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Re:The golden age of streaming TV is over by AntoniusBlock on Monday December 19, 2022 @07:45AM (#34051403)
But then you'd be stuck with 480p quality media.
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Re:The golden age of streaming TV is over by danaris on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:34AM (#34051816)
Oh no—the horror! Not 480p!

I know some people swear they can never go back to anything less after watching one 4K show, but I, for one, have no problem watching lower-quality media when there's no convenient way to get a high-quality version.

Some of us lived through the RealPlayer era.

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Re:The golden age of streaming TV is over by AntoniusBlock on Monday December 19, 2022 @02:27PM (#34056468)
When there's no other way, I'd agree with you. I personally can't watch low quality videos because it strains my already very poor eyesight (even with prescription glasses on). HD videos have a kind of soothing affect on my eyes.
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Re:The golden age of streaming TV is over by mr90210 on Monday December 19, 2022 @07:50AM (#34051438)
When somebody these days mentions DVD, you can count Blu-ray as well.
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Re:The golden age of streaming TV is over by 7jjjjjjj on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:36AM (#34051840)
Which is stupid. I'm not paying a premium price for a deliberately crappified version of a film.
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Re:The golden age of streaming TV is over by germinalphrase on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:56AM (#34052032)
What’s ‘crapified’ about Blu-Ray? I’ve watched Blu-ray at (small) theater scale, and it held up remarkably well.
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