Netflix Streaming Quality
Comments focus on Netflix's video streaming quality issues, including low resolution (e.g., 720p or 480p limits), bitrate compression, DRM requirements for HD/4K, adaptive streaming based on bandwidth, and comparisons to Blu-ray or pirated content.
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that could be the bitrate more than the resolution. streams are highly compressed. would be interesting to see whether you prefer 1080p bluray over a 4k netflix stream (I suspect yes).
I reckon Netflix restricts to low resolution only if you don't enable DRMs.
You missed Netflix's compression. Netflix delivers contents with a way less data with similar quality.
Maybe it‘s linked to streaming resolution and bitrate.
Netflix only streams HD for certain movies and only if your bandwidth is good enough. If your pipe can't handle it, you will indeed be getting DVD-quality video.
Netflix only streams 720p unless you use Edge on some edition of Win10
IIRC Netflix will limit the quality to 720p without DRM, so that's probably what you are getting.
It's possible that you are limited to lower resolution. Can you confirm whether you can get any of the 4k streams?
Have a closer look at what quality you are getting. It's most likely 480p max, depending on the streaming platform and the licensing deals at play for your region.
Are you able to do Netflix in HD?