Can your TV reach Widevine, PlayReady or FairPlay?
A focused check: which copy protection (DRM) systems your TV's browser can reach. Takes a few seconds, runs on the TV itself, and is upfront about what this can and cannot prove.
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Reading your TV...
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Quick answer
The DRM test checks whether your TV's browser can reach Widevine, PlayReady or FairPlay, the copy protection systems streaming services rely on, straight from the TV. The honest limit: this describes the browser only, and it cannot tell you the security level (L1 versus L3) that decides whether HD or 4K actually plays, because no browser reliably exposes that. For the full picture, run the TV Capability Test.
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What this test can and cannot tell you
Plenty of TV testing tools overstate what a web page can see. Here is exactly where the limits are.
Reliable. If the browser reports a system as available, it genuinely answered our request for it.
Not necessarily. Most services require a hardware-backed security level (Widevine L1, for example) for HD and 4K, and drop to a low resolution or refuse to play at all on the software-only level (L3). This test cannot see which level is in use.
Not reliably readable from a browser. No browser dependably exposes it, so we leave it out rather than guess. A native app can read it properly, which is one of the reasons our companion apps exist.
A separate question. A "not available" result here describes the browser only. The TV's built-in Netflix, Disney+ or Prime Video app almost always has its own, fully working copy protection.
Questions people ask
What is DRM and why does my TV need it?
DRM, digital rights management, is copy protection that streaming services require before they will send video, especially in HD or 4K. Widevine is the most common system on non-Apple devices, PlayReady is Microsoft's system and common on Samsung TVs and Xbox, and FairPlay is Apple's own system. Without a working DRM system, a service will usually cap the picture quality or refuse to play at all.
My TV says "not available" for every system. Does that mean streaming is broken?
Not on its own. This result describes the TV's web browser, not its built-in apps. Many TV browsers do not support the newer Encrypted Media Extensions API at all, which is common on older sets, and it says nothing about whether the TV's actual Netflix or Disney+ app works, since those almost always ship their own separate DRM support.
Can you tell me my Widevine security level, L1 or L3?
Not reliably, so we do not pretend to. Browsers, and TV browsers in particular, do not consistently expose whether Widevine is running at L1 (hardware backed, which most services require for HD and 4K) or L3 (software). Any web page showing you that figure is inferring it. A native app can read it properly, which is one of the reasons our companion apps exist.
Is any of this sent to your servers?
No. The check runs in your browser and shows the result right there; we do not receive or store it, and there is no account. Details are in our privacy policy.
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