I have a very slow Internet connection (5 Mbps down, and even less for upload). Given that, I always download movies at 720p, since they have low file size, which means I can download them more quickly. Also, I don’t notice much of a difference between 1080p and 720p. As for 4K, because I don’t have a screen that can display 4K, I consider it to be one of the biggest disk space wasters.

Am I the only one who has this opinion?

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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    5 months ago

    You’re not alone.

    On a good large screen, 1080p is a noticeable upgrade from 720p.
    But the distance you’d have to sit at, to get much out of 2160p over 1080p, is just way too close.
    However the High Dynamic Range that comes with 4K formats and releases IS a big difference.

    On the other hand, storage is pretty cheep. A couple cents per GB really.
    But you’re talking more about bandwidth, which can be expensive.

    But yeah. You’re not alone.

  • TwinTusks@bitforged.spaceEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I have cheap tv and slow internet, so I am completely comfortable with 720P or 1080P (depends which streams faster). I am also and grew up with 420P, so that helps.