Error message: "your display enviornment does not support protected contact playback"
Hi,
It is measured as to be a HDCP associated issue. HDMI carries HDCP which is also know as copy protection protocol from your player to display and if the display does not compatible with HDCP, the player will not display protected content (In some cases).
Just find out,your TV having compatibility with HDCP or not. If it doesn't have then it will not display 1080p. You can try a min resolution such as 480i to test whether it would be supported or not. Have you got some different output from your laptop (i.e. composite, S-video), if so try those and set the resolution to 480i.