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robinhoodexe on Dec 31, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Will Consumers Use Faster Internet Speeds?

When 4K (2160p) video will become mainstream we're gonna need more bandwidth to stream it (Netflix for example). Even with h.265 or V8 it's atleast double the bitrate compared to 1080p.

ollifi on Dec 31, 2015 [–]

Or we could stream 2K with less compression. They show 2K in most cinemas and it looks pretty decent with low compression.

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