Hi Alex,
Are you thinking about the hack that lets Front Row run on older model
Mac minis that weren't set up to use Front Row? Because if so, that
affects what Jacob said about DRM making HD movies only available to
Apple TV.
Cheers,
Esther
On Nov 6, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
I'm looking, but here is some tricks.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/gizmodos-top-5-apple-tv-hacks-247378.php
Thanks for listening,
Alex,
On 6-Nov-08, at 5:35 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
What hack is this?
On Nov 6, 2008, at 20:13, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
The hack allows that to work.
Thanks for listening,
Alex,
On 6-Nov-08, at 5:07 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
No, front row on the Apple TV is a bit different. It integrates
with Youtube for one, and with the iTunes store for another.
Further, HD movies are available to the Apple TV only. I couldn't
care about the video but others I might watch it with would, and
a Mac Mini wouldn't solve that. Further, I'm not even sure what's
going to happen to the Mac Mini. It's been quite a while since
its been updated, and its getting to the point where Apple may
have to either update it or kill it off.
On Nov 6, 2008, at 18:52, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
Then couldn't you just use a Mac Mini with the hack for Frontrow?
Thanks for listening,
Alex,
On 6-Nov-08, at 3:50 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
None of the digital video providers seem to allow DVD burning,
it's not just iTunes that prohibits it. Of course, as with
anything, there are ways around it but they are quite the
hassle. Speaking of the Apple TV, I'd sure like to see that be
made accessible. It's got more than enough power for full TTS
and has a miniature version of OS X on it (basically the bare
system + a modified version of front row) so if Apple wanted to
it would be easy enough to do.
On Nov 6, 2008, at 18:37, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
Apple also has an interest in selling Apple TVs, so that may
play a part.
Thanks for listening,
Alex,
On 6-Nov-08, at 8:17 AM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
Hi
Well, DRM has several different meanings, but I'm going to
assume you're referring to Digital Rights Management. In a
nutshell, DRM refers to any scheme used to define what you
can and can't do with content you purchased in digital form.
No two DRM's are entirely the same, and some are much more of
a hassle than others. iTunes, for instance, uses a DRM system
known as Fair Play 2. Basically, you may authorize up to five
computers at any one time to play protected content, be it
music, videos or audiobooks or whatever, that have been
purchased under a certain account. If you wish to authorize a
sixth machine you must deauthorize one of your five machines.
Each iPod, further, can have up to five accounts authorized
on it (note that you don't have to authorize or deauthorize
an iPod, that is automatic). It also limits burning more than
seven copies of a specific playlist if it has protected
content, though really you can get around that by simply
changing the name of the playlist or recreating it. iTunes
Videos may not be burned to a regular video DVD under their
DRM terms.
Audible's DRM is very similar to iTunes in concept, though
you are limited to three computers and three portable
devices, such as an iPod.
There are, however, DRM systems that aren't very user-
friendly. For instance, many of the Windows Media DRM systems
do not give you control over what computers are authorized--
if you try to play a song it will authorize that computer,
but if too many have been authorized you cannot play it.
Further, you have no control over authorizing and
deauthorizing, and if you've burned a certain track so many
times to CD it will prohibit you from burning that song to CD
ever again. This hit Yahoo's music store pretty hard, as when
they went under all the music people had purchased from them
went down the drain as well. Not all the Windows Media DRM
systems are like this, but a fair number are.
DRM is contravercial in that some say it limits your fair use
rights, which in my opinion depends on the particular DRM
used. I'm not opposed to DRM in principal, but when clumsily
implemented it only hurts those who were honest and purchased
their content. As with any security measure, there are always
those working hard to break it and they usually succeed. I
find iTunes DRM more than fair for the most part, with the
exception of not being able to burn a video DVD of movies I
purchased. Apple had to compromise, though, as while the
music industry is slowly realizing that DRM isn't always the
answer, the movie and TV industries are getting an even
tighter grip on their content.
Hope this helped and hope I didn't ramble on too much
On Nov 6, 2008, at 09:59, Dan Geise wrote:
sorry, another simple question, I think. what is D.R.M
thanks
dan
