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Old 28-02-2014, 19:28
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how come breaking bad is not in HD anymore on the web version of netflix? its always been in HD before is it just me or is everyone having this problem? and on my smart tv it is in super hd.... how comes its not online too?

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Old 23-03-2014, 18:02
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how come breaking bad is not in HD anymore on the web version of netflix? its always been in HD before is it just me or is everyone having this problem? and on my smart tv it is in super hd.... how comes its not online too?

Thanks Tom
I don't think the website has ever streamed in HD. When you consider that most people don't have HD monitors then it's not really worth streaming HD when only a small number of people would make use of it. The site has always said "Available in HD on your TV" - i.e. not on the website.

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Old 23-03-2014, 22:09
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I don't think the website has ever streamed in HD. When you consider that most people don't have HD monitors then it's not really worth streaming HD when only a small number of people would make use of it. The site has always said "Available in HD on your TV" - i.e. not on the website.

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Erm.... aren't all monitors HD?

The line count on all the monitors I've had since about 1996 have all been at least 768. I just figured that was because you sit closer to it than the TV so needed the detail up close for text etc to be readable.
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Old 23-03-2014, 22:18
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Erm.... aren't all monitors HD?

The line count on all the monitors I've had since about 1996 have all been at least 768. I just figured that was because you sit closer to it than the TV so needed the detail up close for text etc to be readable.
They maybe, but Super HD isn't supported on all computers.

Currently Netflix only list the Windows 8 app, that supports Super HD.

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/8731
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Old 23-03-2014, 23:13
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Erm.... aren't all monitors HD?

The line count on all the monitors I've had since about 1996 have all been at least 768. I just figured that was because you sit closer to it than the TV so needed the detail up close for text etc to be readable.
Maybe, but HD resolution is 1920x1080; so a 1024x768 (4:3) or 1280x720 (16:9) monitor isn't HD.

Another issue for most users is hardware that will run fullscreen HD video.

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Old 24-03-2014, 00:23
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As others have said I'm pretty sure Breaking Bad has always been SD only via a standard web browser as many of the contracts require that as the studios are fearful of people ripping the content from Netflix which is harder to do and easier to combat via Apps on other devices
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Old 24-03-2014, 04:51
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Maybe, but HD resolution is 1920x1080; so a 1024x768 (4:3) or 1280x720 (16:9) monitor isn't HD.

Another issue for most users is hardware that will run fullscreen HD video.

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But you can easily output your computer to a TV screen which will give you 1920x1080. Which is what I do. I still have Windows 7 and use Netflix for other regions other than the UK via Unblock US. For UK I use the Virgin Tivo box which gives excellent results for picture and sound. Via my computer although the picture is very good I find the sound quality pretty awful. I don't expect Dolby Digital but reasonable Stereo Sound would be nice. The best way to describe the sound is hollow with poor upper frequencies. I do feel tempted to upgrade to Windows 8 as I have been told you can get Dolby Digital via the Windows 8 app.
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Old 25-03-2014, 13:11
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Maybe, but HD resolution is 1920x1080; so a 1024x768 (4:3) or 1280x720 (16:9) monitor isn't HD.

Another issue for most users is hardware that will run fullscreen HD video.

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That isn't true.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

HD is defined as anything of 720p and above so that is clearly being met in your examples above. The only difference is that in "Netflix terminology" 720p is defined as HD whereas 1080p is defined as Super HD
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Old 26-03-2014, 18:26
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Pah! Mere technicalities!

(OK, I was wrong )


Anyway, point is, I'm pretty certain the website has only EVER had SD video - HD being restricted to the apps.

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Old 26-03-2014, 18:49
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Pah! Mere technicalities!

(OK, I was wrong )


Anyway, point is, I'm pretty certain the website has only EVER had SD video - HD being restricted to the apps.

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Wrong again. Many titles are available in HD via the website.
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Old 26-03-2014, 19:26
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Wrong again. Many titles are available in HD via the website.
Care to provide a link?
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Old 26-03-2014, 20:04
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Care to provide a link?
What do you mean post a link? Just go the website and see. Many titles are available in HD and will tell you so but to make it easier for you. Select the TV series Covert Affairs, press play and it will stream in HD after about 30 seconds on a good internet connection.
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Old 26-03-2014, 20:14
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What do you mean post a link? Just go the website and see.
I did. And it said "Available in HD on your TV". Hence I asked for a specific example.

Many titles are available in HD and will tell you so but to make it easier for you. Select the TV series Covert Affairs, press play and it will stream in HD after about 30 seconds on a good internet connection.
Ah OK, I was basing it on the note on the majority of pages that says "Streaming: Available in HD on your TV".

Although on the title you mention (Covert Affairs) it does say "Streaming: Available in HD"

Wonder why they have some titles available on the website in HD and some not - when they obviously have the HD stream?!

I never use the website to watch so I was only basing it on the text that says "available in HD on your TV" which seems to be the majority.

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Old 26-03-2014, 20:55
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I did. And it said "Available in HD on your TV". Hence I asked for a specific example.



Ah OK, I was basing it on the note on the majority of pages that says "Streaming: Available in HD on your TV".

Although on the title you mention (Covert Affairs) it does say "Streaming: Available in HD"

Wonder why they have some titles available on the website in HD and some not - when they obviously have the HD stream?!

I never use the website to watch so I was only basing it on the text that says "available in HD on your TV" which seems to be the majority.

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I think it is for rights reasons. Some studios for some reason are not happy to allow titles to be in HD via the website. I am stuck using the web version for other regions other than the UK. For UK I use the Virgin TiVo box. I still find alot of titles are in HD via the website though. Certainly most of the TV shows I watch on the US version are in HD but alot of films on the Canadian version are not.
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Old 26-03-2014, 20:59
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Thanks for the clarification anyway

Main reason I don't watch on the website is that Silverlight is pig-slow on a Mac... I know they're testing HTML5 video so hopefully that will improve things! (And maybe allow the website to work on Linux!)

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Old 26-03-2014, 21:12
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Thanks for the clarification anyway

Main reason I don't watch on the website is that Silverlight is pig-slow on a Mac... I know they're testing HTML5 video so hopefully that will improve things! (And maybe allow the website to work on Linux!)

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I agree silverlight is crap. It is the reason that Dolby Digital is not available via the web version I believe? HTML5 I think is already being used for the Windows 8 app but Windows 7 users like me are stuck with crappy silverlight for the moment.
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Old 31-03-2014, 02:16
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My monitor is "1920x1080" you'd have thought that that would have become pretty standard by now on most more modern PC systems. It does seem to stream either 720 or 1080 on the PS3 Netflix app so would welcome that on the browser version.
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Old 27-04-2014, 20:52
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Yes this is very annoying. I watch House of Cards in HD on PC but it's not available for B Bad.
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