In March, Microsoft Edge had 9.65% desktop marker share, up from 9.61% in February, while Apple’s Safari went from 9.77% to 9.56% in the same time frame. This has since been blocked.Microsoft Edge has now beaten Safari as the second most popular desktop web browser, according to Statcounter. Those Chrome extensions you were talking about simply tricked Netflix into thinking you were using Safari and it ran at 1080p and with a higher bitrate. Obviously the deal didn't extend to Apple Macs and you can watch Netflix in 1080p on with Safari It stems from their earlier partnership when they launched Netflix on Xbox 360 exclusively. The only reason why Netflix caps to 720p on all browsers except Edge and even Internet Explorer is because of a deal that Netflix has with Microsoft's DRM that the other browsers don't support. Vudu has even said that it's a studio ( Disney and now Fox restriction.

They do the same thing with Vudu, Amazon Prime, Movies & TV, Google Play, YouTube and FandangoNow. This is probably because they don't want people to pirate their things at a higher quality and they don't trust the DRM of PC apps. They do not want their movies and TV shows to run at anything higher than 720p. Browsers can and do play movies in 1080p. I was shocked when I saw that they even “allowed” 720p with Disney+ since they definitely don’t allow it with Movies Anywhere. And Disney will only let you watch it in DVD quality. And with some browsers Disney’s own website “Movies Anywhere” limits all movies including other studio flicks to 480p! Think about that you can buy a 4K movie from Warner Bros. They cap all of their movies on all browsers to 720p BY DESIGN a Vudu rep even stated that it was a studio decision to only allow 720p on their site even if a customer has paid for 4K version. That extension has been blocked by netflix for a while but believe me Chrome is perfectly capable of displaying 1080pĭisney is the worst. 1080p magically works with Internet Explorer 11 and Edge as well as via a Chrome Extension that forces 1080 Netflix. Netflix caps to 720p by design due to them using Microsoft DRM. The only reason why this 720p myth exists is because of DRM by movie companies and notoriously Disney.

Do you people not watch things in 1080 on YouTube? Or on Vudu?

I don’t know why people keep saying this.

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