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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by jackcnreturns on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:05AM (#15607970)
For whatever reason you seem to be on a puritanical crusade against anything DRM.

So tell me again how Netflix subscribers, who are only purchasing the right to be able to stream videos on a limited release cycle, are hurt by Netflix's use of DRM? I followed the massive draconian DRM push by the gaming industry, MPAA and RIAA during the 00s and let me tell you son - this ain't nothing close.

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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by flukus on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:09AM (#15607991)
As someone else mentioned, netflix subscribers are hurt because only people using edge can get the 1080p version due to DRM. Non-paying pirates get the good version, paying customers get the low quality one.
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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by skybrian on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:36AM (#15608087)
Who are these videophiles who actually care about 1080p? It seems like if the show is any good, you don't need 1080p to enjoy it.

Okay, I'm old, but we watched movies on VHS and it was a lot better than broadcast signal in a rural area. DVD's are very clear in comparison. HDTV is just icing on the cake.

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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by CaptSpify on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:49AM (#15608124)
And TV is a luxury, so you should be grateful that you get any at all. Back in my day, we didn't have nearly as many kids on our lawns, and we were happy for it.

/sarcasm

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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by flukus on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:49AM (#15608125)
I do and I'm far from a videophile, but I do have a nice big TV that I sit rather close too. It's a nice to have, but at times it's a really nice to have, especially for things like blockbuster movies.

Two other areas I find it really critical are sports (not a favorite topic around these parts), watching the silky smooth world cup stream in 1080p a few years was breathtaking, another one is animated shows. It seems unintuitive and I have no idea why, but something like futurama is much better in 1080p.

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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by shmerl on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:40AM (#15608100)
If you have a high resolution display, you'll get grainy video if the source is not high resolution enough.
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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by ionised on Thursday November 02, 2017 @06:51AM (#15609240)
Is this satire?
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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by skybrian on Thursday November 02, 2017 @06:29PM (#15614895)
Nope, I really don't get the appeal.
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Re:Netflix Employees Are Happier with Their Job Than Faceboo... by shmerl on Thursday November 02, 2017 @01:08AM (#15607986)
Not whatever, but quite simple reason of DRM being unethical overreaching preemptive policing methodology, on top of which is built an entire corrupted and undemocratic set of legal mechanisms like DMCA-1201 (anti-circumvention provisions).

>So tell me again how Netflix subscribers, who are only purchasing the right to be able to stream videos on a limited release cycle, are hurt by Netflix's use of DRM?

Others already brought examples above with this DRM limiting usability of where videos can be watched. But that's a minor damage in comparison with damage done by DRM pushed into HTML standard itself, in which Netflix is complicit.

See https://boingboing.net/2017/03/21/we-cant-handle-the-truth.h...

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