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Netflix Now Works On Linux With HTML5 DRM Video Support In Chrome

Posted by timothy on from the better-than-impossible dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Beginning with the Chrome 38 Beta it's now possible to watch Netflix without any Wine/Silverlight plug-ins but will work natively using Chrome's DRM-HTML5 video capabilities with Netflix. The steps just involve using the latest beta of Chrome and an HTTP user-agent switcher to tell Netflix you're a Windows Chrome user, due to Netflix arbitrarily blocking the Linux build."

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  1. Re:Why is by astro · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because no matter how strongly they state that a configuration is not supported, if it's not expressly blocked, people will try to get technical support for it. And with the distro landscape as it is, supporting mainstream software on "Linux" is a nightmare.

  2. Re:Why is by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I used to be a long term NF user (the mail dvd's, that is) but the service started getting slow (mailings were not as fast as before) and many titles were dropped (not NF's fault, but I still had less choice).

    TPB does what I need and there's never a problem with compatibility ;)

    sorry, entertainment industry, but I gave up on you. for decades (quite a few of them) I helped fund your overpriced shite. that has now ended.

    my cost is that of a VPN and that's it. and so, I'm 'there' until things drastically change, and I don't see that happening even in my lifetime.

    so, even though linux is now 'working', I could actually care less. too little, too late.

    --

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    "It is now safe to switch off your computer."
  3. Re:Why is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I could actually care less

    So exactly how much less could you actually care then?

  4. Re:Why is by VTBlue · · Score: 5, Funny

    A Linux user calling tech support...that's rich.

  5. Re:Why is by CrankyFool · · Score: 5, Interesting

    He's really not. Right now, for example, he mostly works on a Chromebook. At least that's what he's usually on when I see him working in the kitchen*.

    (I work at Netflix)

    * Reed doesn't have an office / cubicle / set location, so he tends to work either in a common area or in a random conference room until you kick him out because you reserved the room