I don't mind Sony providing a digital download service for streaming movies, but SONY, FOR THE LOVE OF GEEKS provide 4K streaming!!!! And don't make it exclusive only to certain smart TVs! Allow any device with a 4K display and the proper hardware (HDCP compliant of course) to stream H 265 codec content...thank you, that is all!
How many people even have the bandwidth to handle that?
Sony needs a unique angle to really stand out in an already saturated market. I don't see it yet.
HEVC and H.265 used by netflix and amazon only requires 15-18mbs - and the forthcoming Google 4K service using VP9 is similar.
Why do you think 4K is so bandwidth hungry?
Because it is, to get decent regular HD streaming on Netflix, it can take as low as 3-5Mbps....4k is a huge jump and as more people get stuck with bandwidth/data caps, it will be even less practical, not to mention hardly anyone has a 4K TV, my friend just got one and can watch almost nothing on it right now. But once Comcast rolls out their country wide data caps (they are already running it in certain areas) most people will be stuck with it costing a lot of money to stream 4K to anything.
I already have data caps and pay double what I did a year and a half ago so I can get enough bandwidth to cover my cord cutting ways, with all the downloads I do for Netflix, Amazon Prime, Xbox and Steam, I'm lucky to stay under my monthly limit, there is no way I could even think about adding 4K streaming or something like Sling TV even to my already clogged up data usage and this will become the norm sooner than later and all of these streaming services will start flopping because people are going to have to pay a ton more to now use their internet to access TV, the more people cut the cord, the more the cable providers will charge you for your internet access to circumvent their TV services
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