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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      I have no problems watching Netflix with Chrome, but in Opera every attempt brings an error message.

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      • acidinmyfridge
        acidinmyfridge @Guest last edited by

        @bilko had the same issue (though on windows); couldn't update widevine-plugin, so i installed silverlight, closed browser and opened it up again, netflix worked and continues to do so without any issues.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          @acidinmyfridge I wonder if they have changed something at Netflix, because this used to work for me previously with Opera.

          If I try viewing Netflix with Safari it pops up with a message like in the attachment, saying that Silverlight is needed, but that doesn't happen with Opera. Chrome just works with nothing else required.

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          • acidinmyfridge
            acidinmyfridge @Guest last edited by acidinmyfridge

            @bilko i saw that it does that nods i wasn't able to figure out, why that only occurs with Opera. So far, installing silverlight is the only workaround i found which makes it possible to watch netflix in Opera. At least with windows. Don't know if it works with mac the same way.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User @acidinmyfridge last edited by

              @acidinmyfridge It probably will and I'll give it a try, but I've been finding lots of problems lately viewing video in Opera, including Flash and even MP4 not so long ago. None of this was happening 6 months ago.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by A Former User

                facebook videos are not playing also. what is going on with opera

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                • acidinmyfridge
                  acidinmyfridge @Guest last edited by

                  @bilko i am using site settings sidebar extension for the flash-player issue, that works the best for me. on preferred website, just set plugin+NPAPI plugin to allow (pop-up too if needed), then open that website in a new tab, from now on flash content will be displayed without having to click anything, i use this for facebook games for example. works perfect. you do that on any website, it will save the settings for each website. There is another work around as well, in an on-going thread, here's the link:

                  https://forums.opera.com/topic/23326/flash-player-does-not-work-can-not-be-able/80

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by A Former User

                    @acidinmyfridge Thank you, that has actually worked.

                    I had the flash setting on recommended already, but then added [*.]netflix.com as an exception. Now Netflix works smoothly in Opera. There was no need to install silverlight.

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                    • leocg
                      leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                      @hrking this topic is about Netflix.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                        @bilko Kinda strange that Netflix is using Flash.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User @leocg last edited by

                          @leocg Yes I agree, but adding Netflix as an exception under the flash settings allows it to play smoothly, otherwise I get the error message without the helpful suggestion to use silverlight that shows up with Safari.

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