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steveflynn37 has Virtual Desktop

29 May, 2024 @ 4:11pm

Streamed Content Blacked Out

When I try to stream content from Netflix, Paramount+, Apple TV, etc... the screen goes black but the audio is there. I have tried Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Any suggestions?

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Originally posted by Death By Pain:

Originally posted by Ami:
I use firefox, I found if I use a browser addon/extension to alter the video somehow it appears in streaming/vr systems. Just change the brightness a little and it will appear.

Thank you for this tip!! I tried this extension for edge

https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/video-image-control-new/gjjblcgfmgbgjlnffmdkojoikfpcidba

and it worked like a charm! Disabling hardware acceleration never did anything for me and the old firefox version that used to work doesn't anymore, but this little trick finally solved the issue. I guess by modifying the video stream it bypasses the DRM somehow.

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ggodin [developer] 29 May, 2024 @ 7:17pm

Disable hardware acceleration in your browser settings. That’s the workaround for DRM protected content

steveflynn37 has Virtual Desktop

29 May, 2024 @ 10:16pm

I have done that.In Chrome its called "Use graphics acceleration when available". It is under Settings >>System. I did the same thing with Edge and Firefox. This DID NOT fix my problem.

ggodin [developer] 30 May, 2024 @ 3:13pm

In Edge, disabling graphics acceleration allows me to watch Netflix:

Go to Settings, System and Performance and uncheck:
Use graphics acceleration when available

GHOST

6 Jun, 2024 @ 11:00pm

Originally posted by ggodin:
Disable hardware acceleration in your browser settings. That’s the workaround for DRM protected content

I confirmed that this worked, in my case I could not see DirectvGO, also only the audio could be heard and the screen was completely black, when I deactivated the hardware acceleration, it began to work normally. (my browser is Firefox).

Last edited by GHOST; 6 Jun, 2024 @ 11:00pm

Vektor 22 Aug, 2024 @ 7:02pm

What about the Amazon Prime app on Windows 10? I'm getting a notification to disable hardware acceleration, but there is no option for it in the app. Are there any other 'workarounds'? (Without using a browser.)

GHOST

23 Aug, 2024 @ 12:38am

Originally posted by Vektor:
What about the Amazon Prime app on Windows 10? I'm getting a notification to disable hardware acceleration, but there is no option for it in the app. Are there any other 'workarounds'? (Without using a browser.)

If it is a PC application, it could have some configuration file, some ini, cfg, xml, dat, yaml, json, something that you can edit and in this case disable hardware acceleration, take a look and see if you find something.

Ami

27 Nov, 2024 @ 11:42pm

I use firefox, I found if I use a browser addon/extension to alter the video somehow it appears in streaming/vr systems. Just change the brightness a little and it will appear.

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Death By Pain 28 Jun @ 2:28am

Originally posted by Ami:
I use firefox, I found if I use a browser addon/extension to alter the video somehow it appears in streaming/vr systems. Just change the brightness a little and it will appear.