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Netflix / Edge issues with sound and playback
Hello since few days I'm having huge problem with faster playback of video in Edge / Netflix.
Edge version 101.0.4951.67 ( official version ) (64-bit) Windows 11 Pro 21H2.
Speaker sound is broken and after I pause and resume it does not remember playback speed. There are also freezes and crashes.
This seems to be related only to Netflix with enabled PlayReady DRM for Windows. Too bad if I disable that playback quality drops from FullHD 1920x1080 to HD 1280x720 and bitrate from few thousands let's say 3000 kbps to 250 kbps.
This NF is driving me nuts. I guess this is not issue with Global Speed but could You at least verify that You are having the same problem like me?
Greetings.
Hello. I don't currently have a windows machine to test this, but a few people already complained of issues related to PlayReady+Netflix so it's likely not just you.
As for a solution, you could try enabling "Ghost mode" in the options page. It will try to stop Netflix from changing the speed on pause/play. If this doesn't fix all the issues, you could also try disabling PlayReady DRM and installing this extension to force 1080p instead. I have tested that extension and it seems to work. (It's for Chrome, but you can also install on Edge).
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/netflix-1080p/cankofcoohmbhfpcemhmaaeennfbnmgp
It might be hard to tell if a video is 720p or 1080p, you can run this bookmarklet to see the resolution.
javascript:(() => {
function formatDuration(secs) {
if (secs === Infinity) return "∞";
const mins = secs / 60;
const hours = mins / 60;
if (hours >= 100) {
return "";
} else if (hours > 1) {
return `${Math.floor(hours)}:${Math.floor((mins % 60)).toString().padStart(2, "0")}:${Math.floor((secs % 60)).toString().padStart(2, "0")}`;
} else {
return `${Math.floor(mins).toString().padStart(1, "0")}:${Math.floor((secs % 60)).toString().padStart(2, "0")}`;
};
}
const outputs = [];
const playVideos = [];
document.querySelectorAll("video").forEach(video => {
if (!video.paused) {
video.pause();
playVideos.push(video);
}
outputs.push(`${formatDuration(video.currentTime)} / ${formatDuration(video.duration)} ${video.videoWidth}x${video.videoHeight}`);
});
alert(outputs.join("\n"));
playVideos.forEach(v => v.play());
})();
I tried to disable PlayReady DRM and installed that extension NF1080p. Video is playing perfectly smooth, sound is also great but resolution is 1280x720 and bitrate 683 kbps ( drop over 2000 down ).
Tested 2 laptops with Windows 10 everything works there ok FullHD + sound and playback ok. Now I'm confused. This W11 machine is much more powerfull in CPU/GPU terms.
Huge thanks! I tested that NF1080 extension with Iron ( chromium clone ) and it works flawless, 1920x1080/smooth/sound ok and what's best bitrate is 1000 kbps higher than in Edge :D - 3600 kbps. Thanks again!
It has to be Windows 11 related ( or that device ), tested same Edge / Edge Beta ( 102.0.1245.14 ) in W10 and W11.
I don't know but this plugin does not help every time, now I watch different production and Edge is: 128/1519 kbps (Audio/Video) and Chrome + plugin is 96/600 kbps
Hello. You can try enabling "Automatically select best bitrate available" in that extension's options. You can also hold down Ctrl + Shift + Alt + S on Netflix to override the quality.
Is there any option that playback speed plugin will be fully compatible with that PlayReady DRM? I see that also HBO Max is trying to use this shitty DRM. :/