[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] SkOrPn:
All Android is certified up to 480p, NO device that hasn't paid Netflix and their content providers big money has access to anything considered HD, including 720p. 480p is perfectly watchable on most small screens anyway, and yes it is softer but doable. I have not found a way to get HD on my TAB S using a custom AOSP based ROM yet, but I gave up after little trying. Same goes for Android TV boxes, which there are hundreds and hundreds of, but only a tiny fraction have Netflix HD support because they have paid for the license to do so (Wetek Core, SHIELD TV, Nexus Player and not sure who else) but the Chinese boxes which most come pre-rooted or ready to root by default will NEVER see HD from Netflix. Remember in order to get content and offer it to the public the content creators ask for severe security measures and Netflix has agreed to provide that security in order to secure the content from theft (or make it as hard as possible to get at). To make sure HD is not provided on non secure platforms (unlocked and rooted devices mostly) Netflix has limited the devices it plays on to "locked and unrooted secure" devices that has paid them big bucks for a license. Those devices are ID'ed somehow and special builds of the apps downloaded to them. What is sad is paid subscribers seem to not be the only requirement for HD playback, when in fact it should serve up HD when someone signs into their paid account, but it doesn't work that way. A paid subscriber has entered into an agreement, which they never read, that tells them they can only get HD on specific devices certified for HD. As a subscriber you agreed to this when you signed up. You must use a certified device and certified OS. Without extreme security there are risks Netflix could become a means to stealing HD media and Netflix will go to any length they deem necessary to prevent that. In the end its all about protecting the content and their income. Look at Youtube, any premium content such as movies or TV shows is asking up front for you to pay a small fee for it. Netflix just does it through subscription and selling licenses to hardware manufacturers for certification (Certification means its gone through tests to insure the content is safe). Because of that method the content needs to be guaranteed safe, otherwise all their content can be stolen for a mere $12 a month from one single individual or a small group of individuals. If that happened they would lose 90% of their content overnight as the product is pulled from shelves as a security measure by scared content creators protecting their investments. On Youtube a thief would be paying hundreds of millions USD to get at the same amount of content because every title asks for $2.99 etc. LOL, that is why Netflix is so much more strict. HD is where the money is at these days.

I went through 3 Android TV boxes before figuring out what was wrong and why I couldn't get HD on the cheap Chinese boxes, lol. Now I've learned that if I want HD on my TV via Android then I need a Wetek Core or NVIDIA SHIELD TV (my two specific narrowed down choices). Sorry for the long post but this information is still fresh in my angry mind. lol

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Try just searching for the title Example Short 23.976 instead. There are others similar to this for specific countries. Do a google search for Testing Netflix resolution and you should find something that works in your region I would think.