I’m able to stream 2060p60 HDR content on YouTube after turning Enable VP9 video format to Always On within Microsoft Edge. However, I’m unable to stream HDR content over Netflix on a PC (neither through an AMD graphics card nor the internal graphics by Intel). I have tried switching back and forth between HDMI and DP connectors without luck. If possible, how do I enable HDR or at least ULTRA HD 4K content on Netflix given my system specifications and current settings? After chatting with Netflix my case was referred to “tier 3” who came back with the dubious claim that my system was incompatible, so now I’m resorting to the AMD community with the hope my problem will not go unnoticed nor unresolved.
Requirements
The requirements for streaming HDR content on Netflix are outlined in the following links:
Specs
My PC meets and often surpasses all those previous requirements.
Monitor
My monitor model is an LG 27UK850-W (click link for specs).
Graphics card
My graphics card is the ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX560-4G-GAMING (click link for specs).
Internal (CPU) graphics
Control panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Device Manager > Display Adapters > Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (Driver Version: 25.20.100.6444)
Internet speed
According to fast.com my internet speed reached 61 Mbps after my most recent test (on my first test it reached 88 Mbps).
Settings
Windows
Command Prompt > winver
Windows 10 Microsoft Windows Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.407) … |
Windows Settings > Home > System > Display > HDR and WCG > On
Windows Settings > Home > Apps > Video Playback > Stream HDR video > On
AMD Radeon Settings
Display > Specs > Information:
- Horizontal Timing Total - 4000
- Horizontal Timing Display - 3840
- Horizontal Timing Front Porch - 48
- Horizontal Timing Sync Width - 32
- Vertical Timing Total - 2222
- Vertical Timing Display - 2160
- Vertical Timing Front Porch - 54
- Vertical Timing Sync Width - 5
- Horizontal Timing Polarity - Positive
- Vertical Timing Polarity - Negative
- Interlaced/Progressive - Progressive
- G.Pixel Clock (KHz) - 533250
- G.Refresh Rate (Hz) - 59.9966
- Current HDCP Status - Disabled (I’m wondering how could I enable it)
- Current Link Settings - 5.4 Gbps x 4
Display > Specs > Override> HDCP Support > Enabled
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System > Overview:
- Radeon Software Version - 18.12.1.1
- Radeon Software Edition - Adrenalin
- Graphics Chipset - Radeon RX 560 Series
- Memory Size - 4096 MB
- Memory Type - GDDR5
- Core Clock - 1275 MHz
- Windows Version - Windows 10 (64 bit)
- System Memory - 16 GB
- CPU Type - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz
System > Software:
- Radeon Settings Version - 2018.0925.2319.41966
- Driver Packaging Version - 18.40.11.10-181130a-336524E-RadeonSoftwareAdrenalin
- Provider - Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- 2D Driver Version - 8.1.1.1634
- Direct3D® Version - 9.14.10.01363
- OpenGL® Version - 24.20.11000.13542
- OpenCL™ Version - 25.20.14011.10001
- AMD Mantle Version - 9.1.10.0282
- AMD Mantle API Version - Not Available
- AMD Audio Driver Version - 10.0.1.7
- Vulkan™ Driver Version - 2.0.55
- Vulkan™ API Version - 1.1.82
System > Hardware Radeon RX 560 Series (Primary/Discrete):
- Graphics Card Manufacturer - Powered by AMD
- Graphics Chipset - Radeon RX 560 Series
- Device ID - 67FF
- Vendor ID - 1002
- SubSystem ID - 04BC
- SubSystem Vendor ID - 1043
- Revision ID - CF
- Bus Type - PCI Express 3.0
- Current Bus Settings - PCI Express 3.0 x8
- BIOS Version - 015.050.002.001
- BIOS Part Number - 115-C994PI0-102
- BIOS Date - 2017/04/26 03:31
- Memory Size - 4096 MB
- Memory Type - GDDR5
- Memory Clock - 1750 MHz
- Core Clock - 1275 MHz
- Total Memory Bandwidth - 112 GByte/s
- Memory Bit Rate - 7.00 Gbps
- 2D Driver File Path - /REGISTRY/MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/Class/{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}/0000
Microsoft Edge
Search > about:flags > Standards Preview > Enable VP9 video format > Always on
... > Settings > About this app > Microsoft Edge 42.17134.1.0
Netflix | website
Account > PLAN DETAILS: Premium [ULTRA HD]
Account > MY PROFILE > Playback settings > Data Usage per Screen > High
Netflix | app
Settings > Downloads > Video Quality > High
Settings > About this App > Netflix > App version: 6.88.353