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ProfessorKaos64 Oct 20, 2015 @ 3:32pm
By the beard of Zeus...Netflix on SteamOS via the native browser!
I apologize if a few of you figured this out before me. I'm just too happy to notice :) Don't mind this hack job of a video. Just something quick I put together. PBS, if you are reading this, don't take me down :P

https://youtu.be/RjUCuuDVqTo

Of you have trouble, check the wiki:

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Troubleshooting#the-steam-bpm-browser-fails-to-play-web-content-correctly
Last edited by ProfessorKaos64; Jul 28, 2016 @ 10:23am
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Nyamiou Oct 20, 2015 @ 4:48pm 
Actually, I first noticed it work on the 16th (I also read in article that Neflix and immediately tried it). That amazing because I would really miss Netflix if it wasn't available at all and I think a lot of people would also. But I'm still hoping for a native Steam integrated gamepad oriented application, that would be even better.
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ProfessorKaos64 Oct 20, 2015 @ 5:37pm 
Yea, hopefully and application comes later on, but i'm happy regardless. I must have missed it last week.
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Air Oct 20, 2015 @ 7:19pm 
The version of Chromium that Steam uses must be allowed to access Netflix without Silverlight now, just like Chrome before it.

Still, it's not quite useful, since the about only time one would use BPM's/SteamOS's browser is with a controller and the site isn't too controller-friendly. Hopefully, we'll see a controller-supported app shortly after the Steam Machine launch.
Last edited by Air; Oct 20, 2015 @ 7:22pm
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ProfessorKaos64 Oct 20, 2015 @ 7:25pm 
Originally posted by Air:
The version of Chromium that Steam uses must be allowed to access Netflix without Silverlight now, just like Chrome before it.

Still, it's not quite useful, since the about only time one would use BPM's/SteamOS's browser is with a controller and the site isn't too controller-friendly. Hopefully, we'll see a controller-supported app shortly after the Steam Machine launch.
The site works fine with the controller since it has the > arrow buttons on the lists. What doesn't work well is Youtube/tv and Hulu. Those are too wonky with the browsers page generation and lack of dpad controls. But...that seems to have updated:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353370/discussions/0/490123727975292377/
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Soyvideojuegos Oct 21, 2015 @ 1:58pm 
Shouldn't it be the beard of Odin instead?
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Green Orange Oct 22, 2015 @ 1:36pm 
Originally posted by Soyvideojuegos:
Shouldn't it be the beard of Odin instead?

Acording to all the marvel comics I read in my childhood you are right... If not I blame it on Marvel ofcourse ;).
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Green Orange Oct 22, 2015 @ 1:40pm 
Originally posted by ProfessorKaos64:
I'm just too happy to notice :) Don't mind this hack job of a video.
https://youtu.be/RjUCuuDVqTo

Hu? This video is better than most stuff you'll find on the internet... except that you are not a cool chick ;)
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ProfessorKaos64 Oct 22, 2015 @ 2:51pm 
ha. well, I hope to start putting in a bit more effort into some of them. Life get's busy. I try to occupy myself with many things at once.
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Daargoth Oct 31, 2015 @ 5:40pm 
I had not seen this yet, thanks for the share!
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3vi1 Nov 1, 2015 @ 10:11am 
I'm puzzled as to why this is working for you guys, but not on my system. I'm on brewmaster_beta with the OS and steam beta client fully updated.

I can watch Netflix fine if I switch to desktop mode and fire up Chrome, but it still does not work via the BPM browser. I always get an M7355-1204 error when starting the stream.
Last edited by 3vi1; Nov 1, 2015 @ 10:17am
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CrimInalA Nov 2, 2015 @ 1:32am 
If we could only have a netflix client for linux . It would make things so much easier compared to the current solution with an underlying chrome browser .
Last edited by CrimInalA; Nov 2, 2015 @ 1:33am
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Macaronij Jul 28, 2016 @ 9:39am 
Does this work in the stable channel now? or still in beta?
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ProfessorKaos64 Jul 28, 2016 @ 10:22am 
Originally posted by Chromebook:
Does this work in the stable channel now? or still in beta?

Yes. If you have trouble, check the wiki:

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Troubleshooting#the-steam-bpm-browser-fails-to-play-web-content-correctly
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halifax Jul 28, 2016 @ 4:30pm 
Excellent news, I wonder if CuriosityStream is also now working in the BPM browser - I will test it.
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halifax Jul 28, 2016 @ 5:59pm 
Huh... Nope, CuriosityStream does not work in SteamBPM browser, it uses Adobe Flash Plugin.

I did not realize the Linux port of Google Chrome does still have Flash:
Adobe Flash Player - Version: 22.0.0.209 Shockwave Flash 22.0 r0
It's just hidden away so bad in the settings page, I couldn't find it.
I thought it was gone from Linux browsers like Chrome/Chromium/Firefox/Iceweasel/Konquerer/etc. since Adobe dropped support for Linux a year or so ago.

Ah well! Netflix does work now, though - still a nice unadvertised update!
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