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Re:More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 Sta... by TacticalCoder on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @02:31PM (#34164859)
> This piqued my curiosity and I wondered if Linux supports ReadyPlay and other DRM standards to support higher bitrate and higher resolution Netflix streaming.

I pay for my Netflix subscription. And when I want to watch a movie on my projector, I first torrent it (fiber optic, takes two minutes top), then play it. No random Internet issue. I torrent the x264 "webRIP" which I figure out is basically the film I paid for the right to watch using my subscription. I'm not a "data hoarder" / movie collector: I watch the movie then delete it. Same for series.

I started doing this after I upgraded my Netflix subscription to a higher tier then noticed streaming quality on OS X was still crap.

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Re:More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 Sta... by acchow on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @03:39PM (#34165646)
> then noticed streaming quality on OS X was still crap.

If you’re using Safari, streaming quality will be the same on OS X as on your smart TV. If you use Chrome or another browser, yeah quality does suck.

Chrome does not support the DRM that the studios require for higher bitrate streaming

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