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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by swiley on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:01AM (#26993577)
Streaming works fine on Linux, even from Disney.
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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by saxonww on Friday April 30, 2021 @10:32AM (#26993967)
I'll second this, with the caveat that you won't always get HD streams.

Netflix only supports 720p on Linux, and I believe Amazon Prime is limited to SD as well.

Disney+ doesn't support Linux, but works for me right now with a spoofed user agent, and claims to be 1080P. YouTube TV works fine without any spoofing, and also claims to be 1080P.

I don't know if Hulu works now, I haven't tried it in years. Vudu doesn't support Linux and I didn't try to work around it. Not sure about any of the other new services like HBO Max, or the CBS or NBC streaming services.

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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by __david__ on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:48PM (#26995883)
720p is still technically HD. SD is 480.
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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by ohazi on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:14PM (#26996276)
Not even technically, 720p is HD. 1080p is "Full HD" (FHD) and 4k is "Ultra HD" (UHD).
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Re:YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google co... by saxonww on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:50PM (#26997649)
You're both correct, I'm not sure why I made that mistake because I definitely know the difference.

I believe Amazon currently is restricted to SD/480p, at least, that's all I can get with Firefox right now.

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