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Netflix video quality sucks on browsers anyway – at least for movies. Half of them seem to be limited to something which could only be described as "less than D
by YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 10y ago
Netflix video quality sucks on browsers anyway – at least for movies. Half of them seem to be limited to something which could only be described as "less than DVD quality", some noticeably so.
That's the reality for the paying customer – for a “pirate”, most of the movies in HD quality are a quick web search away, without needing to install any programs.
- pitaj 10y agoIf you're looking for quality, you want to go with a Bluray, not a rip.
- YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 10y agoI'm not a “videophile”, video quality comparable to a 10 GB rip is more than enough for my tastes, and for lesser content even less is fine. Netflix, however, at times doesn't come even close to that, with the video bitrate often hovering just above 1000 kbps in browsers.
- maldusiecle 10y agoNetflix uses a tiered system for HD video. The lowest price is no HD, the next is HD, and the highest is Ultra HD. You may also need to tweak your Netflix settings, since the default quality level is "Auto," rather than "High." It may be surprising, but many people don't much notice the difference.
- YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 10y agoIndeed it does, and I'm not in the lowest tier. The quality of video is very fine indeed when watching with, say, a Netflix app on a Sony TV, but I prefer to watch stuff on my desktop in a comfy chair, and for that, Netflix leaves wanting with video bitrate not always even above 1000 kbps. (Right now, for the movie “Collateral”, the highest bitrate offered is 870 kbps when watching in a browser. I'm almost certain it is way above that on more restricted devices, as that has been the case with other titles in the past.)
- kevindqc 10y agoSadly, you need to use Internet Explorer (or Safari) for the best quality, unless that changed.
- YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 10y agoYeah, 1080p is reserved for those only. You can get pretty good quality in other browsers as well (mostly for Netflix original content, though, like I described before).
- thomastjeffery 10y agoIf you are not using Microsoft Edge/IE or an app, you are limited to 720p. BTW, if you want to force a bitrate on Netflix, press [Ctrl+Shift+Alt+s].