It should start working out of the box in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later in the coming weeks, but for now requires a small tweak to be made to something called the User-Agent string first. If you use Google Chrome on Linux you can watch Netflix in the browser thanks to HTML5 streaming. Otherwise, you’ll be prompted to install the Microsoft Silverlight plugin. The streaming delivery method may vary depending on the specific version of your OS, with Windows 8.1 and Mac OS X 10.10 supporting plugin-free HTML5 playback. If you use Google Chrome on Windows or Mac you can watch Netflix by visiting the website. How to watch Netflix in Chrome on the desktop
See the official website for more details. Depending on location you may be able to try it for free for 30 days or so. Netflix is a paid for subscription service.
Prime time for a primer, non? As your resident binge-watching ‘Flixer, I’m only too happy to oblige. Skipping over the cultural politics that greeted its arrival in some countries (French policy makers would like to enforce a 40% local content surfacing rule), those of you new to the VoD streaming service will likely be wondering how best to use it with your collection of Chrome devices. It may have taken longer to arrive than a video stream in the mid 2000s, but Netflix is now available in a swathe of new European countries, including France, Germany and Belgium.
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