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How's it not 4K? You need to use Windows 10 Creator update or newer and the Edge browser (most likely the old one and not the newer Chromium based). You need a

by mimsee 6y ago

How's it not 4K? You need to use Windows 10 Creator update or newer and the Edge browser (most likely the old one and not the newer Chromium based). You need an Intel 7th generation CPU (i3, i5, or i7) or an Nvidia GPU.[1][2] [1]: https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23931 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23931 [2]: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4583/~/4k-uhd-netflix-content-on-nvidia-gpus https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4583/~/4...

Tomdarkness 6y ago
Despite having all of those requirements I still can't get 4k streams on my PC. All I've managed to find are rumours from unofficial sources that there's some issue with HDCP 2.2 when using displayport with certain monitors. Either way it's extremely convoluted. In fact it's vastly easier just to pirate the 4k version. I don't feel bad about doing this because I already pay for netflix.
michaelt 6y ago
> How's it not 4K? Many people report Netflix's 4k is very heavily compressed compared to 4k blu-ray, making it high quality in name only. I wouldn't know, because Netflix won't serve 4k content to any of my devices.
- cbg0 6y ago
  > Many people report Netflix's 4k is very heavily compressed compared to 4k blu-ray, making it high quality in name only. This is quite true, and it is to be expected from a streaming service that wants to deliver 4K video over most Internet connections. They stream 4K at around 15mbps to my LG TV, meanwhile a blu-ray's video stream would go above 50mbps typically. There is definitely also a cost component to take into account when you have over 160M paying accounts to deliver content to.
smileybarry 6y ago
> the Edge browser (most likely the old one and not the newer Chromium based). Chromium-Edge also supports 4k (and higher-bitrate 1080p) streaming because Microsoft added the same DRM used in normal Edge to Chromium-Edge.
Avamander 6y ago
For those not on Windows and without a very specific hardware setup, 4K and even 1080p is unattainable. I understand the annoyance the person you replied to feels.
jandrese 6y ago
Every time I read a requirements list like this I remind myself that the pirated version works without hassle.

by mimsee 6y ago

Tomdarkness 6y ago

Despite having all of those requirements I still can't get 4k streams on my PC. All I've managed to find are rumours from unofficial sources that there's some issue with HDCP 2.2 when using displayport with certain monitors. Either way it's extremely convoluted. In fact it's vastly easier just to pirate the 4k version. I don't feel bad about doing this because I already pay for netflix.

michaelt 6y ago

> How's it not 4K? Many people report Netflix's 4k is very heavily compressed compared to 4k blu-ray, making it high quality in name only. I wouldn't know, because Netflix won't serve 4k content to any of my devices.

cbg0 6y ago
> Many people report Netflix's 4k is very heavily compressed compared to 4k blu-ray, making it high quality in name only. This is quite true, and it is to be expected from a streaming service that wants to deliver 4K video over most Internet connections. They stream 4K at around 15mbps to my LG TV, meanwhile a blu-ray's video stream would go above 50mbps typically. There is definitely also a cost component to take into account when you have over 160M paying accounts to deliver content to.

smileybarry 6y ago

> the Edge browser (most likely the old one and not the newer Chromium based). Chromium-Edge also supports 4k (and higher-bitrate 1080p) streaming because Microsoft added the same DRM used in normal Edge to Chromium-Edge.

Avamander 6y ago

For those not on Windows and without a very specific hardware setup, 4K and even 1080p is unattainable. I understand the annoyance the person you replied to feels.

jandrese 6y ago

Every time I read a requirements list like this I remind myself that the pirated version works without hassle.