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kalmaritic

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Registered: 2021-05-29

Posts: 2

Streaming DRM 4k Media

Hi,

Is there any solution for streaming HD DRM'd media from Amazon/Google under Linux? I've just tried vmware with win10 and while I can correctly play at full resolution the video performance seems laggy (even with graphics acceleration), maybe that's only expected for a VM?

Just curious if there is a (legal) way of solving this without having native Windows/Apple devices...

Thanks

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,911

Re: Streaming DRM 4k Media

In order to play that kind of content it seems a fully compliant hdcp 2.2 stack is needed.

Streaming in 4K requires an HDCP 2.2 compliant connection to a 4K capable display, Intel's 7th generation Core CPU, and the latest Windows updates. Check with the manufacturer of your system to verify specifications.

( from [1] )

[1] https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742

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