Take your translator and check out if you are running AMD hardware, the latest 18.4.1 drivers and are a fan of Netflix. You can now get all that 4K goodness on your PC, if you have 4K display of course. There are a couple of hoops to jump through however. If I mentioned Microsoft Edge, would that make you wince? Thanks.As requirements for Netflix in ultra-high-resolution on the PC, the support for PlayReady 3.0 includes Microsoft Edge as a browser, a connection to the monitor via the hdcp 2.2 protocol, an existing h265 decoder and a Netflix Premium subscription.
Re: AMD driver crashes on netflix? Kingfish Sep 6, 2015 12:15 PM (in response to ebolaisintheusa) Try disabling hardware acceleration. If amd needs a update for windows 10.
With the drm implementation PlayReady 3.0, theft of video material must be prevented. Click to expand.It was? I totally didn't get that memo. LolSeriously though, I was totally under the impression that the only computers that could playback commercialized 4K content (Blu-ray, Netflix, etc) were Intel 7000 and newer CPUs, with their IGP, using Windows 10?? My understanding was that it was the Intel SGX hardware extension present in the CPU that was the 'DRM' associated with allowing for 4K playback, and required a secure connection to the graphics processor, which was only possible using Intel's IGP.
As such, regardless of whether any other installed hardware was capable of actually handling the playback of said content, it'd only work for that specific combination and so even people with a Ryzen processor were totally SOL when it came to ever expecting being able to watch Blu-rays in 4K on their computer.The linked AnandTech article didn't clear anything up in that regard. Which considering the fact I just bought a USB BD-R drive and passed on bothering to consider the 4K-capable Pioneer drive for $20 more (well, +$70 when factoring in rebates), I'm a little bummed.
Heh As even all the comments and details on Pioneer's site all indicated needing Intel hardware, with no mention of even nVidia graphics.So what am I missing, anyone able to fill me in? Click to expand.The requirements are different for Netflix and UHD BD. Netflix supports GPU 4k decoding as well as CPU 4k decoding with an Intel 7th gen CPU and above on Windows 10 1511 x64 and above via Edge and the Windows 10 Netflix app as well, at least when using Intel CPUs and nVidia GPUs, not sure about the app with AMD GPUs but I believe it should work with the app. 4k BD only works with PowerDVD 17 or higher using an Intel 7th gen CPU and above non U series, i.e. The low power mobile CPUs on Windows 10 1511 x64 and above.
Click to expand.That would require Chrome supporting PlayReady 3.0 which shouldn't be a problem if Google wants to. For all of the bashing of Edge, for video playback, really, what does it matter? It's not like you can't have Chrome, FF, IE and Edge all on the same machine. Edge is considerably better than it was when Windows 10 launched three years ago. Unless you're tied to Google's ecosystem fairly deeply, Edge and Chrome will work equally well for most. Edge is probably better on better and definitely better with touch and the UI generally a bit more responsive. Chrome clearly has the lead with extensions.And it's kind of moot anyway when it comes to Netflix because most would probably prefer the app which does support for 4k.
That would require Chrome supporting PlayReady 3.0 which shouldn't be a problem if Google wants to. For all of the bashing of Edge, for video playback, really, what does it matter? It's not like you can't have Chrome, FF, IE and Edge all on the same machine. Edge is considerably better than it was when Windows 10 launched three years ago. Unless you're tied to Google's ecosystem fairly deeply, Edge and Chrome will work equally well for most. Edge is probably better on better and definitely better with touch and the UI generally a bit more responsive. Chrome clearly has the lead with extensions.And it's kind of moot anyway when it comes to Netflix because most would probably prefer the app which does support for 4k.
Click to expand.You missed the bus of confusion.About 18 months ago,. It was a paid excusive by Intel, because meeting the MPAA's standards for 4k streaming on a computer required a whole new mess of DRM compliance testing, and paying Netflix and Microsoft to upgrade their PC app.About 12 months ago,. They put in a bullshit limitation for 3GB ram or more to make the minimum price of entry the GTX 1050 Ti,.And now AMD has released drivers for Vega and Polaris. Even the ones with just 2GB VRAM. Becuse 3GB ram is just a made-up number by Nvidia. GREAT FUCKING MOVE THERE, NVIDIA!All these cards originally shipped with 4k HEVC playback and certified HDMI 2.0b ports. It's just been the cost of entry that's held things back, certifying 4k streaming on the minefield that is the PC.
And based on the 6-month wait, you can guess how long the paid exclusive was for Intel.You can use any of these cards for accelerated 4k playback of ripped files. The Netflix 4k certification is a clusterfuck of the highest order, and has just caused confusion on what video cards supported what playback. I totally didn't get that memo. LolSeriously though, I was totally under the impression that the only computers that could playback commercialized 4K content (Blu-ray, Netflix, etc) were Intel 7000 and newer CPUs, with their IGP, using Windows 10?? My understanding was that it was the Intel SGX hardware extension present in the CPU that was the 'DRM' associated with allowing for 4K playback, and required a secure connection to the graphics processor, which was only possible using Intel's IGP.
As such, regardless of whether any other installed hardware was capable of actually handling the playback of said content, it'd only work for that specific combination and so even people with a Ryzen processor were totally SOL when it came to ever expecting being able to watch Blu-rays in 4K on their computer.The linked AnandTech article didn't clear anything up in that regard. Which considering the fact I just bought a USB BD-R drive and passed on bothering to consider the 4K-capable Pioneer drive for $20 more (well, +$70 when factoring in rebates), I'm a little bummed. Heh As even all the comments and details on Pioneer's site all indicated needing Intel hardware, with no mention of even nVidia graphics.So what am I missing, anyone able to fill me in? Clearly U B not that Dum!Sounds like par for the course with nVidia. LolnV bashing aside, I knew that general 4K content playback wasn't an issue for any system, at least outside of hardware physically limited by performance, like an Atom or something. So like YouTube and rips, most systems could handle fine. I even had a moment of curiosity on whether a RasPi could hook up to my USB BD-R to function as a sort of set-top Blu-ray player.
Alas, while the hardware was more than capable, there's a lack of decoders for Linux, like PowerDVD (and that proof of concept library sans keycodes only gets you so far). The go-to solution there was to use MakeDVD and then set it up to Live Stream it, which just equates to it ripping the disc while simultaneously playing the rip. Definitely not very elegant or practical lol (also more or less negated being able to use the disc menu).Not that I even have a 4K screen, or a GPU capable of HDMI 2.0, so really all of this is just me wishing I knew so I could've futureproofed myself better It's still really good to know that everything isn't as tied to Intel hardware as I had thought it was!
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I was a bit irked about that aspect. Click to expand.Agreed, there are simply too many requirements and in the case of 4k BD the investment in PowerDVD, which is actually very nice but at $50 add-on for the upgrade version. I don't necessarily get the attachment to a specific browser especially if it's just being use for video playback. I'm the type that has a number of redundant apps installed in case one doesn't do a particular task well and that's especially true of media playback.I've not used Edge or browsers for Netflix for a long time on the PC because of the Netflix app. But having browser based Netflix with the 4k support as a fallback has been nice since that full screen issue with the app popped up. Again, redundancy isn't a bad thing. You know, for all the things that I'm not that fond of with Edge.
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The one thing that it does BEAUTIFULLY is scrolling webpages! I don't know what it is that they've gotten absolutely right with their interface, but it scrolls so damn fluidly compared to Chrome. I even have the 'Smooth Scrolling with 60fps' extension, and have tried one or two others, and it's no where near as nice as Edge. At least on my laptop (FX-9800p powered). On the desktop I have Firefox Quantum, but even then it's scrolling isn't quite as crisp as Edge.shrug.