- #NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC 1080P#
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- #NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC WINDOWS#
This is an extreme solution, since you’ll be forced to reboot into a different operating system to watch Netflix, but will offer better performance than the others.
#NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC WINDOWS#
Dual booting with Bootcamp, installing Windows permanently on your hard drive alongside (or on top of) macOS. It isn’t free, so you can try VirtualBox if you’d like, but Parallels has much better performance and is built for macOS. The VM we recommend for macOS is Parallels. You will notice a slight performance hit because you’re running two operating systems at once. A virtual machine runs Windows inside of macOS, so you don’t have to switch over to Windows completely. #NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC MAC#
If you have everything on the list and really want 4K Netflix, the process of running Windows on Mac is fairly simple. You’ll also need Edge, but it’s included in Windows 10.
A copy of Windows 10 and the willingness to either dual-boot your system or run it in a virtual machine. This is the only plan with 4K support, but you will also be able to have four simultaneous streams from the same account. A Netflix “Premium” account, which costs $15.99 per month. 
#NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC SOFTWARE#
And even if you could use software decoding, you might run into performance issues depending on your model. Safari does support software decoded HEVC on older CPUs, but since it doesn’t support HDCP 2.2, we’re stuck on Windows, using Edge. Edge only supports hardware decoded HEVC, but since it’s the only browser on Windows even supporting it at all, we have to use it.
Only Kaby Lake or higher CPUs have specialized hardware for decoding HEVC much faster.
A Mac with a Kaby Lake (or higher) Intel processor: Most Macs made after 2017 will have one. #NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC 1080P#
You won’t see any benefits streaming 4K content on a 1080p TV or your Mac’s 1440p display since it’s more pixels than can be displayed.
An HDCP 2.2 compliant 4K TV, if your Mac’s built-in display isn’t 4K or higher. Both the TV and HDMI cable have to be HDCP 2.2 compliant or nothing will work. Running Windows on a Mac to Watch Netflix You can still watch 4K Netflix content on your Mac, but it won’t be easy, and it certainly won’t be a good solution. And the kicker is that DRM doesn’t even really work since shows will be pirated regardless (often automatically within minutes of release), so all it does-especially in Netflix’s case-is harm consumers. HDCP is an OS level compliance and can’t be fixed with a fancier browser, so you’ll need Windows (or a virtual machine running Windows) to watch Netflix, all to ensure you’re not recording any shows. Since Safari is one of the few browsers to support HEVC playback, alongside Edge, it would seem 4K Netflix should be supported in Safari.īut another issue arises with DRM, a way of protecting the show from being copied and pirated. The DRM Netflix uses for 4K content is the new HDCP 2.2 (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), which macOS does not support as of Mojave. Netflix supports a lot of codecs, but only uses HEVC for 4K. YouTube only uses the VP9 codec for 4K video, but Safari doesn’t support VP9, so you need to use Chrome to watch 4K YouTube videos. With the rise of 4K content, the tech world is currently in the process of switching over to newer codecs, and they’re all fighting about it.Ĭodecs are built into your computer but can vary by browser. The exact method for this is called a video coding format, and the program that does the packing and unpacking is called a codec. When you stream video on any platform, it has to be packaged into something your computer can understand. And it’s not just Macs-4K streaming is an issue in general. In general, including for iTunes, apart from Netflix, 4K providers seem to be licensed to provide this DRM content to third-party devices (iTunes TV, Fire ) or smart TVs.The 4K content itself isn’t the problem it’s an issue of compatibility, codecs, and DRM ( Digital Rights Management). #NETFLIX 4K FOR MAC UPGRADE#
If you are thinking of upgrading your Mac in order to watch Netflix UHD/4K content in bootcamp and you don't see any confirmations Mac users are successful in doing that, you might reconsider if you would otherwise upgrade your Mac for other reasons. If you are reading this and *have* successfully viewed Netflix UHD/4K content then you could confirm that. They don't promise to resolve the issue but they do commit to taking a look at it. If you provide them your system specs and screenshots of your set-up and the steps you take to watch Netflix 4K content (and the failure) they will escalate the issue to senior technicians. I talked to Netflix support and they said if you are having this problem please contact them directly.
I have found reports on the internet of Mac customers who upgraded to iMac retina 2017 computers, partitioned their hard drives, installed Windows 10, latest drivers, the Windows HEVC codec and cannot successfully stream UHD selected content in UHD/4K.
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