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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by lm28469 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @03:46PM (#22630916)
What if it's still 4k with reduced bit rate ? It's not like netflix 4k looks good anyway, chances are you won't tell the difference
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by monkpit on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:02PM (#22631092)
> It's not like netflix 4k looks good anyway

I can definitely see a difference between 1080 and 4K on Netflix. Compared on the same internet connection and streaming device in the same house. One 1080 tv and one 4K tv.

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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by lm28469 on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:14PM (#22631195)
That's not what I'm saying. Try to watch a 1080p bluray, even on a 4k tv it looks (much) better than netflix 4k.
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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by monkpit on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:31PM (#22631403)
I would not compare those two because I don’t even have any type of disk player in my house. My only comparison is Netflix vs Netflix.

My point is, you’re saying nobody would notice the quality difference if Netflix lowered their quality. I think I would notice a bit.

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Re:Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days by selectodude on Thursday March 19, 2020 @04:52PM (#22631606)
100mbit/s h.265 is going to look better than most anything.
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