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adamJI
Copper Contributor
Mar 17, 2025

MAX(used to be HBO MAX) is not in 1080p

im watching max at my acer nitro 5 laptop and i have this issue hbo max is not playing in 1080 in fact it is in 1280x640 i have managed to get information from edge://media-internals/ 

this is it:

render_id: 6
player_id: 0
created: 2025-03-17 23:20:09.616623 UTC
info: Selected DecryptingVideoDecoder for video decoding, config: codec: h264, profile: h264 high, level: not available, alpha_mode: is_opaque, coded size: [1280,640], visible rect: [0,0,1280,640], natural size: [1280,640], has extra data: false, encryption scheme: CENC, rotation: 0°, flipped: 0, color space: {primaries:BT709, transfer:BT709, matrix:BT709, range:LIMITED}
origin_url: https://play.max.com/
kFrameUrl: https://play.max.com/video/watch/4825e336-b4e8-4937-99a2-c157e2fc5bf9/55c97b99-5649-4ee8-a93d-977c8af257bf
kFrameTitle: Endings Are Hard, Aren’t They? • Max
url: blob:https://play.max.com/5e1027da-1149-4872-b17a-b555dadab3cb
kRendererName: RendererImpl
renderer_created: [object Object]
pipeline_state: kSuspended
kSetCdm: [object Object]
kIsCdmAttached: true
duration: 3583.162916
kVideoTracks: [object Object]
kAudioTracks: [object Object]
seek_target: 352.995
kIsAudioDecryptingDemuxerStream: true
kAudioDecoderName: MediaFoundationAudioDecoder
kIsPlatformAudioDecoder: true
debug: Video rendering in low delay mode.
kIsVideoDecryptingDemuxerStream: false
kVideoDecoderName: DecryptingVideoDecoder
kIsPlatformVideoDecoder: false
dimensions: 1280x640
kResolution: 1280x640
kMediaAutoplayPolicy: document-user-activation-required
autoplay_decision: [object Object]
pipeline_buffering_state: [object Object]
event: kSuspended
video_track_selected: unset
audio_buffering_state: [object Object]

I have also read milion stuff online that it is becouse of DRM and stuff but i still think that i should at least get propper 1080.

  • RyanS87's avatar
    RyanS87
    Copper Contributor

    Edge switched to being a Chromium based browser, which is why it went from 1080 to 720.  It's a joke.  If Max is so worried about DRM issues, then they should launch a dedicated app like Netflix.

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