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[-] IndefiniteBen@leminal.space 82 points 11 months 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.

[-] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago

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

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months 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.

[-] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

What are you referring to here?

[-] Patches@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months 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.

[-] noobnarski@feddit.de 10 points 11 months 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.

[-] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

not even top tier, here 200gb mobile plans are 10 euros/month

[-] bratosch@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Data cap? What in the third world

[-] didnt_readit@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Hey now, that’s unfair to 3rd world countries. I live in a 3rd world country and we don’t have data caps lol. Only place I’ve heard of them is in the US and Australia (notably not 3rd world countries).

[-] TangledHyphae@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months 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'.

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