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Oh I love the Chrome example, that could mean that one can watch Netflix in 4K under Linux.

I tried it on Amazon and it works, but only for their in-house productions. Anything outside of that, you'll get 720p because it can't verify the HDMI chain or something.

I get the same issues under normal usage (MacOS).

I pay for prime, watch a movie I can only legally view there, but I'm not able to plug in a monitor/TV to watch it.

I get an error about DRM not being supported by the monitor and/or HDMI cable. They make some excuse about cables not supporting some ultra 4k setting, but I think that's BS. I can pirate the same resolution content and play it fine on VLC.

I'm paying but still can't watch what I'm paying for. This is why people pirate.

This is why I tend to pay for the movie on whichever service they are on and then go ahead and download the pirated copy for actual consumption. It is important for me to find a way to fund the creators, but the user experience with non-pirated media is quite bad. I just wish there was a way to pay the creators and artists while also hurting the DRM-pushing middlemen.

Wish someone could pull a humble indie bundle on it. Pay per title, download DRM free, most of the $ go to creators, less money pumped into DRM platforms.

Works well with thousands of tiny studios, nearly impossible with the few large ones we have though...

What's the point of going through all this trouble when all content available on Netflix can be obtained more easily without silly restrictions?

Creating and preserving the idea that, generally, individuals ought to be able to view and experience content however they wish, especially if it's legitimately paid for.

But you're supporting the opposite idea by paying for DRM content.

Due to the monopolistic nature of copyright/IP, there is no option to avoid it.

But technically, nobody pays for it. They pay to access an on-demand and at-will service which provides the content. The content itself is never bought (by the consumer, that is).

Sure, but we've been at this for years. It's rarely an all-or-nothing thing. Netflix strikes me as a very reasonable, non-deceptive, consensus solution for the issue. A non-deal-breaking preference would be for me to use my computer just as I use the Roku.

I'm not sure that will work, as Wine will probably break the DRM, which is the reason that non-Chrome OS Linux doesn't get Netflix 4k in the first place.

I don't think Chrome supports Netflix in 4K under Windows.

Ah you I right, I assumed it's only a Linux issue.

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