP so while the Chinese manufacturers are totally willing to skirt around that, they also don't go advertising it.
      - walteweiss 3y ago
        But why would one need it? I don’t get get idea behind it, what’s with me having a fake extra display? Is it somehow tricks the DRM or what?
cchance 3y ago
Nope this is DRM "protection"