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Don't you think there's a difference between "it's annoying I can't watch full blown movies on this experimental phone" and "it's garbage because no Netflix"?
by HidyBush 4y ago
Don't you think there's a difference between "it's annoying I can't watch full blown movies on this experimental phone" and "it's garbage because no Netflix"?
- criddell 4y agoIt depends on what you were expecting. On their A64 Kickstarter they said the graphics capabilities are higher than the original XBox's level of performance. That might lead a person to expect it to play games well. The screenshot included a Netflix icon. The Kickstarter FAQ says it can play UHD 4K video. That might lead you to believe you could watch Netflix on it. As I understand it, the phone is based on the A64 board. On top of all this, on the PinePhone page they link to a video titled something like "This $200 phone can do ANYTHING!".
- HidyBush 4y agoIt can play 4k videos and it can play games, but expecting it to play 4k videos through an unoptimized browser with DRM and play virtualized games is extremely disingenuous.
- criddell 4y agoMaybe they shouldn't include Netflix in their screenshot then.
- TylerE 4y agoAre your feet sore from moving the goalposts that far?
- HidyBush 4y agoAre you seriously telling me you expect an ARM board running mainline Linux to play virtualized Android games? This is beyond beyond disingenuous, is somebody paying you to write this or what?