People forget over the air broadcast television does not typically have the high resolution available online and on DVD. I live in Chicago, one of the top media markets and only one of the stations owned by the big broadcast television networks is in 1080 and it is I rather than p. Everyone else is at 720. On a small iPhone screen, it might not make much difference between 480 and 720 in bright colors and sharpness.
It reminds me of the issue of bitrate on audio. People used to scream that higher was better. This was until listening tests were conducted in cars, buses, urban streets, trains and airplanes. In these real world situations, listeners could not tell the difference between 256k and 320k audio mp3. Kelly On 8/23/17, Deidre Muccio <[email protected]> wrote: > Keep these kinds of short articles coming. Thank you. > > Deidre > > >> On Aug 23, 2017, at 1:31 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 9to5Mac - Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 4:29 AM >> Verizon permanently throttling video on all unlimited plans, as low as >> 480p >> on iPhones >> >> We noted last month that Verizon was throttling Netflix and YouTube usage >> for 'unlimited' plan users even before they hit the 22GB level at which >> the >> company says it may reduce bandwidth - and it has now been revealed that >> this was just stage one. >> Verizon is now starting to throttle all video on its 'unlimited' plans, >> with >> bandwidth limited to as little as 480p when watching on a smartphone . >> >> As The Verge reports, Verizon is splitting out its so-called unlimited >> plan >> into three versions. >> . Go Unlimited: $75/month. Video capped to 480p on smartphones, 720p >> on tablets. >> . Beyond Unlimited: $85/month. Video capped to 720p on smartphones, >> 1080p on tablets. >> . Business Unlimited: Price varies. Video capped to 480p on >> smartphones, 720p on tablets. >> Not only this, but unlike the previous plan which allowed the carrier to >> reduce your data speeds after 22GB in one month, small-print in the basic >> Go >> Unlimited plan lets Verizon do so any time there is network congestion - >> aka >> the company not providing enough bandwidth to meet customer needs. The >> company does say than anyone unhappy with performance on this plan can >> upgrade to Beyond. >> Existing customers can keep their current plan, and you'll also get 15GB >> of >> full-speed LTE hotspot usage (up from 10GB) - but that still won't >> protect >> you from video throttling. >> This is what's likely going to enrage Verizon customers most. No matter >> what >> plan you're on - whether it's the old, grandfathered unlimited data plan >> or >> a tiered plan or the new unlimited plan - Verizon is taking a tighter >> grip >> over video streaming. "Moving forward, HD video on all legacy plans will >> also match Beyond Unlimited's HD quality." >> So you'll soon be limited to a maximum video quality of 720p streaming on >> phones and 1080p if you've got a tablet on your plan. >> The company claims that nobody can tell the difference between 720p and >> higher on a phone and 1080p and better on a tablet, claims which are >> clearly >> ridiculous on an iPhone and iPad. >> Customers were able to circumvent the previous Netflix- and >> YouTube-specific >> throttling by using a compatible VPN, but it's unclear whether this will >> help if the company is limiting the bandwidth of all video. The new >> limits >> kick in tomorrow for new customers, and 'soon' for existing ones, so it >> seems we won't have to wait long before we find out. >> >> Original Article at: >> https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/22/verizon-unlimited-video-throttling/ >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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