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One thing no one notices is DRM and lack of content on Netflix overseas... It is nearly impossible to have Netflix on Chinese Android devices (thanks to Widevin
by odnarupoque 8y ago
One thing no one notices is DRM and lack of content on Netflix overseas... It is nearly impossible to have Netflix on Chinese Android devices (thanks to Widevine), which is a huge loss due to rapidly growing smart projector market... who needs 480p on a 150'' screen??
As for lack of content: my family is trilingual, and we constantly moving between countries. It's almost impossible to get content we like outside of US (even Australia sucks), these unbelievably stupid and shortsighted ideas of distribution regions (for DVD/BD) and DRM (for streaming) keeps me on torrents for 20+ years already, and I see no end to this ordeal. I tried to "go legal" on so many occasions, and EVERY SINGLE TIME I stumble upon some ludicrous "new tech" that prevents me as a consumer to watch content I like.
When will the studios realize that ALL content is out there already? And literally NONE of their effort since DVD css stopped anyone from "stealing" anything.
I can get any movie/show from torrents in max quality, but I would like to just pay $15 to someone and stream FullHD/4K content in any language to any device, and finally stop pirating stuff. Too much to ask, Netflix?
Music industry learned this lesson hard way 10 years ago, unleashed unlimited HQ streaming, and now look -- music piracy is nearly extinct, and both listeners and industry are happy.
In the meantime, I'm filling my 4TB hdd with BD remuxes and enjoying 4k videos w/o paying any cent to anyone. No other way around it for consumer, it seems.