[GRLUG] Netflix on Linux?

[Mike Williams]

It's my understanding that this is exactly the issue. Still, it 
shouldn't be insurmountable. The solution would be closed-source, of 
course, but it could be done. Every so often I hear rumors that it's 
"almost ready", but I'll believe it when I see it.

On 10/21/2011 04:11 PM, megadave wrote:
> 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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