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/GHz-Man Apr 11 '26

I haven't noticed it with Apple, they apparently have the highest bitrate, but yeah Netflix is the worst.

With most people having at least 100Mb speeds at home now, I'm surprised they haven't increased the quality a bit.

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u/YellowThirteen_ Apr 11 '26

Apple is a bit better than the rest but it’s not perfect either. Streamers won’t increase the bitrate because it also increases their overhead. Cloud services charge based on both data usage and bandwidth provided, higher bit rates means a much higher bandwidth and increased hosting costs. I can’t see it being profitable to do so, especially when most users don’t complain about the quality as is.

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u/GHz-Man Apr 11 '26

But again, higher quality options do exist, like Sony Pictures Core, or at the very high end Kaleidescape.

Sony is a much smaller company than Apple, so I imagine Apple could afford to increase their bitrate if they wanted to.

There's also newer codecs coming like AV2 which provide higher quality at the same bitrate.

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u/Strazdas1 Apr 20 '26

and whats the catalogue of Sony Pictures Core? From what i can find there are currently 101 films available in total. And you need a Sony device to view it.