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Re:Show HN: CuriosityStream – Netflix for non-fiction by Consultant32452 on Thursday February 25, 2016 @03:14PM (#11177434)
I'm sorry to be so blunt but given that Netflix has over 75 million subscribers it's far more likely that you're out of touch with what the majority of consumers are happy with. In an ideal world we could all stream 4k lossless video, but the real world has bandwidth limitations and plenty of people are quite happy with the video quality Netflix offers. Frankly, outside of niche places like audio/video-phile sites or the occasional tech site remark I've literally never heard anyone remark about poor video quality on Netflix.
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Re:Show HN: CuriosityStream – Netflix for non-fiction by need2sleep on Thursday February 25, 2016 @03:40PM (#11177617)
I'm no videophile, but Netflix et al. are absolutely horrendous compared to any legitimate DVD or Blu-ray release.

You can even do an A/B test, they'd without a doubt prefer the Blu-ray version in case of HD.

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Re:Show HN: CuriosityStream – Netflix for non-fiction by tanker on Thursday February 25, 2016 @06:55PM (#11178848)
Consumers can prefer Blu-ray quality while being satisfied with much lower quality. For many, quality of content and selection would be valued over picture quality.
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Re:Show HN: CuriosityStream – Netflix for non-fiction by Consultant32452 on Sunday February 28, 2016 @09:47PM (#11193373)
Another important factor is the type of content. If you're watching a romantic comedy it might not be as important to be in hi-def as if you're watching LOTR.
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