Hi,
Maybe.
Thanks for listening,
Alex,
On 6-Nov-08, at 6:06 PM, Esther wrote:
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
