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I got the kid a Chromebook for school. Now Google Meet says that the browser is too old to use most of the features. Netflix puts up a notice that the browser
by SamBam 6y ago
I got the kid a Chromebook for school. Now Google Meet says that the browser is too old to use most of the features. Netflix puts up a notice that the browser is too old. Etc.
Once the school year is over and she doesn't need it all the time I plan on replacing ChromeOS with Linux of some flavor.
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago> Netflix puts up a notice that the browser is too old. Whoa. I guess some DRM scheme is forcing their hand? I'm surprised because on Mac you can still use Netflix in Snow Leopard, if you install Silverlight and use the ancient built-in version of Safari. Netflix's support page seems to imply this will even work on Tiger, although I haven't tried it. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742
- mattlondon 6y agoNetflix still seems to work perfectly fine in both Chromebooks I have (one dell that is perhaps 2 or 3 years old, and one HP that is about 6 months). Netflix experience is identical on each (but the Dell's screen sucks) - don't think DRM has anything to do here.
- themacguffinman 6y agoI think what he/she meant is that the Widevine DRM that Chrome uses likely has multiple versions, and Netflix may require the most recent versions to view its content.
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoYes, that's what I was imagining must be going on, if it indeed doesn't work as SamBam said. I just can't see why else they'd support ten-year-old Macs but not a (presumably) much newer Chromebook.