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One thing I appreciate Netflix for is atleast they are willing to do the bare minimum and give me 720p on Linux. I am also an Amazon Prime subscriber but Amazon is literally forcing me to pirate their shows because they refuse to serve more than 480p on Linux. Was trying to watch Jack Reacher last weekend and the quality was so bad that it was probably 360p, gave up after 3 episodes and ended up torrenting the season, which is a shame because I want to support shows I watch so they get more seasons.

In 2021 streamers should be supporting atleast 1080p for Linux but if they can't I can live with 720p like Netflix does, but serving 480p is just disrespectful and looks awful on any decent size modern monitor.

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Of course the irritating thing is that all of their consumer devices are internally Linux as well, including the FireTV's that happily stream Amazon Prime in 4K.

So it isn't like they can't do it, just won't.

But all consumer device were vetted with quite often drastic DRM. Those that no one will install on their computer given the choice.

So it's Linux technically, but not in spirit, hence a different proposal.

But you don't even have that choice. I'm OK with running binary blob drivers on my Linux machine (if they work).

And since I'm running a reasonably recent GPU, it could be conceivable that all decoding is done on the GPU itself and sent directly to the monitor, which supports HDCP.

I begrudgingly accepted this sad future and got a smart tv. The software is as awful as I assumed it will be. But every single platform trusts LG and just streams 4k without me even needing to keep up with updates.

Please vote with your wallet and never purchase a "smart" TV. They're cheaper because the data they harvest from your network (and the always-on microphone) is extremely profitable.

What high-end, non-smart OLED TVs are there, though?

As the parent alluded, you can just not respect copyright. They can either give you a decent experience, or they can be content with only having uneducated dummies as their customers. Alternatively, you can just not watch their shitty content.

1080p Firefox extension for Netflix seems to work on Linux.

this is not the way

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