Apple TV communication error

Hi All....

Here is a "quick" tip that is plaguing the AppleTV's for the last month or so...

You start watching a video in Netflix (or any other content protected streaming service) and boom... it stops and you get a "funky" error.....

This content requires HDCP for playback

This message is caused by an anti-piracy system that Netfilx (and others) use on the Apple TV.  

What happens is that the TV and the Apple TV have stopped "talking" to each other. (We tried therapy and it didn't work!!!)  So as far as the Apple TV is concerned, you are about to pirate (arrrrr - matey...) the video that is copy protected.  Now, what is so sad is that this only affect people who would not pirate the video.  The video pirates all know how to get around this error and don't have this problem.  sigh....

Fortunately, the fix is very easy.... (must be done in order or the fix won't work)

1) Unplug Apple TV.

2) Unplug TV.

3) Plug TV in and turn on - wait 20 seconds.

4) Plug Apple TV in and turn on.

(now dance "the chicken" across the front of the classroom while reading Shakespeare backwards...... hee, hee, just kidding.....)

You should be good to go!

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Regards all.....

Yossie

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