topic Re: dvd playback on XL201 in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-playback-on-xl201/m-p/82367#M22247 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Charlie and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />If you were sold a XL201 to play back protected DVDs via Component or Composite Video then you have been mis-sold.<BR /><BR />The XL series only works satisfactorily when connected by HDMI to a digital HDCP compliant display - you cannot play back protected DVDs in any acceptable screen resolution unless you have a digital display. This is on page 16 of your user manual.<BR /><BR />Because of the DRM protection measures built into everything these days (which prevent the copying of copyright media) output to anything other than HDMI is restricted to a maximum screen resolution of 576p. You will have to set your output screen resolution to 1024 X 576. This is on page 136 of your manual.<BR /><BR />Sales persons are not always very good at pointing these restrictions out to potential buyers - I would take this up with the seller.<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:23:02 GMT Blencogo 2007-03-21T13:23:02Z dvd playback on XL201 https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-playback-on-xl201/m-p/82364#M22246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>HI<BR /><BR />I just bought a XL201 maily to play my MP3 library but also to be able to play DVD's i do not really want to record dvd or rip them just to play them. But it will not let me do this it says that i cannot play them with my screen configuration claiming in need a digital output to my display, but this is nonsense as i am using a composite out put to plasma( it is an old plasma that does not have hdmi) but i have used this plasma many time plugged in to various laptops to palyback dvd with no problems. It suggests updating the video graphics driver but i cannot find a source for a new driver can anbyone help?<BR /><BR />Many thanks<BR /><BR />Charlie<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:43:35 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-playback-on-xl201/m-p/82364#M22246 Charlie_Springall 2007-03-21T12:43:35Z Re: dvd playback on XL201 https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-playback-on-xl201/m-p/82367#M22247 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Charlie and welcome to Club Vaio.<BR /><BR />If you were sold a XL201 to play back protected DVDs via Component or Composite Video then you have been mis-sold.<BR /><BR />The XL series only works satisfactorily when connected by HDMI to a digital HDCP compliant display - you cannot play back protected DVDs in any acceptable screen resolution unless you have a digital display. This is on page 16 of your user manual.<BR /><BR />Because of the DRM protection measures built into everything these days (which prevent the copying of copyright media) output to anything other than HDMI is restricted to a maximum screen resolution of 576p. You will have to set your output screen resolution to 1024 X 576. This is on page 136 of your manual.<BR /><BR />Sales persons are not always very good at pointing these restrictions out to potential buyers - I would take this up with the seller.<BR /><BR /> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.lt/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:23:02 GMT https://community.sony.lt/t5/pcs-accessories/dvd-playback-on-xl201/m-p/82367#M22247 Blencogo 2007-03-21T13:23:02Z