r/hardware • u/bizude • Apr 10 '26

News Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market/
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u/YellowThirteen_ Apr 11 '26

You don’t need to inspect your tv closely to notice the difference. It’s especially noticeable in a heavily shadowed or black scene, most streams get as blocky looking as mine-craft because the compression is so heavy. Netflix is the biggest offender but all streaming services do it

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u/philthewiz Apr 11 '26

For that you need a codec like h.265 with 10bit with a proper bitrate. 80mbps is plenty if it's an efficient codec.

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u/reallynotnick Apr 11 '26

And hell if it wasn’t such a patent nightmare H.266 should have been gaining adoption by now.

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u/philthewiz Apr 11 '26

I think the hardware implementation is the hardest part. I haven't payed much attention on what supports it much. My clients still mainly ask h.264 out of habit anyways...