taters Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Is the quality of a blu ray movie streamed from Netflix to a blu ray disk player the same quality picture as a blu ray disk? Thanks Link to comment
pbbeck Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 If this source of your signal is streamed from Netflix, then you are not watching a "blu ray movie." The quality of the content streamed from Netflix varies greatly. If the description on Netflix explicitly says it is streamed in HD, then the quality is high, but I don't think it's as high-rez as what you are getting from a blu ray disc. It's not a big enough difference to bother me. A lot of the content on Netflix streaming is standard resolution, and I find it unacceptable on my HD television. On my iPad or laptop it's fine. Link to comment
Art.. Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 It's not. But if your tv is 42" or less, then 720P will be fine (my opinion). On Vudu, they give you a choice. You can buy SD, HD, or HD+. Link to comment
skinny_tom (aka boney) Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 No. In fact HD from your cable or satellite provider isn't as good as blu-ray either. Netflix rated below both of those sources in some quality survey I read recently (but can't recall the source of...) Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 It's not even remotely close. It is true Netflix streams vary greatly, and only HD streams are "acceptable" at best on an HDTV. There is no comparison whatsoever to the quality of a stream from Netflix vs. a Blu Ray. I was shocked to read in Consumer Reports that Netflix only has about 15k movies for streaming vs. Amazon's 70k. I always though Netflix was the market leader, but apparently not. -MKL Link to comment
James Clark Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Last I heard, Netflix only mails BluRay content. I think you would need an uninterrupted 40Mb/s feed to stream BR. DirecTV does allow you to cache 1080P VOD content to the hard drive, but there is an expiration date and you generally have to subscribe to the source channel. Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 This is incorrect. You pay a little extra and can have access to their BR discs, but most titles thus far are not BR format (standard DVD). -MKL Link to comment
James Clark Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 You can order a DVD or BluRay disc. You can't stream BluRay content. Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Ahh, I misunderstood you. I thought you meant they mailed Blu Ray only (as opposed to DVD) vs. mailed Blu Ray (as opposed to streaming it). Got it - you're right. Sorry 'bout that. -MKL Link to comment
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