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minus-squareJohnmannesca@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWell, at least on a more positive side, if we can find out how to emulate these things we might finaly have 4k streams on Linux
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoHow well does this type of emulation work? For example, can you emulate a netflix certified device on an non-certified ARM device (if it’s powerful enough).
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThese are really weak devices. They aren’t doing that in software. It’s hardware decode, which means a they will likely use a vendor binary blob.
Well, at least on a more positive side, if we can find out how to emulate these things we might finaly have 4k streams on Linux
How well does this type of emulation work?
For example, can you emulate a netflix certified device on an non-certified ARM device (if it’s powerful enough).
These are really weak devices. They aren’t doing that in software. It’s hardware decode, which means a they will likely use a vendor binary blob.