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Netflix 4K comes to PC with multiple caveats

Netflix 4K streaming is finally coming to the PC. Unfortunately, it comes with a bunch of strings attached, four to be precise. Along with the prerequisite 4K subscription plan, you will also need to have a Windows 10 PC running on the latest seventh generation Intel 'Kaby Lake' processor. And you will have to use Microsoft Edge. And have a 4K display. The reason for this two fold. First, only the latest Kaby Lake processors have 10-bit HEVC decoding that is necessary to playback Netflix 4K video on your computer. Second, the video is DRM protected and uses Microsoft PlayReady 3.0,...



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