I have an older Sony TV which has (what I can only guess to be) Google’s Android TV app installed on it. I’m sick of getting new recommendations from Amazon and Disney+ and all those services. Is there a way to strip it down bare bones and get everything I need from another app repo - kinda like with Graphene vs Android?
Yes, tho apparently the Netflix plugin does support it
https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/wiki/FAQ-(Audio%2C-Video%2C-Subtitle%2C-Other)#my-android-device-supports-4k-but-does-not-playback-at-4k
But it is a bit tedious but once setup should be a non issue
Do you have a Netflix plugin 4K setup working?
I ask because even in the plugin page there are a few indications contradictory that indicates otherwise:
First is the warning in the main page: “DUE TO CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE THAT PREVENT THE PROPER PLAYBACK OF VIDEOS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADD-ON HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. THE VIDEO PLAYBACK, WHEN IT WORKS, IS LIMITED TO SD QUALITY AND ONLY ON SOME LINUX/ANDROID DEVICES.”
Second in the section “Reference table of high resolution” there is a footnote saying the following: “*4 Hardware decoding and 4k are supported only to devices with Netflix certification, Widevine Security Level L1 and HDCP 2.2 hardware.”
Third in the list of 1080P 4k Android tested devices we see basically only Netflix approved devices: https://github.com/CastagnaIT/plugin.video.netflix/wiki/List-of-1080P-4k-Android-tested-devices
I’ve stopped using netflix so I can’t verify and am speaking exclusively based on the documentation