Netflix Is Starting To Restore Normal Streaming Quality In Parts of Europe 7
Netflix is working to restore streaming quality in various European countries following government requests for the company to reduce bandwidth usage out of fear that it was putting too much stress on broadband connections. The Verge reports: People in Denmark, Norway, Germany, and other countries reported noticing an uptick in streaming bitrate, according to FlatpanelsHD. Netflix confirmed to the website that it is "working with ISPs to help increase capacity." The company did not say which countries have restored bitrate for higher-quality streaming and which ones haven't. "In the last month alone we have added four times the normal capacity," a spokesperson told FlatpanelsHD. "As conditions improve we will lift these limitations." Other streaming services will likely follow suit, with some already reportedly upping the streaming quality. Apple Insider reports that Apple restored higher bitrates to increase streaming quality for people using Apple TV Plus late last month.
Canada would be nice too (Score:4, Insightful)
It would be nice if they would do this everywhere. It is quite noticeable that they have basically limited their quality to postage-stamp accuity.
Wildlife documentaries in 1080p are returning (Score:5, Funny)
Nature is healing.
We will be restoring normality (Score:3)
Re: (Score:2)
"Stream HD content" is a misnomer. You can stream 1920x1080p60 with a 4 kbps stream if you wish. The bandwidth of the stream has very little to do with its rendered or encoded size, just the accuity of the result. Just as you can stream "two channel audio" at 4 kbps, or 1.5 mbps or even 15 mbps or more, you can stream SD/HD/4K/8K/16K video at 4kbps, 1 mbps, 8 mbps, 25 mbps or 100 mbps (or even higher).
Just because the resolution is 1920x1080p30 does not mean that the 1 mbps stream is the same quality as
Glad We Nuked Net Neutrality (Score:1)
" According to Carr, the Ajit Pai FCC has “created a regulatory environment that enabled Internet providers to invest heavily in their networks” in ways that have kept them reliable throughout the crisis."
https://www.theverge.com/2020/... [theverge.com]
Netfux (Score:1)