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That was a DRM thing. Eventually Firefox added support for EME: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3183742/data-center-cloud/netflix-debuts-on-firefox-for-linux-bu
by cbr 9y ago
That was a DRM thing. Eventually Firefox added support for EME: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3183742/data-center-cloud/netflix-debuts-on-firefox-for-linux-but-not-everyones-happy-about-it.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/3183742/data-center-cloud/ne...
- clouddrover 9y agoBut a downside is that Netflix still limits Firefox to 720p video, even if you're paying for 1080p: https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 You can see what resolution you're getting with the Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D shortcut to bring up Netflix's debugging information (and press again to dismiss it). You can also verify your resolution with the Test Patterns video. The sad thing is 1080p video works just fine in Firefox. There's a Firefox add-on available which enables the 1080p stream: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/force-1080p-netflix/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/force-1080p-n...