Sorry, I mistyped. I meant that being able to play in Front Row
doesn't affect what Jacob said about DRM limitations in playing Apple
TV -- Front Row capabilities don't get around this.
Cheers,
Esther
On Nov 6, 2008, at 4:12 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
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
