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[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (7 children)

It's not even really better on Windows. (Nearly) all streaming services restrict resolution to 720p if you watch on a PC, mobile phone or tablet. With the exception of Netflix if you watch with Microsoft Edge or Chrome, I believe.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don‘t GPUs also include hardware for DRM stuff like that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, still then there are only very limited software configurations that are allowed.

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