Netflix is an industry-killing waste of bandwidth anyway, so who cares?
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Originally posted by GreatEmerald View Post
It's more likely than you think!
Even Google Maps does it. You're not lying that your browser is Chrome/Firefox? Too bad, no placemark dragging/3D support for you!
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Not sure why there is so much hate for Netflix, at least they are somewhat trying.... Unfortunately it looks like Debian Stretch is going to release with Firefox ESR (45.8.0) so it won't work with Netflix, but the newer Firefox is in Sid, so I grabbed it from there, which means I no longer need Chrome, which makes me happy! But speaking of websites that are shit and don't follow standards... the damn IRS page didn't work correctly in Firefox, but works fine in Chromium...go figure.
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Originally posted by brad0 View PostThe player is irrelevant. You sound like a moron.
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Originally posted by leech View PostNot sure why there is so much hate for Netflix, at least they are somewhat trying....
Or they can treat me like a potential pirate, and they won't get crap. And the thing is... I'm perfectly okay without watching TV shows or movies. Don't even care about pirating them. Easier to just not watch them. It's all just idle entertainment anyway. Boggles my mind that anyone cares strongly about any of it.
It's never acceptable to treat your customers poorly, even if it's become common in your industry.
And no, they aren't trying, at least not in any sort of way which is pro-consumer/customer. They either treat their customers like paying customers, or like pirates. One or the other.
P.S. to anyone wondering how to defeat HDCP as was mentioned above: buy an active HDMI splitter, even a cheap one.Last edited by Holograph; 21 April 2017, 04:10 PM.
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Yes the whole DRM thing is rather amusing. A bit off topic, but it reminds me of when I receive Blu-ray movies as gifts. Now I don't have a Blu-ray player except the one in my laptop, which in Linux thanks to the copy protection, doesn't work most of the time.
So generally I'm forced to download a less than legal copy of the movie anyway. Which in my mind is okay since I do in fact own a copy of the movie (that I can't play!) but Hollywood would see it differently of course. Ludicrous really.
As for Netflix, as an Australian the selection of content is certainly lacking but even tricking it into US content it still seems to lack a fair bit, but I guess the Netflix exclusives like Daredevil etc are alright.
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Originally posted by Shiba View Post
..DRM.
Then people wonder why these companies aren't interested in reaching out to the Open Source community with open arms. Also see any thread having to do with AMD's efforts to open up their drivers, it's just sad and self defeating.
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