Why does Netflix, YouTube want to do without 1080p / Hd?

Ik
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I heard Netflix and YouTube want to remove HD / UHD / 1080p quality and set / reduce it to 720p, and also read that it should have something to do with data usage and with the corona virus

I don't quite understand, if people are already sitting at home at least having good quality films?

or is it for people without unlimited internet because then they get more of it?

likes to clarify me

Ev

Because otherwise the servers are overloaded if everyone is sitting in front of the PC instead of working

Pe

Since everyone is at home, the networks are completely overloaded in some places.

If you lower the quality now, the amount of data will also decrease and protect the network.

Ik

And what if you paid for uhd and only got 720, will you be compensated?

general question the 2.3 euro do not hurt me.

Sh

I only sit in front of the PC when I work…

Ik

But then should that also apply to ps4, Xbox, our Internet and everything or not?

St

There are also companies that send their people to their home offices. They also need internet capacity to work.

So that everyone has something from the Internet, the streaming quality was reduced.

ca

To relieve the servers. But we may just pass.

Ev

You already understood what I was going to say

Ev

Bad luck, these are big corporations, with a lawsuit you have no chance

Pe

The video streaming has significantly higher amounts of data than playing online.

nu

It's just a start that a company has made

Sh

You are also the yardstick of all things.

se

Yes, it does too.

But television needs a lot of data.

Sh

I know.

Do

The servers are not designed for such large amounts of data at once and instead of failing, they prefer to give you a slightly lower quality.