Black screen with sound when attempting to watch live video

smort@duck.com · 09-17-2022, 02:25 PM

I had this happen to me, with a black screen with sound when trying to stream. I discovered it's because DisplayLink requires "screen recording" turned on in settings for Macs. Once I unplugged my monitors from my MacBook Pro, the stream began playing with picture and sound on my laptop screen.

I'm not sure why DisplayLink needs screen recording, but that seems to be the culprit.

For some reason, it only affects some streaming services. For example, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus and MLB.TV don't work right (i.e. sound only, black screen), while Hulu and YouTube are fine, streaming both picture and sound.

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09-17-2022, 02:25 PM	#4
smort@duck.com Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 1	I had this happen to me, with a black screen with sound when trying to stream. I discovered it's because DisplayLink requires "screen recording" turned on in settings for Macs. Once I unplugged my monitors from my MacBook Pro, the stream began playing with picture and sound on my laptop screen. I'm not sure why DisplayLink needs screen recording, but that seems to be the culprit. For some reason, it only affects some streaming services. For example, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus and MLB.TV don't work right (i.e. sound only, black screen), while Hulu and YouTube are fine, streaming both picture and sound.