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Think of how much money Netflix saves by streaming movies to your TV at 5mbps instead of 10mbps. Serving a single user, the cost difference is negligible, but a
by babypuncher 4y ago
Think of how much money Netflix saves by streaming movies to your TV at 5mbps instead of 10mbps. Serving a single user, the cost difference is negligible, but across 120 million users it probably saves them millions in bandwidth costs.
I still buy blu-rays though so I am a firm believer in the "just throw more bits at it" solution.
- ubercow13 4y agoThat's a false dichtomy. At any bitrate Netflix chooses to stream at, this technique could improve perceived quality. Meanwhile blurays also use codecs with similar advanced reconstructive techniques - even with the higher bitrate they are essential to maintain a high perceived quality.