[portaljacker]

Does EME being implemented finally mean that I can uninstall Silverlight for watching Netflix in Firefox in the near future?

[wldcordeiro]

I believe that now you can use the HTML5 player on Netflix if you're on OS X or Windows. Linux still can't however.

[portaljacker]

Now if only I could uninstall flash. One day...

[k-mcgrady]

Don't do it. I've been using the non-silverlight Netflix in Safari and it's such a nightmare I switched back. Constantly fails to load content.

[selectodude]

I wonder why you have issues and I don't. The only new thing I've noticed with Netflix on HTML5 is my battery life has near-doubled.

[Alphasite_]

Really? I had some issues with the very first release of HTML5 Netflix, but it is pretty solid now.

[k-mcgrady]

Might need to look at it again. I used it throughout the last OS X beta and then it still had issues in the first release so I moved away from it.

[JohnTHaller]

Safari on Mac OS X uses entirely different code than Firefox on Windows for encrypted media. It's more a limitation of OS X. On Windows, Firefox will download and install the Adobe Media bits to handle DRM video.

[portaljacker]

Well that`s annoying. At least the newer version of the Silverlight player supports HD, didn't appear to before. That was my main reason for wanting the HTML5 version.

[cpeterso]

Comparing HTML5 Netflix playback using Safari on OS X vs Firefox on Windows is not really an apples-to-apples comparison.

[portaljacker]

At least you have the option. My girlfriend`s Mac supports the latest version of OSX and Safari but not HTML5 playback.

[Touche]

That depends on which OS you use.