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Kodi didn't the last time I checked. Note that unless you're running Windows or Mac, 4k from Netflix is not available anyway. In fact, 1080p would not be avail

Kodi didn't the last time I checked. Note that unless you're running Windows or Mac, 4k from Netflix is not available anyway. In fact, 1080p would not be available, according to their system requirements. Linux tops out at 720p on both Chrome and Firefox. I have to assume this would extend to Kodi on whatever platform you're running Kodi on. https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742

Mindwipe 4y ago
On some devices Kodi can pass through to the platform native DRM if that supports higher resolutions, but bluntly you will be wasting your life waiting for updates as it breaks constantly.
OJFord 4y ago
Or the official apps right, that page is just about browsers (and implicitly unofficial apps)? So you could have the Kodi & Netflix apps on an Android TV (e.g. Nvidia Shield) device and have 4K Netflix.
- monkeynotes 4y ago
  I imagine Netflix gathers a lot of viewing data, and I can see a time when ads make it into the streaming platforms natively. Cable TV started out as an ad-free offering, and now it's almost 50% ads.
andrepd 4y ago
Correct, if you use Linux you can pay a monthly fee to Netflix for the privilege of installing spyware on your machine to view 720p video. Meanwhile torrents are a search away and they give me a no-nonsense .mkv file in 5 minutes, to watch wherever and whenever I want: phone, PC, TV, internet or no internet. The choice is easy.
- saxonww 4y ago
  > for the privilege of installing spyware on your machine Not sure about this. Firefox and Opera both support 720p. But, because of their choices here - or the terms of the content deals they've signed, idk - Netflix doesn't get as much money from me as they could. 720p is not sufficiently better than 480p (to me) to warrant paying them for 'standard' service, let alone their premium tier at $20/mo. So I just get their basic service. Their loss, really, although collectively the Linux customer base is probably tiny enough that it's inconsequential to them.
  - SECProto 4y ago
    > Not sure about this. Firefox and Opera both support 720p. Don't you have to enable widevine to get Netflix in Firefox?
    - saxonww 4y ago
      Yes, good point, I don't typically think of that as spyware, but it is.

Mindwipe 4y ago

On some devices Kodi can pass through to the platform native DRM if that supports higher resolutions, but bluntly you will be wasting your life waiting for updates as it breaks constantly.

OJFord 4y ago

Or the official apps right, that page is just about browsers (and implicitly unofficial apps)? So you could have the Kodi & Netflix apps on an Android TV (e.g. Nvidia Shield) device and have 4K Netflix.

monkeynotes 4y ago
I imagine Netflix gathers a lot of viewing data, and I can see a time when ads make it into the streaming platforms natively. Cable TV started out as an ad-free offering, and now it's almost 50% ads.

andrepd 4y ago

Correct, if you use Linux you can pay a monthly fee to Netflix for the privilege of installing spyware on your machine to view 720p video. Meanwhile torrents are a search away and they give me a no-nonsense .mkv file in 5 minutes, to watch wherever and whenever I want: phone, PC, TV, internet or no internet. The choice is easy.

saxonww 4y ago
> for the privilege of installing spyware on your machine Not sure about this. Firefox and Opera both support 720p. But, because of their choices here - or the terms of the content deals they've signed, idk - Netflix doesn't get as much money from me as they could. 720p is not sufficiently better than 480p (to me) to warrant paying them for 'standard' service, let alone their premium tier at $20/mo. So I just get their basic service. Their loss, really, although collectively the Linux customer base is probably tiny enough that it's inconsequential to them.
- SECProto 4y ago
  > Not sure about this. Firefox and Opera both support 720p. Don't you have to enable widevine to get Netflix in Firefox?
  - saxonww 4y ago
    Yes, good point, I don't typically think of that as spyware, but it is.