lmao "innovation". Fuck big tech.
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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All of these services are trying to justify the price hikes for their poor decision to make their own streaming platform instead of adding to established ones. We went from cable (+100 channels), to paying for every channel's stream. Its illogical but if consumers are stupid enough not realize it, then more power to them. You know its a problem when theres apps to make sure you canceled subscriptions to apps.
The most retarded thing about streaming, is that it costs so much more in bandwidth and energy and hardware, like it's not even funny.
When you broadcast, everybody watch the same thing at the same time, so the infrastructure COPIES information directly in their network.
When you stream, EVERY USER REQUIRES SERVERS TO SEND DATA OF A HD OR 4K VIDEO FILE.
THIS MEANS THAT A NETFLIX SERVER MUST MULTIPLY ITS BANDWIDTH BY THE NUMBER OF USERS. IN HIGH DEFINITION.
WHY AM I YELLING?
Oh nothing, it's because the world is burning.
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I'm still paying a lot less for my streaming apps than I was for Direct TV. A lot less.
I have Disney+ and Prime video, but my family watches Youtube on tv for the most part. So I was thinking of cancelling those subscriptions anyway.
And if I ever happen to need any particular show, I can just go on a little fishing trip to the sea.
I pay for Netflix, Disney+, and Prime. We also watch some Tubi with ads, but of course that's free.
That's plenty of TV for me. Definitely cheaper than cable though.
Already cancelled my Disney Plus. I'm paying close to nothing for HBO Max, so I'll keep that around for now, and Netflix is still worth it imo.
It's a shame streaming has gotten so fragmented though.