Comment on Home theater fans are being starved of the new 4K Blu-ray releases they want and it's not okay

• sramder@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How so?

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  • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It came up in a previous discussion on here but the actual “4k” streaming bitrates are well below that of a 4k disc (they’re more like a Blu-ray) but they can get away the name by using a UHD source file.

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    • sramder@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh yeah… that’s been pretty obvious, Amazon being the worst offender in my book. I thought there were a few smaller services that promised to focus on quality… I saw Vidu is functionally no more, but I thought the criterion collection had a streaming service?

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      • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        They do but make no great claims about speed or quality.

        A 2020 review did contact them about it:

        A representative confirmed that the streaming resolution varies depending on the source and ranges from 540p to 1080p.

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    • Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It came up in a previous discussion

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      Looking at the numbers, 4K Blu-ray offers a higher bit-rate than 4K streaming. A 4K disc can transfer data at 128Mbps, whereas 4K streaming on services such as Netflix and Disney Plus tends to max out at 16-25Mbps.

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