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Why's Streaming Video So Poor & Why Do You Watch It?

Posted by Mike Porper (A) on April 8, 2015 at 12:14:47

Ok. So, I'd finally gotten a Sony Blu Ray player last Nov. I've used it to play blu rays and even regular DVDs. It does a great job.

But, it's got lots of streaming apps, as do most blu ray players. Netflix, Vudu, Udu, Amazon; tons of them.

What I've found, at least with Amazon Prime, is that streaming movies aren't anything near 720p, much less 1080p in terms of the quality of the picture I see. They seem to be better than standard 480, but not even as good as 720.

Sometimes, the picture even deteriorates to something like a 480 resolution. If there's a lot of action and movement, the picture breaks up into rectangular lines.

Am I the only one who's noticed that? I've never seen or heard any complaints about streaming movies over the internet. Netflix is ruling the world with programming such as Throne of Kings and House of Cards. That must mean that [a] nobody cares about picture quality - or - [b] I'm the only one in the world who's noticed.

Also, video rental stores have almost all disappeared. Renting a blu ray disk, or even a DVD [and playing it in a upscaling blu ray player] would guarantee the highest resolution and quality of picture. But, no one rents anymore. So, that must mean everyone's getting either cable, satelite, or internet streaming. I've heard that cable sends out a low res signal; not anything near 1080p.

So, short of being a Twilight Zone denizen, has anyone else experienced what I'm describing? Is there any remedy? Does anyone even care?

BTW - the clearest, cleanest, most realistic picture that I've seen on my Samsung flat screen is the nightly news over the air broadcast, which comes in at 1080i.

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