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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by dawnerd on Friday August 15, 2025 @11:58AM (#44913989)
The marketing of a resolution really won out. People will fight you if you suggest a high bitrate 1080p encode can look better than a low bitrate 4k.
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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by ProfessorLayton on Friday August 15, 2025 @02:23PM (#44915800)
Bitrate aside, the marketing stopped making sense long ago:

- 720p/1080p is counting vertical pixel resolution

- 4k/8k is counting horizontal pixel resolution

- "4k/8k" is not actually 4,000/8,000 horizontal pixels

- Suddenly the "p" becomes irrelevant (Not that most people even knew what it meant to begin with)

- 720/1080/4k/8k totally disregards aspect ratio

- Consumers already have a way to compare, and they're called "megapixels"

- 2.1MP (1080p) and 8.3MP (4k) etc. is a lot more consumer friendly since it's already used for cameras.

Marketing really won at making this a mess.

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Re:Can't pay, won't pay: streaming services are driving view... by dawnerd on Friday August 15, 2025 @07:59PM (#44918626)
That's not even including HDR and the fake 4k upscales.
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