Netflix launches an ad-supported tier

Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by tfsh on Thursday November 03, 2022 @03:53PM (#33456540)

> 720p max That is definetly a deal breaker for anyone with a new device post ~2012. I'd class 720p as outdated given todays technology and I can't see anyone going for this. I'm going to make some shameless generalisations here, but a better pilot country would be one that is less ecnonomically developed where people are more likely to have outdated hardware, not the US.

> 10% of the catalog unavailable I wonder if this'll be hit Netflix shows (e.g Money Heist, The Crown, The Queens Gambit) or niche shows that have significantly less viewers.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by yamtaddle on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:10PM (#33456794)

I find 720p entirely OK at 8-10' from a 65" screen. But distractingly fuzzy/pixelly at ~5-6' from the same screen. And lots of people are on smaller, older screens (in the 30" and 40" ranges) and/or at viewing distances where 720p vs. 1080p isn't really a big difference.

And then there are young kids, who truly do not give a shit and if you've mainly got Netflix for them, 720p would definitely be fine. Though their kids' content is so bad, on average, and last I checked you can't narrow kids' accounts down to an allowlist instead of just "everything Netflix marked as for-kids", that I wouldn't recommend turning kids loose on it, personally, even with time-limits.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by MBCook on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:02PM (#33456696)

I’m guessing the 10% is from the non-Netflix stuff they have licensed from others.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by linuxftw on Thursday November 03, 2022 @03:59PM (#33456632)

720p is more than adequate for most shows and movies. I don't mind 720p at all.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by kbelder on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:06PM (#33456757)

Yeah, that's still a better-than-DVD level of quality.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by hulitu on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:04PM (#33456729)

You should see Netflix's 720p. It looks like 320p.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by tomjen3 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:23PM (#33456969)

It may be adequate for you, but I don't have a 4k screen to watch low quality content, unless the content I want to watch cannot be had in a reasonable quality.

If you are watching it on your phone, then I completely agree with you, but I don't do that.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by linuxftw on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:32PM (#33458007)

I don't own a 4k TV, just 1080p that's around a decade old now.

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Re:Netflix launches an ad-supported tier by tppiotrowski on Thursday November 03, 2022 @04:43PM (#33457222)

At some point I noticed that Netflix had created different priced packages for 4K, 1080p and 720p (I think) and automatically enrolled me in the 4K package. When I found this I just downgraded to 720p (I think) and ended up saving $5 a month. I haven't noticed the quality difference but my TV is from the 2000's.

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