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What hoops?

Netflix 4k was intended for people using large expensive TV screens. All other uses are secondary to the designers of the system.

As for people using computers to watch 4k, Netflix supports the most popular configuration types. If you choose an unusual configuration then it’s simply not a supported thing.

It’s not like it’s bait and switch.

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IIRC I needed to use Microsoft Edge, and some codec from the Windows Store. Then I HAD to use HDMI (all my monitors are display port). There was something else too probably

Point is, if I can't just use my Firefox browser on Linux to get high quality content for money that I will happily pay, I'll just go get it for free.

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