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Max is taking 4K away from its legacy ad-free subscribers (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Time to rebrand to mid

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Min

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag 3 points 2 years ago

HBO Mid AF

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Discovery said that existing subscribers on the ad-free plan would be able to hang onto certain perks (like 4K streaming) for at least the next six months without needing to spend more money.

Max is emailing affected customers, letting them know that while their monthly price of $15.99 will remain the same moving forward, they’ll be losing a couple of perks on or after December 5th.

Specifically, 4K (and HDR) streaming will be removed for legacy customers; they’ll now be limited to HD quality, just like anyone signing up for Max’s ad-free tier today would be.

Legacy ad-free subscribers also had an extra concurrent stream (for a total of three) compared to the standard two that new signups on the $15.99 plan normally receive.

Downloads are unaffected by this change: both legacy and current ad-free customers can save up to 30 titles on supported devices for offline viewing when they’re without a data connection.

Max’s cheapest “with ads” tier costs $9.99, and although it doesn’t include offline downloads, it still allows for two simultaneous streams and offers HD picture quality.

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[+] [email protected] -11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I still don't see a point in 4k on a television. Games look great on my PC in 4k but that's only because I'm sitting much closer to my monitors. In my living room every time I think about it I try and look for a pixel or fuzziness and I just don't see it. I won't be upgrading my TV from hd any time soon...

Edit: wow at the downvoters... people are fragile, that's for sure

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

HDR on a proper panel is where the real difference would be for most people.

The pixel density isn't very noticeable unless a tv is 70 inches or larger (at normal viewing distance).

Pixel quality is often far more important than the Pixel quantity. It's even more noticeable on physical media since streaming is often pretty compressed, especially when it comes to audio.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It depends on the content too. Most stage shootings such as drama shows are fine in HD. I don't need to see the actor's pores. But some nature documentary or a well done effects movie can be gorgeous in 4k with the right TV. But for the 90% of stuff where I'm content toowatch on my phone, definitely didn't need 4k.