• neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months ago

    How do streaming services like Disney, prime, Netflix, and hbo run on these? Is it possible?

    I need something dead simple for my wife.

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      4 months ago

      Probably the same as on a Linux desktop now, the browser sites work fine but you won’t get 4k or HDR.

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        4 months ago

        Worth it in my books. Might be my eyes going bad, but I can’t notice much difference beyond 720p

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          4 months ago

          Either your eyes are bad or the files you’ve watched. There’s an absolutely enormous difference between 720p and proper 4k with a decent bitrate. Also a decent display with good HDR can add a lot as well.

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            4 months ago

            I blame it on my eyes. On the positive, I don’t know what I’m missing.

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          4 months ago

          Resolution isn’t actually important. Dots per inch is, but also it needs to be scaled by distance. Low DPI isn’t noticeable if you’re far away, but even high DPI is when you’re close to it. It might be less that your eyes are going bad and more that you’re sitting further away from your screen or your screen is really small.

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          4 months ago

          I have an old PC with a gtx 1070 with 2tb ssd and 24 GB of hard drives, all bought before the AI price hikes of course. I am already at a net win.

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        4 months ago

        I should also add that I live in a third would country so all the streaming services are dirt cheap here.

        I think YouTube premium is like $3 a month or something like that.

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          4 months ago

          If I pay for YouTube premium, Netflix, disney, amazon prime, HBO max, spotify. I have to spend around 70 euros a month. (4k content or family pack)

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            4 months ago

            For all that, we are $30-$40 a month.

            My wife pays for most of them. I think I only pay the Disney and Spotify.

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              4 months ago

              I just made a server, download 4k content on a pirate site. Spend around 5€ for my mullvad VPN. And we don’t even need to go to the cinema anymore. Which is like 15€ per ticket at least. We do it sometimes for a date to get out of the house. But it just gets expensive very fast once you get candy and drinks.

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      3 months ago

      You could always install Waydroid TV and get the apps from Aurora Store or Google Play for full resolution