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Does EME being implemented finally mean that I can uninstall Silverlight for watching Netflix in Firefox in the near future?
by portaljacker 11y ago
Does EME being implemented finally mean that I can uninstall Silverlight for watching Netflix in Firefox in the near future?
- Touche 11y agoThat depends on which OS you use.
- k-mcgrady 11y agoDon't do it. I've been using the non-silverlight Netflix in Safari and it's such a nightmare I switched back. Constantly fails to load content.
- Alphasite_ 11y agoReally? I had some issues with the very first release of HTML5 Netflix, but it is pretty solid now.
- k-mcgrady 11y agoMight need to look at it again. I used it throughout the last OS X beta and then it still had issues in the first release so I moved away from it.
- selectodude 11y agoI wonder why you have issues and I don't. The only new thing I've noticed with Netflix on HTML5 is my battery life has near-doubled.
- cpeterso 11y agoComparing HTML5 Netflix playback using Safari on OS X vs Firefox on Windows is not really an apples-to-apples comparison.
- portaljacker 11y agoWell that`s annoying. At least the newer version of the Silverlight player supports HD, didn't appear to before. That was my main reason for wanting the HTML5 version.
- portaljacker 11y agoAt least you have the option. My girlfriend`s Mac supports the latest version of OSX and Safari but not HTML5 playback.
- JohnTHaller 11y agoSafari on Mac OS X uses entirely different code than Firefox on Windows for encrypted media. It's more a limitation of OS X. On Windows, Firefox will download and install the Adobe Media bits to handle DRM video.
- wldcordeiro 11y agoI believe that now you can use the HTML5 player on Netflix if you're on OS X or Windows. Linux still can't however.
- portaljacker 11y agoNow if only I could uninstall flash. One day...