@jeremy saved my next day. I already spent a day:( Thank you so much

@jeremy krans solution worked perfectly for me! Thanks dude!

This is incredibly limiting. The driver causes my Mac to treat my additional monitors as if i am sharing my screen, which in addition to disabling any sort of streaming service content, prevents me from unlocking with my watch. I don't understand why this hasn't been fixed?

After trying everything, this solved it for me:

In chrome > Click the three dots at the top right > Settings > Advance > System >Where you see “Use hardware acceleration when available “ > DISABLE

Restart chrome > Video should play. Hope this helps.

https://www.reddit.com/r/macmini/comments/u7anil/comment/i5z1c60/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

Still no update..... problem from 2018 year and no solution. It makse me sad and only reason why I am thinking switching to Windows.

I cannot believe I have to run a fucking Windows 11 VM to watch video (netflix, prime, YT TV, etc.) with multiple monitors on a Mac (M1 Monterrey). I spent many hours trying to make this work on Mac natively, but it seems a Windows VM (and actually only in the Edge browser, not Chrome) is my solution to this problem. Glad the 3 4k monitors i'm using displaylink for can actually be used to watch video now. Thank you @Zach Beggs

What is even the point of having multiple screens if it won't play HDCP/DRM content??

Still no solution yet.... whats going on???
I cant study my content on udemy, i cant watch netflix or prime video, because your Software doesnt work!
And that for more then 2 years!

This also affects every streaming platform that uses DRM and requires HDCP-compliant monitors.

I just set up my wife's office with a WAVLINK USB 3 DisplayLink docking station and two 27" monitors. 2013 i5 based Mac Book Air. Everything works so great!!!! ....Until she wants to play Netflix or Hulu in a secondary monitor. Then - black screen. This thread is four years old. Depressing. No hint of any solution then? Guess I should have gotten her a smart TV instead of a second monitor. Who knew?

Another workaround - install Android Emulator with Google Play and on it install the app you need. I'm using it to play Udemy videos on one screen and work on the other screen without having the black screen issue.
Not sure how it would work for 4K content through Netflix / HBO Max apps though.

Hi all, I found an actual workaround that does not involve basically not using your displays...

Now this workaround is super lame, but it works.

Install parallels desktop, personally I installed windows 11. Running in coherence mode, it looks like a normal app. Not in a shell. But basically now I can confirm HBO Max and Netflix work, whereas before they didn't work at all. Black screen as you'd expect.

This seems like a no-brainer feature and a fundamental limitation of the drivers. The suggested "workaround"--disconnect DisplayLink devices--is not really a workaround at all coming from the makers of DisplayLink. Would appreciate if you fix this issue such that I can view my own DRM-protected content on an external display.

I do understand how apple is not very developer friendly based on my personal experience when I was developing apps for MacOS, but at the very least it would be good if the DisplayLink team posts an update on the progress or whether this feature would ever be made available. Given that the new apple silicon based Macs have DisplayLink as the only solution for people with multi monitor setups I feel at the very least DisplayLink should clearly advertise what product people are buying so that its easier for them to make an informed decision. A KnowledgeBase article similar to the clamshell and screen rotation support explaining DisplayLink's stand on this issue would be well appreciated

There are multiple redundant asks that are all related that only seem to split votes. Basically, screen recording, Apple Watch unlock, HDCP, etc. If these were not split up, it'd be one of the top items. I'd suggest these all get merged somehow (admin?).

There are multiple redundant asks that are all related that only seem to split votes. Basically, screen recording, Apple Watch unlock, HDCP, etc. If these were not split up, it'd be one of the top items. I'd suggest these all get merged somehow (admin?).

ugh I learn this the hard way.

This is total dealbreaker for me. I'm genuinely shocked this isn't advertised when buying this product. I just found this out tonight and will need to return it.

Same problem for me.

The screen being recorded not only block HDCP, it also blocks the ability to unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch. This has got to be one of the worst implemented software packages ever.