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[carusoam]

Tech question...

Blue-ray is the HD source for me...

does Netflix and the other streaming media have the same HD qualities including surround sound, or am I always going to want the BR disc?

This question is going to be outdated before you read it.  I'll be glad to take yesterday's answer anyways... 

Best regards,

-a-

[TheTurtle]

48 minutes ago, carusoam said:

Tech question...

Blue-ray is the HD source for me...

does Netflix and the other streaming media have the same HD qualities including surround sound, or am I always going to want the BR disc?

This question is going to be outdated before you read it.  I'll be glad to take yesterday's answer anyways... 

Best regards,

-a-

it depends.  Some streaming services you get full HD 1080P.  But kids these days prefer low bandwidth watch on your tablet stuff so a lot of the time quality suffers.  Netfix is usually 1080P but it depends on your internet connection.  It will auto throttle down to support streaming without buffering at a lower rate.  Also for some reason netflix is in bed with MS and Apple so it only does full HD on their browsers.  The builtin netflix in my LG TV is 720 max.

[carusoam]

My stuff has aged.  1080i was the beginning of HD, it was 460p capable.  Sharp enough to see lots of detail on broadcast TV.  Grass on the football field was impressive...

The VHS player is still on the stack including a CD player and cassette deck.  

The Apple TV device snuck into the stack and is starting to be the resource for all these cool aviation movies...

Getting the Xfininity/Comcast to allow digital movies to show on the old TVs is running into a security limitation.  We have the whole town wired with glass fiber.  Wicked fast internet...

if it plays on the iPad, it usually mirrors to the big screen easily.  Except for the security clearance issue I haven't quite figured out yet.  Something to do with the HDMI plugs that aren't part of the early 2000s TVs and video equipment...

I need to put this security question to the xfinity guys.  Thanks for helping me with my av movie logic issues!

I spent all my money way back on my M20C, nothing left for new big TVs... 

Best regards,

-a-

Edited May 27, 2017 by carusoam

[toto]

Netfix is usually 1080P but it depends on your internet connection.

Netflix even has some 4k movies / shows now. You do have to pay slightly more for 4k (I think it's $11.99/mo instead of $9.99). But if you have a 4k TV, Netflix is one of the only streaming sources for 4k content.

[chrixxer]

I'm reminded of a networking professor who liked to say, "never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of backup tapes." There's still a case for physical media, especially with streaming services being so fickle and capricious about what's in their library. I want to watch DS9 reruns, not your original programming about a transitioning 13 year old transgender Māori trying to find hir way in a Detroit public school ... 

[chrixxer]

1 hour ago, Hyett6420 said:

Fully agree. Take Star Wars for instance the original version un cgi modified to me is far far better than the more modern version with th cgi of the same film.  Can I find it online. No. And that goes for a lot of older stuff.  

Andrew

Yeah, I bought the DVD versions with the original films as "special features." They were relatively poor quality Laserdisc ports but they were digital. Couldn't get them to play properly on my equipment (Panasonic bluray, Sony Bravia and Panasonic Viera LCD TVs), so I ripped them and stuck them on my NAS for playback (the bluray player has DLNA and CIFS playback built in).

[FloridaMan]

 

[BigAl]

I didn't see anyone mention Air America. How does that happen?!