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Netflix can make its own app, outside the web.

dcgudeman 10y ago
One of the most attractive features of netflix is the ability stream movies on the browser. Why would we want to move that to a separate app?
- exodust 10y ago
  I wouldn't call limiting resolution to 720p in the browser "attractive". Are you aware of this limit? In Chrome and Firefox, you can't watch Netflix above 720p. It's why I must use IE with Silverlight to watch Netflix at full HD on Windows 7.
  - sosborn 10y ago
    > In Chrome and Firefox, you can't watch Netflix above 720p. Oh my god, the horror!
    - exodust 10y ago
      Well, if youtube clips uploaded at 1080p couldn't be watched at 1080p, people would complain. When services advertise "hd video" and it doesn't actually work in HD... I'm sure you can figure it out. But then maybe you can't, given your remark.
  - Tiksi 10y ago
    I thought the limit/split was 1080p in browser, 4k only through certain channels?
    - exodust 10y ago
      No, there's a page on Netflix listing the resolution limits per browser, I checked before I posted.
- PretzelFisch 10y ago
  The most attractive feature of netflix is that it is everywhere and most people would not have a problem installing a dedicated app, just look and android and ios.
- Shorel 10y ago
  I prefer Netflix in Kodi, not in the browser. It's a far superior experience.
cpeterso 10y ago
Netflix already has their own Windows desktop app. Because it can use Microsoft's unsandboxed PlayReady DRM, it can play 1080p video while Chrome and Firefox can only play 720p. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/netflix/9wzdncrfj3tj https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/netflix/9wzdncrfj...
- AdamTReineke 10y ago
  I believe, but can't remember offhand, that Netflix will do 1080p in Edge as well.
  - cpeterso 10y ago
    That's correct. Netflix can do 1080p in IE and Edge (because they use unsandboxed PlayReady) and in Safari (which uses Apple's FairPlay). https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742

One of the most attractive features of netflix is the ability stream movies on the browser. Why would we want to move that to a separate app?

exodust 10y ago
I wouldn't call limiting resolution to 720p in the browser "attractive". Are you aware of this limit? In Chrome and Firefox, you can't watch Netflix above 720p. It's why I must use IE with Silverlight to watch Netflix at full HD on Windows 7.
- sosborn 10y ago
  > In Chrome and Firefox, you can't watch Netflix above 720p. Oh my god, the horror!
  - exodust 10y ago
    Well, if youtube clips uploaded at 1080p couldn't be watched at 1080p, people would complain. When services advertise "hd video" and it doesn't actually work in HD... I'm sure you can figure it out. But then maybe you can't, given your remark.
- Tiksi 10y ago
  I thought the limit/split was 1080p in browser, 4k only through certain channels?
  - exodust 10y ago
    No, there's a page on Netflix listing the resolution limits per browser, I checked before I posted.
PretzelFisch 10y ago
The most attractive feature of netflix is that it is everywhere and most people would not have a problem installing a dedicated app, just look and android and ios.
Shorel 10y ago
I prefer Netflix in Kodi, not in the browser. It's a far superior experience.

cpeterso 10y ago

Netflix already has their own Windows desktop app. Because it can use Microsoft's unsandboxed PlayReady DRM, it can play 1080p video while Chrome and Firefox can only play 720p. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/netflix/9wzdncrfj3tj https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/netflix/9wzdncrfj...

AdamTReineke 10y ago
I believe, but can't remember offhand, that Netflix will do 1080p in Edge as well.
- cpeterso 10y ago
  That's correct. Netflix can do 1080p in IE and Edge (because they use unsandboxed PlayReady) and in Safari (which uses Apple's FairPlay). https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742