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Are they going to block admin Windows accounts too?

syshum 9y ago
Why would they.... ohh you believe if you are an "Admin" on windows you have control over the OS.... no Redmond has control over the Windows OS, they have DRM built in well below "Admin"
- dingo_bat 9y ago
  Ok, let's put it this way: Are they going to block root Linux accounts too?
  - syshum 9y ago
    Well 1. Root on Linux is not the same as Admin on Windows. Sorry 2. They do limit Linux playback to 720p, you can not play 1080p or higher streams on linux largely due not having control over the OS.
    - dingo_bat 9y ago
      > 1. Root on Linux is not the same as Admin on Windows. Sorry No need to be sorry, but how so? > 2. They do limit Linux playback to 720p, you can not play 1080p or higher streams on linux largely due not having control over the OS. I didn't know that. Is it done based on OS detection or is it just Netflix neglecting to support? What if I fool Netflix into thinking I'm running windows? Will I be able to play 1080p/4k then?
      - Freak_NL 9y ago
        > What if I fool Netflix into thinking I'm running windows? Will I be able to play 1080p/4k then? Not without SilverLight or their app as far as I can tell.
      - syshum 9y ago
        >No need to be sorry, but how so? With root on linux there is nothing outside of your control, With Admin on Windows there are still all kinds of things outside of your control. Just look at the Telemetry controversy as an example. No way for even an "admin" to disable it >I didn't know that. Is it done based on OS detection or is it just Netflix neglecting to support? In order to play HD Content you much have a OS that refuses to follow the Admin's wishes, instead follows the wishes of the OS Vendor. You much have full stack DRM built into the OS that is not bypassable. Currently the Only OS that support browser based HD Playback from netflix is Windows in the Edge Browser because MS DRM is built into the OS and the Admin of the OS has no control over it.
    - Freak_NL 9y ago
      Has the reason for the 720p cap been confirmed anywhere? All I'm getting from the helpdesk is that it is browser limitation, not policy. Is there something in the HTML5 DRM standard that imposes this limit?
      - syshum 9y ago
        https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 Resolution: Google Chrome up to 720p Internet Explorer up to 1080p Microsoft Edge up to 4K* Mozilla Firefox up to 720p Opera up to 720p Safari up to 1080p on Mac OS X 10.10.3 or later Mainly it has to do with PlayReady / Widevine support at the OS Level. Windows has PlayReady baked into the OS, and will communicate with the Edge Browser in a Secure way that can not be bypassed by any user on the System Linux and other browsers on Windows lack the ability to do this at an OS Level there for netflix limits the stream quality because the OS does not have the proper DRM Controls This is the exact same reason they do not want the Netlfix app on Rooted devices
    - pluma 9y ago
      > They do limit Linux playback to 720p Joke's on them. I only use Netflix on my laptop on the go and then my bandwidth is usually bad enough that 1080p is unachievable anyway.
msh 9y ago
Thats called windows 10 s

Why would they.... ohh you believe if you are an "Admin" on windows you have control over the OS.... no Redmond has control over the Windows OS, they have DRM built in well below "Admin"

dingo_bat 9y ago
Ok, let's put it this way: Are they going to block root Linux accounts too?
- syshum 9y ago
  Well 1. Root on Linux is not the same as Admin on Windows. Sorry 2. They do limit Linux playback to 720p, you can not play 1080p or higher streams on linux largely due not having control over the OS.
  - dingo_bat 9y ago
    > 1. Root on Linux is not the same as Admin on Windows. Sorry No need to be sorry, but how so? > 2. They do limit Linux playback to 720p, you can not play 1080p or higher streams on linux largely due not having control over the OS. I didn't know that. Is it done based on OS detection or is it just Netflix neglecting to support? What if I fool Netflix into thinking I'm running windows? Will I be able to play 1080p/4k then?
    - Freak_NL 9y ago
      > What if I fool Netflix into thinking I'm running windows? Will I be able to play 1080p/4k then? Not without SilverLight or their app as far as I can tell.
    - syshum 9y ago
      >No need to be sorry, but how so? With root on linux there is nothing outside of your control, With Admin on Windows there are still all kinds of things outside of your control. Just look at the Telemetry controversy as an example. No way for even an "admin" to disable it >I didn't know that. Is it done based on OS detection or is it just Netflix neglecting to support? In order to play HD Content you much have a OS that refuses to follow the Admin's wishes, instead follows the wishes of the OS Vendor. You much have full stack DRM built into the OS that is not bypassable. Currently the Only OS that support browser based HD Playback from netflix is Windows in the Edge Browser because MS DRM is built into the OS and the Admin of the OS has no control over it.
  - Freak_NL 9y ago
    Has the reason for the 720p cap been confirmed anywhere? All I'm getting from the helpdesk is that it is browser limitation, not policy. Is there something in the HTML5 DRM standard that imposes this limit?
    - syshum 9y ago
      https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 Resolution: Google Chrome up to 720p Internet Explorer up to 1080p Microsoft Edge up to 4K* Mozilla Firefox up to 720p Opera up to 720p Safari up to 1080p on Mac OS X 10.10.3 or later Mainly it has to do with PlayReady / Widevine support at the OS Level. Windows has PlayReady baked into the OS, and will communicate with the Edge Browser in a Secure way that can not be bypassed by any user on the System Linux and other browsers on Windows lack the ability to do this at an OS Level there for netflix limits the stream quality because the OS does not have the proper DRM Controls This is the exact same reason they do not want the Netlfix app on Rooted devices
  - pluma 9y ago
    > They do limit Linux playback to 720p Joke's on them. I only use Netflix on my laptop on the go and then my bandwidth is usually bad enough that 1080p is unachievable anyway.

msh 9y ago

Thats called windows 10 s