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heybart t1_jba6ekn wrote

Reply to comment by strangebutalsogood in All the streaming boxes suck now - There are no good streaming boxes, and I blame everybody. by speckz

PC apps like Netflix aren't limited to 1080p?

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strangebutalsogood t1_jbagw8q wrote

The official Netflix app lets you stream in 4k on desktop, but usually if I find that the streaming quality of any movie is below my standards then I'll find it by other means and play it directly.

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AkirIkasu t1_jbavdxy wrote

Weirdly the biggest problem with a PC media center is that you will need to power it with an outdated Intel chip, use Intel's integrated GPU, run windows and a proprietary player if you want to watch 4K Blu-Ray discs on it, because they use a draconian DRM scheme which was Intel-exclusive until Intel decided they weren't going to build it into any of their chips anymore.

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heybart t1_jbazcc2 wrote

I used to use a PC hooked to my TV to play media, then the Android TV devices just got too competent for me to bother. Even a $20 Walmart Onn can play 4K blu ray remux from network drive at a fraction of power usage

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AkirIkasu t1_jbb34xt wrote

Yeah, this just affects you if you want to watch your movies the way the industry wants you to. In reality most people who care are probably using MakeMKV at this point.

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