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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by kcb on Thursday August 14, 2025 @10:43PM (#44908069)
I don't know, 4k HEVC at 15,000mbps looks plenty good to me.
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by buzer on Friday August 15, 2025 @12:12AM (#44908531)
...what service offers 15Gbps stream?
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by oguz-ismail on Friday August 15, 2025 @12:46AM (#44908725)
None. No matter how much you pay, the best you'll ever get from streaming services is a bit-starved encode with fake film grain in a bullshit codec that'll look worse than 720p DVD rips you'd find on Zamunda yet still require more power to decode...
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by kcb on Friday August 15, 2025 @12:01PM (#44914030)
Sorry my unit was wrong 15Mbps is pretty common for the highest nitrate streams
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by dawnerd on Friday August 15, 2025 @11:57AM (#44913970)
Commercial 4k Blu-ray’s are twice that all the way up to 4x or sometimes more. And I’d say even on the best mastered disks there’s still obvious encoding artifacts.
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by 542354234235 on Friday August 15, 2025 @12:06PM (#44914102)
And that is good for you, giving you the benefit of the doubt that you meant 15mbps, but I know I can personally tell the difference between 15mbps and 50mbps. Seeing more detailed film grain and seeing less artifacts in fast moving scenes are two of the most noticeable.
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