How does a website know my laptop is connected to an external monitor?

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I was on a video streaming website, and it notified me that I am not allowed to view the video because it detects that my browser is connected to an external monitor. How does the browser detect this?

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Its part of the DRM system. Your browser ships with a Content decryption module (CDM) to securely play back DRM content.