Netflix doesn’t block HD on Linux

I guess that depends on what "HD" means. As far as I know, unless you are running a dedicated streaming device (Chromecast, Roku, etc), Windows in IE, or the Windows Netflix app, you can only watch in 720p.

You're correct, but Netflix seems to block it on the client-side. Lots of extensions fix this, and I seem to have had those installed for quite a while, so never had to think about it. Prime on the other hand, blocks it server-side, so no way to upgrade.

I'm hoping that with SteamDeck these issues get sorted, as more people use it as a docked media player.

[0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/netflix-1080p...

>I'm hoping that with SteamDeck these issues get sorted, as more people use it as a docked media player.

Why won't it be the same deal as ChromeOS or Android ? It'll work with some blessed config of widewine L1, and not if you do your own thing on the device.

SteamDeck runs archlinux, so higher chance of the blessed configuration working elsewhere? Can’t really say, since Steam hasn’t elaborated on their plans yet.

Widevine L1 requires hardware backed support and keys baked into the device, which the SteamDeck does not have.

It won't be happening on the current hardware.

It's not just client side, but it's easy enough to lie to them, and the lie is very little and white

720p is literally HD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p

Yeah but the point is that other devices get the 1080p and higher resolutions

Haven't tried Netflix, that seems to do 720p (bad but watchable for cartoons and old shows) rather than the 560p I was getting from Amazon (recent live action shows).

I pirate Netflix content that I want to see in high quality, which isn't all that much to be honest. I don't really understand the point of restriction Linux when every pirate site has 4K dumps of Netflix shows mere days after launch, but I don't care enough to try to work around their restrictions when I can just wait for Sonarr to kick in.