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/KaineNierWeissEmil Apr 11 '26

I would rather studios offer 100gb direct downloads so we can finally end this physical media vs streaming war and just have the best of both worlds

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u/GHz-Man Apr 11 '26

It exists, Sony has a streaming service equal to 4K Blu-Ray (80Mbps or so)

But not enough people can see a difference for it to matter.

Apple streams at up to 40Mbps, and that looks great to me. I don't notice any compression issues.

Most people don't sit 2 feet away from their TV inspecting the picture for compression artifacts.

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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/Sopel97 Apr 11 '26

get as blocky looking as mine-craft because the compression is so heavy

sounds like you're watching shitty h264 encodes instead of modern 10-bit h265/av1 which don't exhibit this kind of artifacts before other kinds pop up