• IndefiniteBen@leminal.space
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    1 year ago

    What really annoys me is paying for the biggest Netflix package to get 4K content, then you watch a somewhat recent (non-Netflix) movie like The Equalizer (2014) and it’s 1080p or less with a terrible bit rate.

    That movie is available in 4K HDR. I know because I downloaded it to my Plex server and switched to watching that after 15 minutes of watching macroblocking and pixelation artefacts via the legal method.

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      1 year ago

      Your next step is to stop paying for the shit version. Things only change when you hit their wallet

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      1 year ago

      What annoys me ever more is that despite paying for the 4K tier of the streaming platform, and the ‘best tier’ on my Internet plan. If I were to watch a not insignificant amount of 4k movies - I would hit my ‘data cap’ and be unable to use the Internet at all for the rest of the month.

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          1 year ago

          That I have a data cap of 100GB and after that I am at 56kbps speeds? Because we treat the internet as a luxury instead of a utility.

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            1 year ago

            WTF, Internet providers once tried to impose data caps on home internet here in Germany, but they dropped that real fast.

            And 100GB isnt even a lot of data, its more like a top tier phone plan, not even close to enough for a home.

            I will soon get gigabit fiber for 40€ per month, so yeah.

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              1 year ago

              Welcome to comcast ‘business practices’. I have a 1 TB cap too, I think they charge $10 per bundle of 50 or 100 gb after, or something equally ridiculous for ‘overage charges’.