[willio58]

As someone with a 4k tv and an Apple TV 4K, I thought that all of my streamed content was in 4k.

When I recently switched to self-hosting, I was almost certain since I was so used to 4k that I’d need to self-host all 4k content.

I realized the whole time most of the streaming services I used barely even gave me 4k content, and when they did it was so low bitrate it was basically comparable to 1080p.

So now I specifically download 4k movies for ones that I really care about being 4k (e.g nature documentaries) and for the rest 1080p is more convenient space/time wise.

[Yaggo]

Sounds like you have too small TV or you too long viewing distance.

The differency between FullHD and 4K is very noticeable with THX-recommended viewing angles. I watch 98” from 3 meters.

[jorvi]

That is an enormous TV that would dominate the decor of almost any living room. Even if it was a The Frame tv it still would be too dominant a piece.

OP is right, at the typical TV pixel per angle (TV distance + screen size), 2160p is a waste. That's also why I always tell people to switch on performance mode on all console games that support it. Doubling your FPS for an imperceptible resolution decrease is a golden trade-off.

Ironically, monitor pixel per angle is still often too small. For typical desk viewing distances, you want 2160p at 21" and 2880p at 27". Most people that have big monitors have 2160p at 27".

Note that ultra-wide or not doesn't matter if you express the resolution you want in the vertical

[swiftcoder]

> The differency between FullHD and 4K is very noticeable with THX-recommended viewing angles. I watch 98” from 3 meters.

I think you'll find fairly few people (outside of serious TV enthusiasts) have their living room setup like this. It's a massive amount of wall space to dedicate to a TV, and a pretty tight sofa <-> coffee table <-> TV placement.

[hulitu]

> I realized the whole time most of the streaming services I used barely even gave me 4k content, and when they did it was so low bitrate it was basically comparable to 1080p.

That is also my experience. You get a mashed, distorted, rescalled resolution (being UHD or FHD) which makes original MPEG promotion videos (320x240 pixels) look sharp.

Streaming is all about lies. They want to use the lowest possible bitrate while promising you the moon.