[GRLUG] Netflix on Linux?

[Roger Roelofs]

That's an interesting thought for people who want to avoid windows.  I
have a couple winXP VMs around for browser testing.  I usually just
use one of them.  (I know,  I'm being seduced by the dark side :-) )

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:38 PM, David Wise <davidn.wise at gmail.com> wrote:
>> That stinks. I've read something about ChromeOS having a plugin that
>> supports Netflix, I was wondering if it's possible to use that with Chromium
>> or not. Again, I suspect I know the answer, but am hoping someone will be
>> able to prove me wrong.
>
> Steve's reply just gave me an idea for a really hacky workaround that
> might actually work.
>
> Grab the Android SDK, run Android in a VM, install and use the Netflix
> Android app.
>
> When you run Android in a VM in the SDK, you're running bona-fide
> Android. So, yeah, it might work. You might need to do some kind of
> workaround for 'device compatibility', especially if you want to fill
> a 720p or 1080p display...



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