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Chrome has access to 1080P

• Mindwipe 4y ago
  No it doesn't (except on ChromeOS where Google provide Widevine Level 1 because they control the OS hardware access). Chrome has access to 720p because it only has Widevine Level 3 on MacOS or Windows.
  • 2143 4y ago
    And what's the situation in Linux? I use Netflix via Chrome on Linux. As such I don't watch too many movies. Was I paying all that money for nothing? While on the subject — I use Chrome exclusively for Netflix. My privacy settings on Firefox — my default browser — doesn't work well with Netflix, and so I installed Chrome for the sole purpose of using Netflix. Video quality always seemed worse than on my smartphone.
    • OmarAssadi 4y ago
      Proper Chrome Chrome on Linux also has Widevine L3, so the same bad situation as Chrome on Windows and macOS. And yes, if you’re not also using Netflix a ton on your TV or something, you were likely overpaying :( DRM sucks.
    • Mindwipe 4y ago
      Linux will never get better than 720p, and maybe even 480 in some circumstances as it's unlikely your machine can pass up a signed HDCP chain of trust. (Somebody will point out that HDCP support was added to the Linux Kernel here, but it was added for the use of the kernel on closed hardware where you can have a hardware root of trust and signed drivers, not a general purpose Linux machine.)