Lower it if needed of course, but don't be a dick and charge the same as always to those who are paying for the full resolution (who might not even notice).
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EU Calls On Netflix To Switch To SD During Coronavirus (Update: Netflix agrees. YouTube too. See threadmarks)
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Imagine all the people that spend their evenings shopping, going to the gym, going to a restaurant or a bar, participating in sports, going to music school, ... Now remember none of that is possible. So you have doubled the number of people that is home. And then you have to think that these people are home, and during the day, regular television broadcasts aren't that interesting. So the number of people being home is a lot higher than on a normal evening. This is by far the most stress that is ever put on these networks as literally everybody is home. That never happened.
The goal is to limit boradband usage because the networks are overloaded. I don't think making Netflix free is a good strategy to reduce traffic.
some of the replies here are not surprising. 4k for some over accessibility for everyone. Holy fucking shit
576p is 20x smaller than 4K, so slightly lower is quite the understatement. Even 1080p is 5x larger.
You are always free to end your Netflix subscription if you feel the price is not warranted.
I would rather switch to Blu-ray instead :)
Btw, even now so many 1080p videos on Netflix have so much compression, so I would call them SD already.
Btw, even now so many 1080p videos on Netflix have so much compression, so I would call them SD already.
Is there really a bandwidth issue? I thought that's just due to artificial throttling imposed by internet service providers.
If our ability to remain calm and contribute in a minimal way to the relief effort is a function of how many pixels we get in video streams, we're all fucked.
People are dying. We should all be willing to sacrifice daily pleasures to help get through this. They didn't even ask Netflix to stop serving people, just to tone it down.
People are just selfish.
speaking of traffic, here's study from 2018 (note: EU is part of EMEA)
variety.com
Netflix Eats Up 15% of All Internet Downstream Traffic Worldwide (Study)
Netflix streaming video consumes a significant 15% of all internet bandwidth globally, the most of any single application, per a new report.
variety.com
It absolutely isn't and I think you're a giant asshole if you need 4k Netflix in the current situation. Fuck you.
Dumb thought you know those upscaling algorithms are using on old graphics can you do that to Sd video in real time?
You were talking to another member who replied, but I was curious what my usage yesterday was:
Code:
rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
yesterday 23.93 GiB | 12.00 GiB | 35.93 GiB | 3.49 Mbit/sI'd run through a 150GB limit in about 6 days.
Yesterday was me working (14 hours at my work desk) and my two college aged daughters at home (so one playing WoW (relatively light throughput actually) and the other streaming music, not video). They definitely were some of that usage no doubt, but most people working from home are in the same situation with other family members, can't assume 100% of data is dedicated to work.
So that 24gb was no Video streaming services last night at all. No downloading new games. That was 12+ hours of work WebEx (when it is up, and these days usually just voice no video), constant updates of multiple server hosted docs and more email than I can handle right now. All day with teams around the world.
My wife is still going into the office (that's a rant) but will be home Mon and Tue for a deep clean at work, and her work load will be similar, so it will go up.
I'm just saying it is very easy to hit gigabytes a day with server based workloads. Especially when those days are busier than normal. 150gb can easily be hit with spreadsheets and presentations and word docs an email, much less heavier file loads (sound / video).
Caps are evil is pretty much my point of all of this.
Be safe out there everyone.
You're putting your own comfort over the lives of sick people. I don't see why I shouldn't be hostile towards someone like you.
lmao the amount of hostility here is eye rolling.
any ways, as someone in the eu i haven't noticed any change in speed this past week with most of eu countries being in some form of lockdown. anyone else?
any ways, as someone in the eu i haven't noticed any change in speed this past week with most of eu countries being in some form of lockdown. anyone else?
You're reading way too much into my intentions. Wind your neck in.
Not to mention you're engaging in making hyperbolic claims about people dying. Chill out. It doesn't help when you go around triggering panic and anxiety in people.
That's what happens when you don't invest in infrastructure. And this is Europe we're talking about, some countries/continents are in even worse shape than that.
I really don't see how it would make any significant difference. Some of the replies in this thread though, I guess Era shouldn't surprise me anymore.
But people ARE dying. Some Era users are really really showing their selfish / ignorant / stupid / idiotic asses in the last days.
You can't honestly tell me someone has died from Coronavirus because someone here watched Netflix in 4K.
What am I even reading any more.
Obviously the extra price for better resolution (premium) should be waived. And not thinking so is to me as absurd as people not understanding that bandwidth is currently being strained and something has to give.
It's funny that you think you're actually getting UHD quality video from Netflix. You should compare UHD Blu-ray bitrates vs. Netflix sometime. You'd be in for a shock.
As far as the payment goes, I agree with you there.
That is an incredibly uncharitable reading of that post.
No of course not. I clearly lack basic reading comprehension.
Do me a favour.
You want them to throttle Netflix when a bunch of people in here just said they wouldn't even accept non-throttled SD to help the infrastructure load?
Bold strategy Cotton. 👀 People would riot in the streets.
And in turn hasten the spread.
You clearly do. Here are two statements:
Jesus was a controversial figure and ended up dying.
The Internet was a wonderful invention and it has brought me real joy.
You: "The Internet killed Jesus?!!!"
Come on.
Would love to know how your brain works to see how you've come to that conclusion. What a fucking patronising piece of work you are.
You have no idea what you're talking about. Jesus Christ, you are ignorant and selfish.
Aren't you the person who stated streaming at 4K could kill someone?
And I don't know what I'm talking about.
Again, wind your fucking neck in with the insults. I'm all for lessening the impact on telecom networks in case vital services require access.
You get the point. You are hardly limiting your entertainment options in the face of a global pandemic by switching to SD content.
Do it. Watching Netflix in HD is about bottom on the list of things to give a shit about in a pandemic.
If the networks get overburdened from people using 4K on Netflix, someone could die because the networks aren't working properly! How do you not grasp that?! If forcing streaming in lower resolution relieves the burden of the network, it's VERY VERY HELPFUL.
