Sekuyiminyaka engu-4 abafana beNetflix belahla ubuchwepheshe beSilverlight, obusasetshenziswa nanamuhla ngezinye izinsiza ezifanayo, besebenzisa izinzuzo ezinikezwa ubuchwepheshe be-HTML 5, ukuze kungadingeki ukufaka noma iyiphi i-plugin enenjabulo. Njengoba iNetflix yamukela ubuchwepheshe be-HTML 5, abasebenzisi beNetflix bangasebenzisa i-Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Safari noma Firefox iziphequluli cishe kuzo zonke izinhlelo ezisebenzayo. Uma ungabasebenzisi be-Linux futhi unokubhaliselwe kwe-Netflix, ungavele usebenzise i-Chrome ukufinyelela okuqukethwe, kodwa ngenhlanhla izinsuku ezimbalwa, iFirefox yeLinux isivele isekela insizakalo yevidiyo yokusakaza ngaphandle kokungeza noma iyiphi i-plugin.
Lokhu kungenzeka ngenxa yokuhambisana okwenziwe ngabafana baseMozilla Foundation kunguqulo yakamuva yeFirefox yeLinux, enikeza ukwesekwa kwe-EME (Encripted Media Extension). Uma ungumsebenzisi we-Linux, manje usungangena ekhasini le-Netflix ngqo kwikhompyutha yakhor ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amanye ama-plugins.
Ukuze unikeze ukuhambisana kwamanje nazo zonke izinhlelo ezisebenzayo neziphequluli, iNetflix isebenze ngokubambisana neGoogle, Microsoft, Apple neMozilla ukwenza lokhu kwenzeke. Njengamanje IMicrosoft Edge ukuphela kwesiphequluli esivumela ukuthi sijabulele okuqukethwe kwekhwalithi ye-4K kusuka kuNetflix, insizakalo ezogcina ifinyelele kwezinye iziphequluli.
Ngenxa yobuchwepheshe be-HTML 5, i- INetflix iyatholakala kuwo wonke amapulatifomu esivumela ukuthi sijabulele le nsizakalo yevidiyo yokusakaza kusuka kunoma iyiphi ikhompyutha. Njengamanje iNetflix iyisevisi enkulu kakhulu yokusakazwa kwamavidiyo etholakala emhlabeni manje ngaphandle kwamazwe amane, amazwe okuthi ngenxa yokuvinjelwa noma asesimeni esinobudlova ne-United States, angakwazi ukunikeza ikhathalogi yayo ebanzi.