I have the Nvidia Shield Pro, and I have to see those reports. I wonder what content it streamed at 100+ Mbps, any images created from it, who created it, and how was it transmitted.
I'll have to go find those again, they were on an AV forum. Some people had ripped blurays to a hard disc. I think those were over ethernet. Didn't have any images posted.
I would love to see which Blurays had a data rate of 100+ Mbps. The maximum bitrate of Bluray is 48 Mbps.
They were reporting 58 mbps to 120 mbps. Those I assume were some sort of peak number.
There is a difference between the UHD format, and the Bluray format even though both share the same disc technology. "They" are reporting means nothing to me. The devil is the in detail, so we need to know who is reporting, and where are they getting the content that supports these bitrates.They were reporting 58 mbps to 120 mbps. Those I assume were some sort of peak number.
Ultra HD Blu-ray - Wikipedia
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This says larger UHD bluray discs can be up to 144 Mbps. I don't have any first hand data on it.
File from where? A streaming platform, or the disc? This is vague in detail.
Of course the bitrate during buffering is higher than the movie itself! I am interested in the bitrate of the actual movie, not the buffering process which is artificially inflated.
Files ripped from a 4k hdr bluray disc. Also demo files from https://4kmedia.org/. You seem awfully intent on denying such things. Why is that?
You can definitely do that via Plex, i watch remuxes with 100mbps peaks just fine.
Because files ripped from UHD disc is not how people use streaming sticks. Streaming sticks are used to stream video from content providers, not from ripped UHD discs
My contention is not about the spec of streaming sticks. It is about the notion that streaming sticks equal the same product as KS. Streaming sticks were not created to pass UHD disc rips, it was made to pass streaming content - and that is how most folks use it.
It would, but the KS folks would not get access to the uncompressed unprocessed files from the studios, would not get the licensing agreements for more content, and would probably get sued for not locking the files down as they had before.
Plex is not a streaming stick, and most people don't mux their movies via plex. They stream them or watch them via a disc.
I meant via the Plex app on an Nvidia shield…
I love the concept of KS. I'd like for it to be done where more people could make use of it. I hate the artifacts inherent with highly compressed streaming. I've never critiqued your choices, I've wondered if the tech couldn't accomplish the same thing for less money. You seem to take that as some criticism of you. I'm fine with KS pricing except for the need to put forth more than $10k in upfront hardware costs. There is no technical reason it couldn't be done with less expensive hardware though I understand the touchiness about copyright issues. Perhaps some sort of encryption could satisfy those needs perhaps not. None of it is a criticism of you choosing to use the service. As abdo 123 said it was about whether doing it another way is possible.
The discussion devolved into stick versus KS, not plex, hex, dex, or anything else. I never referred to what was possible, but how it is actually used.
My answer to this question is a no - you could not do it for less money. You would need custom video mastering software, licensing agreements with the studios for content, secure storage and transfer system, encryption and decryption software and the keys to support it, and the infrastructure to tie it all together.
An encryption/decryption system would be mandatory. There is no way the studio would grant the license to the content without it.
The amount of people who do this is so small, that it would be silly to even mention it. Christie projectors are not exactly unheard of, but how many consumers actually own one?
..Dude you have serious issues.A couple of us spent an afternoon doing KS/UHD comparisons .No we didn't make a presentation about it for your benefit,sorry.There were sometimes some very slight edge to the KS but not always and a few times advantage to the UHD.Anyway,these differences were infinitesimal.The rest of your unhinged rant I'll politely ignore.I have serious issues because I don't agree with your subjective opinion??? Now that is arrogance right there!!!!.
Since you seem to be on the high and mighty horse what evidence have you presented? None.
Neither have you, so what is your point?
Actually, I don't think they are being critical at all. Just ignorant. You have commented on the system, but don't own it or have ANY experience with it. You have another who compared it to the disc, but there are no details of the equipment used, whether it was sighted (likely) or blind. This is not criticism, it is a lack of exposure and ignorance.
You cannot disagree about something you don't own or have limited to no experience with. Stevie Wonder can see that. Whether you see VERY noticeable differences or just subtle differences depends on whether you used a panel or projector. With panels, you cannot see fine artifacts like you can see with a calibrated projector on a large screen. When you do not include details of your comparisons no matter what you are comparing, one has to take your results with a pound of poop.
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However, you have earned a distinction I very rarely give to someone. The ignore list.See me stepping down from my high and mighty place.......(cue eye roll....).
