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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by akerro on Sunday January 29, 2017 @02:52PM (#13516200)
Hello Firefox!
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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by cpeterso on Sunday January 29, 2017 @04:01PM (#13516620)
Firefox also uses Google's Widevine CDM. I'm curious if the HDMI monitor flashes are an issue with Chrome's integration with Widevine or in Widevine itself (and thus also affecting Firefox).
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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by syshum on Sunday January 29, 2017 @08:53PM (#13518093)
Monitor Flashes because internally is basically changing inputs as it changes from unencrypted video to encrypted HDCP video
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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by tedunangst on Sunday January 29, 2017 @07:11PM (#13517681)
How does one use Firefox without widevine to watch a DRM video stream?
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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by akerro on Monday January 30, 2017 @04:52AM (#13519764)
I meant you can still disable DRM completely or enable only on request.
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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by jasonkostempski on Sunday January 29, 2017 @03:11PM (#13516293)
Hello Silverlight if you want Netflix too.
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Re:Chrome Widevine DRM can no longer be disabled by dolske on Sunday January 29, 2017 @03:29PM (#13516412)
Firefox also includes Widevide, so Silverlight is no longer needed. Netflix works just fine with it. (https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2016/04/08/mozilla-t...)

It also includes UI to indicate when DRM content is being played, and there's a UI pref to disable DRM support entirely, if that's your thing.

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