[SilverBlade]

Hi Sheppard, I think you mean the first version of Rippl-TV. The new Rippl-TV V2 has Widevine Level 1 license. And I just have test Netflix about Rippl-TV works perfect.

Any chance of actual video proof of HD Netflix with surround sound? 2.0 audio just isn't acceptable to me with modern hardware.

[guru11]

I have test Netflix HD on Rippl-TV V2. If I make a video it doesnt help because you cannot see which resolution it have. Audio is a problem for me because at this time I only work with a soundbar.

[noggin]

I have test Netflix HD on Rippl-TV V2. If I make a video it doesnt help because you cannot see which resolution it have. Audio is a problem for me because at this time I only work with a soundbar.

Are you in the US? If so try the show called 'Example short 23.976' which should show you which bitrate and resolution the Netflix player is playing. I'm in the UK and haven't found an equivalent for Netflix UK yet.

That said - if you have a 1080p display it should be very easy to see the difference between 480p (which is what Netflix delivers to non-approved players) and 1080p (which only approved players get). The quality is like night and day.

[wesk05]

I have test Netflix HD on Rippl-TV V2. If I make a video it doesnt help because you cannot see which resolution it have. Audio is a problem for me because at this time I only work with a soundbar.

It doesn't look like Rippl is an HDCP licensee. (It is possible that they are licensed under a different name). The product is also not listed in Google approved devices. So, I highly doubt that it is Netflix approved for HD streaming. As @noggin has mentioned you can search for "example short 23.976" or simply search test patterns and you should be able to find one that has bitrate/resolution overlay.

[guru11]

I have make the test with Netflix and the Video Example short 23.976 as moniotor I have a Samsung UHD Monitor
my PC Windows 10 and Chrome Browser Resolution 1280p
Rippl-TV V2 Resolution 740p (producer say the work on a Firmwareupgrade that works with 1080p) - Youtube works with 1080p
Wetek Core Resolution 1920p
Wetek Hub I will test after I get it.

[wrxtasy]

Yes the Example short clip is the only way to be 100% sure as it cuts through the Marketing BS...

720x480p = SD same as every Non Certified Netflix Android device...regardless of Widevine status

1280x720p = Browsers

1920x1080p = HD = Certified Netflix devices.

3840x2160p = UHD = Certified Netflix Devices.

[noggin]

I have make the test with Netflix and the Video Example short 23.976 as moniotor I have a Samsung UHD Monitor
my PC Windows 10 and Chrome Browser Resolution 1280p

I think you mean 720p? You always quote the vertical resolution not the horizontal resolution - so 1280x720 = 720p (not 1280p)

Rippl-TV V2 Resolution 740p (producer say the work on a Firmwareupgrade that works with 1080p) - Youtube works with 1080p

740p? I think you mean 480p (i.e. 720x480 = 480p)

AFAIK there is no such standard as 740p...

That's what all non-certified Android boxes which run the Netflix app can do. It'll take a lot more than a firmware upgrade to get 1080p Netflix... Your box has to be certified by Netflix (i.e. on their 'whitelist') and have been approved by them for HD streams. Wetek is one of the only (if not the only) smaller manufacture to have achieved this - the other boxes that are Netflix whitelisted for HD are the Nexus Player (RIP), the Amazon Fire TV range, the nVidia Shield and the Apple TV 3 and 4 (the 3 doesn't run Kodi though)

Wetek Core Resolution 1920p

I think you mean 1080p (1920x1080 = 1080p)

Be useful to be aware of the standard way of quoting resolutions, particularly important as SD video is 720x480 and 720x576 in some cases, and HD video can be 1280x720 - both have 720 in their resolution - but are very different qualities.

Standard resolutions are :

SD 480i/p = 640x480, 844x480, 704x480, 720x480, 352 x 480 etc.
SD 576i/p = 768x576, 1024x576, 704x576 (and 702 x 576 though non-MPEG that's the standard SD resolution with some padding to 704 or 720), 720x576 etc.
HD 720p = 1280x720
HD 1080i/p = 1920x1080, 1440x1080, 1280x1080
UHD/4K 2160p = 3840x2160, 4096x2160

[Tó Madeira]

I have test Netflix HD on Rippl-TV V2. If I make a video it doesnt help because you cannot see which resolution it have. Audio is a problem for me because at this time I only work with a soundbar.

That is a lame excuse, if you record it with a 1080p camara we all can see if it is displayed a 480p or higher.

Other option is using one of those test samples, that display the bitrate.

[Sheppard]

Humm, still not convinced tbh

You can also use the DRM info from playstore and post a image of the google level

If it's supported and which level it has...

[noggin]

I think guru11 has already confirmed (through a slightly garbled manner) that Rippi-TV is - as expected - 480p only for Netflix. (720x480 reported as '740p') The 'firmware' update is almost certainly a red herring I suspect...

[wrxtasy]

Unless the required HDCP Keys for 1080p or UHD protected video streaming come with the Box from the factory you have no hope of getting better than 480p now and into the future. No Firmware upgrade will ever fix it. This has nothing to do with Widevine Level 1

Any manufacturer or seller that tells you otherwise is lying to you and full of BS.

[SilverBlade]

The only devices we know of that both run Netflix in HD and run Kodi are:
- ATV4
- WeTek Core
- upcoming WeTek Hub, Play2S
- nVIDIA Shield
- Fire TV 1/2
- Fire TV Stick
- Google Nexus Player
- Intel Machines / Sticks running Windows

That is it. Any other dirt cheap Android device will not have the proper approvals and HDCP security keys needed to stream protected content video like Netflix in 1080p or greater. They will only be able to do 480p Max.

There is a LOT of info in this Sticky thread:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=252916

Which of these have surround sound on Netflix? I already know Nvidia Shielf/Fire TV/Intel machines and sticks. The google nexus player doesn't exist anymore. And the Wetek Core only does 2.0 audio. Does the Wetek Hub Play2S have Surround sound from Netflix AND in HD?

[KoopaTroopa]

I have an ATV4 and get 5.1 from Netflix app

[guru11]

Now Wetek Hub also arrived in Germany, price 94 Euro

[wizi]

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The only devices we know of that both run Netflix in HD and run Kodi are:
- ATV4
- WeTek Core
- upcoming WeTek Hub, Play2S
- nVIDIA Shield
- Fire TV 1/2
- Fire TV Stick
- Google Nexus Player
- Intel Machines / Sticks running Windows

Are there any updates on this list? What about roku 2 or roku 3?
Also, xiaomi box? I heard it's working but only sometimes or only international version?