How To Stream Netflix On Discord (Black Screen Fix)

Do you enjoy watching movies or TV shows with your friends? Well, of course you do, that’s why you’re here reading this article.

However, gathering your friend group in one place to watch a movie is not always so simple. Not everyone has the time or will to do that. But, inviting everyone in one Discord server is pretty easy and with the help of streaming, watching a Netflix movie is actually possible.

Unfortunately, if your movie is on Netflix, the only thing your friends will see on the stream is a black screen. This is known to happen because Netflix has some copyright protection rights in place, but it also might be a hardware/software-related issue.

But imagine if there is a method you can bypass/resolve this? Don’t fret, we won’t inform Netflix.

Let’s fix that black screen!

Turn Off Browser Hardware Acceleration                     

There are a couple of ways you can resolve this problem, so let’s look at the most basic solution, and that’s turning off hardware acceleration on your browser.

How to turn off hardware acceleration on Chrome:

1. Open Chrome and click on the three dots (top-right).
   
2. In the drop-down menu, click on Settings.
3. Next, use Chrome’s settings search engine and type hardware acceleration.
4. Click “Use hardware acceleration when available” to flip the switch off.
5. Click relaunch!
   

How to turn off hardware acceleration on Firefox:

1. Start Firefox, click the menu button (same location as Chrome), and hit Settings.
2. Go into the General tab and uncheck recommended performance settings.
3. Uncheck the “Use hardware acceleration when available” option.
4. Restart Firefox.

With hardware acceleration disabled, start the movie you want to watch on Netflix and head over to Discord. Run the stream and ask your friends whether they still see a black screen.

Note: you could also try disabling hardware acceleration on Discord.

If this does not fix your issue, let’s try something else!

Add Browser In Discord’s Game Library

Another simple solution you could attempt to eliminate that dark screen is by tricking Discord into perceiving the browser as a game.

You can do that by adding the browser to Discord’s Game Library, and here’s how:

1. Run Discord and head straight to User Settings. That’s the small cogwheel on the bottom left of the screen.
2. On your left, you’ll see a menu of a bunch of settings. Look for the Activity Status tab and click it.
3. Here, click on the blue Add it! button.
   
4. Find your browser in the drop-down menu and click on Add Game.

With your browser included in Discord’s game collection, return to the Discord main screen and begin streaming.

Now start the movie on Netflix and check whether the black screen issue has been resolved.

Try A Different Browser

If none of the fixes above resolve your black screen issue, there may be an issue with the browser. The quickest way we can determine that is by trying a different browser.

If you’re on Chrome, you can try Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, or Opera GX. Of course, there are many other options, but these are some of the most popular picks.

You might want to consider turning off hardware acceleration on the new browser you’d like to test.

Have Your Friend Stream Netflix

We are running low on solutions for this issue, so it might be a good plan to allow your pal to stream Netlfix on stream. Doing this will not just let you view the film together, but it will also verify if there is something amiss with your PC.

Just be mindful when sharing your account because Netflix is supposedly planning to do a password-sharing crackdown, requiring users to pay extra to use the services in multiple households.