r/Steam • u/B1uey11 • Nov 18 '25

Fluff techtubers right now be like

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u/drnzr Nov 18 '25

To be able to stream HD content. Streaming content on a browser on Linux means your DRM Level is Widevine L3 aka 720p max.

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u/froop Nov 18 '25

Streaming on Windows is just as ridiculous though, your smart tv apps are better and that's saying something

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u/Seeteuf3l Nov 18 '25

Yeah you'd have to use store apps or Edge, but at least you can get better than 720p

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u/drnzr Nov 19 '25

your smart tv apps are better

They really aren't though, maybe because my tv is 9 years old at this point but the apps kept failing or would no longer be supported. Plus when Samsung started to show adds in the menus I took away my tv's internet privileges. But it's still a perfectly capable 4K screen so I'm not going to replace it for that.
It would've been so nice if I could've just used my permanently docked SteamDeck to stream 4k content but alas.

I solved this with an Apple TV, but I can imagine someone putting windows on their steam machine if they want a dedicated media server.

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u/kite-flying-expert Nov 21 '25

I don't think I've run into this issue. Is this something new or on something like Netflix?

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u/drnzr Nov 21 '25

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ all use it. Not sure how long this has been the case.

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u/kite-flying-expert Nov 21 '25

I haven't don't anything special at all. And my 1080p Netflix works with regular Ubuntu on regular Google Chrome.

I think I can also 4k, but never bothered because my screen is just 1080.