Ecco cosa dice Apple a questo proposito:
Apple Mini DisplayPort adapters that offer digital connections—such as
the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter and the Apple Mini
DisplayPort to DVI adapter—support HDCP content. Apple Mini
DisplayPort adapters that offer analog connections—such as the Apple
Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter—do not support HDCP content.
Inoltre, ho trovato questa risposta su un sito Apple, ma non posso verificare se è corretta, quindi YMMV:
Here is what I found a) Mini DP to DP will offer full resolution 2560
X 1080 @ 60 Hz but HDCP content from iTunes is not permitted, ie. will
not run; b) HDMI adapter to DVI-D allows HDCP content to run but the
resolution is limited to 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz; c) HDMI to HDMI also does
not offer full resolution but allows access to HDCP content; finally,
the only configuration that offers both full resolution and HDCP is
with Mini Display Port to Dual DVI-D cables.