Why is it that Netflix only allows Edge and IE to get the best possible stream quality (pic related)?
Also what quality do you get when using the apps?
Netflix quality
Jacob Roberts
Ryder Torres
probably because microsoft is paying netflix a shitload of money.
pcworld.com
Sebastian Allen
To get the legit best quality you have to use the Netflix app from Windows store. Xbox one and Netflix app have the best quality.
Connor Foster
>there are people who still pay for media
Charles Barnes
Is there really a difference between the Windows app and Edge quality-wise?
Angel Fisher
>being this poor
Hudson Nguyen
windowsclan.com
looks like you're right, the app seems to offer better sound quality than Edge
David Taylor
>paying for an extremely limited media catalogue makes me poor
Christian Evans
Edge allows for CPU-level DRM with Intel processors, which can prevent people from recording the output of Netflix streams.
I personally think there is literally nothing wrong with this.
Aaron Lopez
>I wont just use youtube-dl
if this doesn't work, I won't use Netflix (not that I still do)
Eli Richardson
That's fine, you are not the intended audience.
Jordan Williams
The DRM dreck probably doesn't function in other browsers and Netflix is probably worried their crap is going to get pirated (which happens anyway).
The joys of DRM 101 basically. Pay and get assraped, meanwhile the fuckers who torrent for free get better service.
Jose Nguyen
Pirated videos don't have this problem.
Henry Reed
OP here. Didn't know that, thanks! I guess that is why the video is blacked out when I took the screenshot.
Ryan Hughes
>Intel, Netflix and Microsoft working together to make sure nobody will use their products
What a great, big happy family.
Evan Turner
Then again, at least they're doing this: aomedia.org
Charles Ortiz
5.1 audio
Wyatt King
Because it requires DRM that only IE and Edge have implemented. Safari actually has it implemented as well.
There's no technical reason why Chrome and Firefox couldn't implement it as well.
Ryder Williams
That's really cool. I see nothing but good things coming from this, especially since Mozilla is involved. Netflix and Mozilla just worked together to make the newer versions of Firefox compatible with the HTML5 player and DRM. Even my old IBM ThinkCentre, with a Pentium 4 and 512mb of ram, w/ max 256MB of video memory piped to the integrated AGP chip has no issue decoding the DRM and playing low-quality video with a decent framerate.
Noah Lee
The windows app is the same as edge and IE and gives better quality.
Firefox and chrome are at fault here last I heard.
Cameron Walker
Jesus fuck those low ass audio bitrates