it says “Remember that it’s not possible to play films on GNU/Linux, but only on other compatible devices”… ahh what a wild world we live in
Respectful enough to call it GNU/Linux, but not support it… lmao
my exact thought XD
Wait, they’re not letting you stream because of your OS? That’s bullshit, I’d pirate it on principal at that point. No sense in waisting time trying to get your browser to report a different OS to work around it.
It’s the only way, they can go fuck themselves
Using Linux means DRM protected content either plays in terrible quality or in RakutenTV’s case not at all. Netflix is limited to 720p with low bitrate and Amazon limits to ~540p.
Changing user agent doesn’t work because it’s the DRM who decides whether the OS is supported.
Linux users have to decide between low quality legal streaming services, or piracy with high quality. It’s not a difficult decision for me and my giant HDD.
Edit: I forgot the third option: streaming sticks (Roku, FireTV).
a funny thing that I’d like to add, is that pirate streaming sites don’t have this limitation. You just open a website, write in a name, and play in on any platform, with good enough quality, free from all streaming services. Piracy is just too good to be true.
Why do they do this?
To add extra insult, Roku use linux on their boxes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roku_OS
Fuck Roku, they won’t let me set the dns server to my pi hole
“The consumer’s kids could change that setting and the consumer wouldn’t be able to change it back to a valid dns server”
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You could spoof your browser agent if you need to but I would pirate.
