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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Hello guys, I'm curious about this meme, is there some literature where I can find someguides to test this? Thanks.

You wouldn't pay for 4k Netflix and then download a Chromebook recovery image in order to extract the aarch64 widevine com blobs and then patch in support for 16k pages and then apply miscellaneous glibc compat workarounds and then spoof your useragent, and install a browser extension to unlock HD resolutions, to legally watch media in only 1080p

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Too much effort, sailing the high seas is so much easier

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (7 children)

I can't believe people even bother with 1080P let alone 4K. Is there unlimtied bandwidth where you all live?

In my part of the world anything above 480p is just asking for a bad time, with no actual improvement on your ability to enjoy the story.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Gigabit internet with no cap so yes. Also I'm used to 1080p so anything lower feels bad tbh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Feel you m8, where i live we are stuck for the most part with 10Mbit/s at most, an that's the high end stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It depends what you are watching it on I suppose. If you're streaming content on a phone, then 480p is probably acceptable to most people. But if your connection can support a higher resolution without buffering issues, then why wouldn't you? Especially if you're watching something on a TV or large monitor, it'll look terrible in 480p.

Edit: I'm assuming when I said "why wouldn't you?" that you have unlimited data. Obviously if you have a data cap then that's a different story.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You know there is only so much bandwidth right? I get so tired of city people and there f'd up realityies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Don't know why you think you know where I live. And you seem to have completely missed the disclaimer where I said "Obviously if you have a data cap then that’s a different story."

And just FYI, for areas with a decent internet network, whether in the city or not, your data use doesn't impact your neighbors' bandwidth in any meaningful way, assuming your ISP isn't massively over-subscribed. I mean all ISPs are oversubscribed to some extent, but then most people aren't download 24/7, so they typically size the 'pipe' to accommodate peak combined usage.

I'm perfectly well aware that if your local ISP's network is dogshit then this might be more of an issue. That's why they typically have data caps in those areas to discourage bandwidth usage. If you don't have a bandwidth cap then it's really the responsibility of your ISP to provide enough bandwidth for everyone to enjoy. You want to go around ranting at people for watching HD movies, go right ahead, see what happens. Try ranting at your ISP - it might be more effective.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

No data cap, and its not even the download speed, though of course that sucks too unless you live in a city, even just wi-fi streaming inside home is shitty with 1080P.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I agree and I live in Germany and have good internet. Story beats resolution any time

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Most people in developed countries have internet that can support HD resolutions, yes. Mine even does, and our building's wiring is original to the 50s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

In Canada high speed is over 1 mbps

That speed isn’t universal yet

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Respectfully, I'd consider large parts of Canada to be undeveloped. I'm not trying to throw shade or anything, there's just a lot of Canada to develop.

The same is true to a lesser degree in the US and most other very large nations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

You are right it’s not developed and the governments are even taking money away from the undeveloped areas to feed the developed ones because it’s mainly minorities in those areas

Edit: because of the mod deleting, I am still unsure of why recognizing systemic racism is racist

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's not, but I didn't want the comment thread devolving into a heated discussion on racism just because @[email protected] jumped to entirely the wrong conclusion about your post.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Thank you for clarifying

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

Hmm I can’t decide if this is a joke or if I’m just very privileged in the internet department

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

Yeah that's a lot of work. That's why I just sail the high seas and put stuff on Plex.

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