Netflix quality on PC... (Sadface)

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#1267193 24-Mar-2015 23:19

According to https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742 using HTML 5 on Chrome the best you can get is 720p, but you can get 1080p with IE.

I reckon there own help page makes it official enough :)

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#1267199 24-Mar-2015 23:54

Yup, same as most above, I get 720p on chrome and 1080p on IE (and looking at the html it looks like in IE it's html5 not silverlight)

Edit: Reading a bit about it - looks like Microsoft implemented MSE, WebCrypto, but I'd guess most importantly EME (http://www.w3.org/TR/encrypted-media/ - i.e DRM) for HTML5 on IE11, hence why they can do 1080p on IE11.

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#1267851 25-Mar-2015 19:20

also set your desktop display hz to match the fps of the source video.

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#1268711 26-Mar-2015 22:12

do you have problems playing back 1080p50hz videos on youtube? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EYP7NmHzYg

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#1268712 26-Mar-2015 22:14

No problem playing 1080P/60 on youtube... It's ok guys. It's NOT an issue with my system... It's a limitation on the browser players with the exception of the IE 11 player ...
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#1268727 26-Mar-2015 22:47

It almost pains me to say it, but the quality of streaming video from Netflix (NZ) using IE11 seems close to flawless to me (VDSL @ 40mb/s here).

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#1268740 27-Mar-2015 00:30

CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ L OR S bring up more options too.

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#1268784 27-Mar-2015 07:00

Just to clarify, IE11 will only play 1080p if it's on a Win8 system.

Not worth it for me to go from Win7 to Win8 just to get the better resolution. And pay the extra to get WMC.

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#1268938 27-Mar-2015 11:22

Ive gotta ask, is it just a case of want 1080 because you want it , not because you'll see a real difference over 720

And 1080 vs 720 is just the native res of of the vid stream. Thats not the be all & end all of quality.
A quality 720 vid will be better than a compressed to the max crappy 1080
The theres the issue of just when & where our eyes can actually see the differenece: screen size & veiwing distance (and how perfect each individuals eyesight actually is)

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/720p-vs-1080p-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-hdtv-resolutions/

http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/

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#1268941 27-Mar-2015 11:28

1101: Ive gotta ask, is it just a case of want 1080 because you want it , not because you'll see a real difference over 720

And 1080 vs 720 is just the native res of of the vid stream. Thats not the be all & end all of quality.
A quality 720 vid will be better than a compressed to the max crappy 1080
The theres the issue of just when & where our eyes can actually see the differenece: screen size & veiwing distance (and how perfect each individuals eyesight actually is)

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/720p-vs-1080p-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-hdtv-resolutions/

http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/

Panasonic 50" VT20 Plasma and AE7000 1080P projector. Yes there's a real difference.

I've had LASIK and my eyesight is significantly better than 20/20

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#1268945 27-Mar-2015 11:37

Yes, on my 65inch Samsung you can easily see the difference between using Firefox/Chrome/Silverlight and IE/HTML5. Wow, for the first time in years a use for IE, what a strange situation.

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#1269010 27-Mar-2015 13:14

Yes there's a real difference.

Grin. Well, as long as were not at this point, then I'll believe you!

BTW I'm jokin' witcha. I too can tell the difference between 1080 and 720, but for my setup 720 is perfectly fine!

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#1269074 27-Mar-2015 15:02

On the 32" screen I'm currently confined to up to up to 18 hours a day, 720 is quite okay also.

People often mistake me for an adult because of my age.

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#1271517 28-Mar-2015 16:29

Talkiet:
1101: Ive gotta ask, is it just a case of want 1080 because you want it , not because you'll see a real difference over 720

And 1080 vs 720 is just the native res of of the vid stream. Thats not the be all & end all of quality.
A quality 720 vid will be better than a compressed to the max crappy 1080
The theres the issue of just when & where our eyes can actually see the differenece: screen size & veiwing distance (and how perfect each individuals eyesight actually is)

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/720p-vs-1080p-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-hdtv-resolutions/

http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/

Panasonic 50" VT20 Plasma and AE7000 1080P projector. Yes there's a real difference.

I've had LASIK and my eyesight is significantly better than 20/20

Cheers - N

Why not bite the bullet and buy a chromecast? With the power saving over running a PC and noise reduction also... makes life easier for you. Although I have heard that a dual band Chromecast is coming.

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#1271520 28-Mar-2015 16:33

Kiwifruta:
Talkiet:
1101: Ive gotta ask, is it just a case of want 1080 because you want it , not because you'll see a real difference over 720

And 1080 vs 720 is just the native res of of the vid stream. Thats not the be all & end all of quality.
A quality 720 vid will be better than a compressed to the max crappy 1080
The theres the issue of just when & where our eyes can actually see the differenece: screen size & veiwing distance (and how perfect each individuals eyesight actually is)

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/720p-vs-1080p-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-hdtv-resolutions/

http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/

Panasonic 50" VT20 Plasma and AE7000 1080P projector. Yes there's a real difference.

I've had LASIK and my eyesight is significantly better than 20/20

Cheers - N

Why not bite the bullet and buy a chromecast? With the power saving over running a PC and noise reduction also... makes life easier for you. Although I have heard that a dual band Chromecast is coming.

My Media PC is an I3 NUC. It's quiet enough (essentially silent from a metre away) and pretty power efficient. I don't care about power efficiency though. I really don't want to have to have multiple boxes... It looks like by upgrading to windows 8.1 on the NUC I can get 1080 if I use the app, (5.1 sound only available in the app, not the ie11/win8 browser combo)... I guess that will do until I have a 4k display device.

Cheers -N

Please note all comments are from my own brain and don't necessarily represent the position or opinions of my employer, previous employers, colleagues, friends or pets.

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