Recent content by ncted

Just be patient. Streaming is becoming pretty cable-esque. Ads, live sports, reality TV, consolidation, big price increases, bit-starved picture quality, etc. Pretty soon, there will be no meaningful difference.

The one response I have to this is I am actually watching less YouTube these days due to the AI slop. I am discovering fewer new, original creators. This coming year may be the last year I pay for YT Premium if the trend continues.

https://www.statsignificant.com/p/is-tvs-golden-age-officially-over

https://qz.com/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-skydance-takeover-bid-ellison

https://nerds.xyz/2025/09/traditional-tv-fading-roku/

Yeah, I checked real quick, and I am still seeing 4K on "originals."

So, you're not seeing any shows labeled 4K? I don't have any buffering issues on Peacock, but the PQ is definitely a step down from others.

Yeah, it isn't a bandwidth issue on my end. This looks an awful lot like certain streaming services are trying to limit their bandwidth bills by reducing quality, just like cable and satellite have done. I can see the difference in my bandwidth graphs on my router. The roughly 20-30Mb spike...

I gotta say, lately, it seems like they have been upping the compression or bit-starving the streams somewhat. I mainly see it on HBOMAX and Peacock, but I've seen it some on Paramount+ and Netflix as well. Disney+ and AppleTV+ still look great for the most part. Mostly what I see is...

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/prime-video-lawsuit-movie-license-ownership-1236353127/

I keep having to remind myself that the MS in MSNBC was originally MicroSoft.

Did you see the new name? MSNOW.

Wasn't sure where to put this: MSNBC to Change Its Name—And Lose the Peacock Logo https://www.wsj.com/business/media/msnbc-to-change-its-name-and-lose-the-peacock-logo-0c3e34a7?st=78WoKZ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

darn it! View: https://youtu.be/c5v4LJJkvUU?si=1VoiNI4MxC3ZY8Bz

Sadly, the $60 rebate I got through Sams for the annual sub last year seems to be gone. We actually get NBC OTA, so I am not sure why I would keep Peacock unless they offer me a sweetheart deal to renew. I will probably let it lapse to see if they do offer any discounted renewal.