[GRLUG] Netflix on Linux?

[megadave]

FWIW, I didnt even look at Netflix until I had acquired a Wii for my
son and noticed there was a Wii Netflix app.

I suspect the various studios and copyright holders will NEVER let go
of the DRM that keeps Netflix from supporting anything
non-proprietary.

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 14:32, David Wise <davidn.wise at gmail.com> wrote:
> I suppose that I could try grabbing more RAM and running a persistent VM,
> but that really eliminates the use of having a Linux machine in the first
> place. It is just several more layers of complexity that I need to keep
> running when I could just use a Windows box and save myself some hassle.
>
> Bummer.
> --
> Dave
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Topher <topher at codeventure.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 21 Oct 2011, Steve Romanow wrote:
>>
>>> Is netflix worth all this?
>>
>> Netflix has worked flawlessly in my XP/Virtualbox and now works flawlessly
>> in my Win7/Virtualbox, even full screen seamless mode.  Since I need those
>> machines anyway for testing and photoshop, it's a freebie for me, with no
>> extra effort at all.
>>
>> At that point it's certainly worth it.
>>
>> topher
>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:48 PM, David Wise <davidn.wise at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am kind of hoping to avoid running a VM to get it though. I'm really
>>>> wanting to be able to let my wife just fire it up and watch something
>>>> while
>>>> she knits and chats (like she currently does in Windows). Do any of the
>>>> media players work at all (Boxee etc.)?
>>>> --
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Rob Steenwyk <rsteenwyk at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Good idea, except the Android VM runs terribly slow on x86.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 21, 2011 12:44 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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