Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[Lee A Stewart]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

That’s most of his posts plus throw constant praise of Disney+ into the mix.

I have great admiration for Disney+ and express it when ever I can when it's appropropriate.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Anyone been in touch with Vilya. I tried today but no reply. Hope he is ok.

I was thinking the same. Please keep us updated and thanks for reaching out to him.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

Probably the most click bait post you done in awhile. Most play games on a ultra wide display not watch movies. But you had your fun getting some riled up.


Any HT fellow that watches content for hours on a ultra wide display will end up being like this.

Actually, I have a smile on my face watching mine.

[cricepng]

Originally Posted by alchav21

Yes we haven't heard from Vilya in a while, hope he is okay. Anyway getting back to Hardwired, I hope most of you guys that Stream have changed over to this type of connection. Here is a Video from Vincent Teoh that talks about speeding up your Ethernet connection to your UHD TV, and we do need Gigabit Ports!

[Show spoiler]How to Turbo-Boost Your TV's Internet Connection Speed (Works on LG & Sony TVs) - YouTube

That would be awesome, but here where the Internet connection is light years better than it was just two years ago, we have about 75 houses sharing our NGO's 70mbps fiber connection. And in the daytime, all of the departmental offices also use that connection. Right now must not be as many users on as I was able to register 16.6Mbps download and 1.11 upload. But it's something to look into when I return to the States for a year in 2025.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

I have great admiration for Disney+ and express it when ever I can when it's appropropriate.

We know!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Manufactures know 100Base-T ports are way more than needed for streaming video from the internet. If you have Wi-Fi 802.11AC then you can compare between the two. 100Base-T will max out ≤ 100 Mbps and the 802.11AC could be between 433 Mbps and 6.93 Gbps. You should not see any difference.

I have 300 Mbps internet service, my Apple TV 4K (2021), Nvidia Shield Pro and Oppo UDP-203 have 1000Base-T ports, all other devices have 100Base-T ports. The internet streaming quality is the same be it 100 or 1000 port device.

Playing UHD BD rips does require a 1000 port or 802.11AC.

[cheez avenger]

Out 11/16 from Shout Factory!

[Ender14]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Out 11/16 from Shout Factory!

Yeah, I saw that. I've almost purchased the Blu-ray several times so I'm glad I waited.

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by alchav21

Yes we haven't heard from Vilya in a while, hope he is okay. Anyway getting back to Hardwired, I hope most of you guys that Stream have changed over to this type of connection.

Most streaming is limited to 32 Mbps. There is absolutely no need for Ethernet runs unless you are trying to play UHD BD rips as Wendell said. The beauty of media is that you have no latency with playing video files at all if you want the best video and audio.

[Steedeel]

Nothing from Vilya, a bit worried now.

[unberechenbar]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

Most streaming is limited to 32 Mbps. There is absolutely no need for Ethernet runs unless you are trying to play UHD BD rips as Wendell said. The beauty of media is that you have no latency with playing video files at all if you want the best video and audio.

For me it's more an issue of stability. I have a reasonable internet speed but sometimes it will go out for a minute or two. It would be so frustrating to be watching a movie and have that happen.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Nothing from Vilya, a bit worried now.

Yes, very much so. Sure hope he can return soon.

I am going to show my better half my favorite forums and threads in case I become incapacitated or expired she can post my situation. Maybe Vilya could do something similar with his sister.

It will be 9 years on the 2nd of next month that our cyber friend, Kosty, passed away. Soon I am going to donate the cost of some tree planting in SC forest in the name of Daniel Kostyshak from his friends at Blu-ray.com

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Yes, very much so. Sure hope he can return soon.

I am going to show my better half my favorite forums and threads in case I become incapacitated or expired she can post my situation. Maybe Vilya could do something similar with his sister.

It will be 9 years on the 2nd of next month that our cyber friend, Kosty, passed away. Soon I am going to donate the cost of some tree planting in SC forest in the name of Daniel Kostyshak from his friends at Blu-ray.com

Nice touch.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by cheez avenger

Out 11/16 from Shout Factory!

Hell yes!

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

Most streaming is limited to 32 Mbps. There is absolutely no need for Ethernet runs unless you are trying to play UHD BD rips as Wendell said. The beauty of media is that you have no latency with playing video files at all if you want the best video and audio.

Originally Posted by unberechenbar

For me it's more an issue of stability. I have a reasonable internet speed but sometimes it will go out for a minute or two. It would be so frustrating to be watching a movie and have that happen.

You guys really love your Wireless and think it's the same as Wired Ethernet. It's not so much about speed, but Solid, Stable Streaming. Didn't you guys watch that Video, Vincent said Wireless is very dependent on good signal strength, distance, and interference even then you get intermittent drops in signal. I've had Hardwired Ethernet since I bought my Sony UHD TV in 2017, and the Quality of my Streaming is Excellent with no problems like you guys complain about all the time!

[unberechenbar]

Originally Posted by alchav21

You guys really love your Wireless and think it's the same as Wired Ethernet. It's not so much about speed, but Solid, Stable Streaming. Didn't you guys watch that Video, Vincent said Wireless is very dependent on good signal strength, distance, and interference even then you get intermittent drops in signal. I've had Hardwired Ethernet since I bought my Sony UHD TV in 2017, and the Quality of my Streaming is Excellent with no problems like you guys complain about all the time!

I get drops in my internet even using ethernet on my desktop.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by unberechenbar

I get drops in my internet even using ethernet on my desktop.

Well you do need a good ISP with at least 50+Mbps, and solid equipment and Ethernet connections. I have 75Mbps Symmetrical Fiber. Cable Providers have an Archaic Load Balance Distribution Network.

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by alchav21

Well you do need a good ISP with at least 50+Mbps, and solid equipment and Ethernet connections. I have 75Mbps Symmetrical Fiber. Cable Providers have an Archaic Load Balance Distribution Network.

Big deal, it doesn't protect you from VoD server loading issues with too many subscribers trying to watch the same content.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by JohnAV

Big deal, it doesn't protect you from VoD server loading issues with too many subscribers trying to watch the same content.

I guess it could be an issue, but I haven't run into anything like this. For VoD I have Amazon and Vudu, and Netflix has Content to access but I don't have any problems. If you have trouble with a Provider let me know who it is and the problems you're having. If a Provider is having problems they should address and fix them, otherwise get out of the business. IMO the majority of the problems are User, ISP, or CDN related!

[DrrnHarr]

Originally Posted by Krizzle1

I'd love to know what is everyone using for their movies...Blurays? or iTunes/VUDU/Amazon/Google?

I have mostly iTunes and it really comes down to personal space issues for me. I've moved three states in the last four years with the most recent one from Virginia to Arizona and I like that I don't have to box up truckloads of physical media and haul it across the country. Still I have about 800 Blu-rays sitting in a storage locker on the other side of the country, but I used to have thousands.