While we know for a fact that Chrome OS supports L1 , Netflix seems to think that the Android container is limited to L3, as specified in the Netflix app settings.
It's possible that Netflix just displays the lowest Widevine level because it manually certifies Android devices for HD playback, which we regularly cover. According to Netflix stats, the streaming service only has access to the weakest tier, Widevine L3. But all of that shouldn't even matter to me as a consumer — Google should do everything humanly possible to create a platform that supports high-quality video playback out of the box if it doesn't want to disappoint customers, and streaming services should do their part to offer subscribers the HD not to mention 4K image quality they pay for, regardless of which device they use.
It makes sense that streaming services are interested in copyright protection, but given that Chrome OS is capable of Widevine L3 encryption, implementing suitable measures shouldn't be a problem. My Chromebook does its job fine for blogging, but I'm bummed that it didn't become the all-encompassing machine for productivity and media, as promised by Google. It looks like the iPad remains the best choice for most folks when they want a lightweight device pairing basic productivity with hours of media consumption, and I'm starting to think I might've been better off with the Apple product.
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