Full-screen Netflix video playback bug???

Hello.



I've been having a problem with Netflix video playback in Safari 10.0 when watching in full-screen.


Every ~15-30 seconds, the video playback in Netflix will jiggle for a fraction of a second and then go back to normal for ~15-30 seconds and will continue this cycle until the video is finished.


The best way I can describe what this jiggle effect looks like is like rewinding a VHS tape; i.e, the video rapidly shakes back and forth for a split second and then goes back to normal playback.


This 'jiggling' effect doesn't seem to happen on any other video streaming-capable sites like YouTube or Facebook, just on Netflix.


Obviously, it gets very distracting from the movie or TV show I'm trying to watch and I would like to find a way to fix it.


I've already tried resetting the PRAM, and it didn't work.


If anybody has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it very much! 🙂


Specs:


MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)


Processor: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5


Memory: 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3


Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB


Storage: 256 GB (Flash Storage)

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 2:17 PM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2017 8:35 AM

Check out your screen settings. It seems that flickering will occur in scaled down modes. Switch to native screen resolution (2560x1600) and try out. This solved the similar issue on my 13" Retina macbook, early 2015 model.

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