A few days ago I was really bored and thought… Fck it, it can’t really be that bad and paid for a month, wouldn’t hurt to try…
Well that was a waste of money…
1st issue: Can’t stream over airplay.
A common thing i do because I’m a lazy piece of sh!t is I have a piece of software called “uxplay” which is a software airplay server that works way better than it has any right to. So what I do when I’m too lazy to get up from my couch is I connect my Mac with the uxplay server and just watch things that way. It’s a bog standard M3 MacBook air, nothing done to it, nothing…
So imagine my surprise when I tried to play Netflix while streaming over airplay and just saw a black screen… Yep, it just did not work… I couldn’t believe it at 1st but yep, apparently it’s a part of their DRM…
Issue 2: 4k is a lie…
Ok, I thought to myself, fine, I’ll watch it on my Mac directly… But the quality looked… Off. Sure enough, it was streaming at 1080p with a bit rate so low I could practically count the pixels… Ok, I thought to myself, I’ve heard of Netflix having issues on Linux (why I didn’t even try it on my PC) maybe I have something setup wrong… So I look at their docs and they state that safari should be able to play 4k full quality (yk, the thing I’m fucking paying for), I was trying to watch it on Arc (chromium based browser) so I thought, fair enough, I’m just gonna use safari… I log in do everything.
Still 1080p with an ass bit rate
Wtf
At this point I’m proper pissed off, I would have had less issues had I pirated the fcking show I wanted to watch at this point… But I gave it one last attempt, windows.
3rd issue: Windows… It’s by itself an issue
So, I have a stealth windows GPU passthrough virtual machine… The kind that most kernel level AC can’t detect. So I went “eh, if kernel level AC can’t detect it, surely Netflix won’t be able to”. And to it’s (the virtual machine’s credit) it was not detected… Problem is, 4k still didn’t fucking work. On Netflix’s own fcking website it states that edge should be able to play 4k no issue, so I relented and reinstalled edge to my debloated VM… Well that was a waste of time, the bit rate was a bit better but it was still 1080p… I tried extensions, changing flags, nope, Netflix just did not wanna stream at 4k… DESPITE ME FUCKING PAYING FOR IT… Ok, I thought, I have one last option, Netflix has an official windows app, except it’s only on the Microsoft store which just sat there for 5 minutes and then threw an error “unable to apply update” when trying to install the app…
Idk why people would ever pay for this shit, honestly. I didn’t expect anything and I was still disappointed. I didn’t expect it to work on Linux which is my daily driver but to be having issues on supposedly supported platforms, both Windows and Mac is completely unacceptable.
Afaik, their 4k plan is a straight up scam as I could not get it to stream at 4k, regardless of what I tried…
And I know it’s not my internet or my setup, I have gigabit internet ffs…
Sorry for the rant, I’m just really butthurt about having spent money on a service that doesn’t fcking work…
Have you tried an actual TV?
Have you experienced what passes for “an actual TV that plays Netflix” these days?
Miss me with that shit.
Say what now?
Always-online locked down ad-riddled spyware on cheapass unfixable planned obsolescence hardware.
Are you a bot?
Are you?
Modern “Televisions” are pretty much smartphones with a big ass screen connected to them, and as such often requires an internet connection and some form of a login to use, even if you’re hardwired directly to it.
Modern tvs aren’t just a screen that displays the data you send it, they’re a standalone ad serving machine
So, don’t you think watching on good quality “big ass screen” is nicer?
Is it worth giving up your data for a bigger screen?
You can just never connect it to the Internet in the first place and only use the HDMI ports. Using a linux media pc running Kodi or whatever. But most people don’t know or care to do this.
Also the larger state actors have been hijacking televisions as well. However the attack still required an initial network logon.
https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/privacy/a-closer-look-at-the-tvs-from-the-cia-vault-7-hack-a1864416431/
What data are you giving up? That you prefer “Better call Saul” to “Breaking Bad”?
Yes, but don’t ask me for cake recipes. I’m not in the mood.
I feel like a detail got added and then missed. “Have you tried a TV” means using a TV as a display. The reply jumped to Smart TV with the Netflix app.
No, I don’t have a tv… Nor do I have any intention of buying one…
So, you are complaining that a TV streaming service, with primary focus on streaming onto smart TVs, don’t perform on devices which are not main devices it caters for?
Hey hey Felix! Back with your shit takes again, i see!
Another way of seeing it is they’re pissed about a service not working as advertised.
Examples for your reading comprehension impaired self:
Obviously they’re the stupid ones for simply believing what the company stated. Next time they’ll know to ask you for your input first!
No, I don’t shag your wife anymore.
Are you 12? What kind of response is that?
He called out your bad take and all you can say is ‘i fucked your wife’.
OP is right, if advertised, it should do 4k via one of the supported browsers.
Are you suggesting your wife prefers children? That’s concerning.
Another zinger!
And “shag?” Really? You can curse on the fucking Internet, Mr. Powers.
Precisely, it’s never marketed as a TV-only service anywhere so I have the full right to complain when I’m getting screwed over.
I haven’t met anyone under the age of 40 that still uses a TV to watch stuff
Bought a 65inch TV for like $300 at Walmart. Hooked it up to my Pc to watch shows. Works good. Never connected it to the internet and never will. Just need an HDMI cord
Why use small screen when have big screen?
Then use small screen and big screen!
Projectors are also a thing.
Then you are pretty isolated
Nah not really, watching TV is a boomer thing
Ok boomer
Lmao, have fun with your crappy modern tvs. Relevant Lemmy post: https://sopuli.xyz/post/21162974
I don’t need a modern TV (although it would be nice)
I have a old TV that’s probably 10 or more years of age. It doesn’t really compare to modern TVs but it does work well as a simple display device for my RPI running Kodi. I have a Bluetooth remote connected to Kodi and the TV turns on via CEC.