No -- just a cable between the MacBook and the projector, which has always worked in the past. Same projector, same MacBook, same cable. (Though we did try a different cable, thinking perhaps the cable might be the issue.) Christine On Jan 27, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
> That which I described before happened when I connected my HDTV through my AV > receiver and connected my Iphone via HDMI directly to my AV receiver. Just a > thought, but, have you attempted to pass the signal from your movie playback > source, (Mac or Iphone ETC) to an AV receiver and then to the projector? > > > Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! > > On Jan 27, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sounds a bit odd. What was the connection from your MacBook to the >> projector? I know there is a bag of hurt around HDMI and HD video DRM but if >> you were using the analog VGA connection that shouldn't have had anything to >> do with it. >> >> CB >> >> On 1/27/14 2:28 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: >>> Hello all. In the past, I have been able to connect my MacBook to a >>> projector and play any movies in my iTunes library. However, (and it has >>> been months since I did this), today it did not work. The movie would play >>> on the computer itself, but as soon as the projector was connected, it >>> would stop. (The projector is not broken; it plays when connected to other >>> devices.) >>> >>> I had two tech-savvy individuals try to get it to play, using mirroring, >>> VLC, and connecting to an Apple TV in our building's media lab. However, I >>> am told that: >>> 1. Because of the Motion PIcture Association of America, Apple has placed >>> new restrictions on movies downloaded from the iTunes store, and it is no >>> longer possible to connect them to a projector and play them easily. (This >>> makes no sense, since from what I understand from others, movies bought >>> through Google, Amazon, Hulu, etc., play just fine when connected to a >>> projector.) >>> 2. The Apple TV must be one that I myself can log onto; essentially, I >>> cannot use any but my own Apple TV to play my movies. >>> 3. My only other option is to get an Apple projector. >>> Is this all accurate? Is there a workaround? >>> Christine >>> >> >> -- >> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
