Phil152 t1_it9z2n4 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:50 AM

Reply to comment by danielv123 in 8K Industry Faces Challenge with New EU Regulatory Ruling by SalmonellaTizz

Thanks. There's nothing I can do about what the streaming networks do at the front end. Which for a technophobe like me means it is one more thing I don't have to worry or educate myself about. I suppose the streamers will get nudged along by competitive pressures as 4k TV's become more common. (That assumes the difference is enough for most home viewers to notice or care about.)

Do you know what the current market penetration is for 4k's?

TheThiefMaster t1_itb0i81 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:07 AM

There's some good information on that topic in this YouTube video talking about YouTube experimenting with requiring a subscription for viewing at 4k, by someone that runs a major YouTube channel and small side streaming network (that does support 4k also).

https://youtu.be/MDsJJRNXjYI

It was about 44% penetration for 4k TVs, but for his content, TVs only made up 11% of viewers in total.

I suspect Netflix has more TV streamers so it would be different for them.