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Off topic, I also recently found out that you cannot get audio if you stream Netflix via Chromecast (Gen 2) connected to an amplifier. Funny, even with compatible mobile (Galaxy S7 Edge) and UHD plan, still in 元 version. If you go to netflix playback settings look at widevine DRM level version. The solution is to just reinstall NEtflix again. We have reached a stage where we need to run some tests to confirm if we are watching content in FullHD or higher resolution in phones.ĭoes this mean that Netflix knows this important detail and prefers to stream lower-quality content all the while charging the customers for UltraHD plan? Is this really a bug or are they fleecing their customer? I know many of my friends watch Netflix on a phone who stay in a PG or a shared apartment.
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Hence, I never bothered noticing the quality of the content as the difference in quality while watching on a TV is pretty apparent but I think when it comes to the phone the difference is not that apparent.
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And if even premium service like Netflix can't display higher than 1080P on a 4K plan then what is the point of having higher resolution displays?Įxactly the point I am trying to make! I watch Netflix content on my phone only when someone else is using the TV at home. I am getting 1080P and my cellphone supports higher resolution, which is what I set it at. And so I never bothered about checking it. I almost don't watch anything on my cellphone, may be except some YouTube videos. I checked on my Samsung Galaxy device, and it is showing 1080P resolution. I didn't find a relevant thread for this, hence creating a new one. I would like to know if any other member in this forum faced this issue and if they found a solution for it. The difference was night and day! She finally agreed that there was huge difference in quality.
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After sideloading the app in my phone, I showed her the same movie in Full HD in my phone and SD in her phone. For example, my wife thought that video played under SD was pretty decent and found nothing much to complain. One could argue that a normal consumer may not notice it but then they shouldn't be promoting their highest pack as UltraHD while they provide SD content. I am really disappointed in Netflix for this. The Aquaman movie didn't fully fit the mobile screen, there were huge bezels around it. You can't fast-forward the video using 10s button. But on the downside, so many features are missing. The maximum playback resolution finally changed from SD to Full HD. On the top right corner, the resolution is shown as 1920x1080. I confirmed this through the 'Test Patterns' video in Netflix. This finally worked, I was able to see Aquaman in FullHD. Side load an older version of Netflix app.
The most recommended solution was to change the streaming settings from Standard to High under downloads. I found that people have been reporting this issue for more than 3 years and yet Netflix haven't fixed it. So both the hardware and internet speed is higher than the recommended levels to watch FullHD content. I did a speed test and my internet speed was consistently at 80-90Mbps. According to Netflix, the internet speed should be higher than 25Mbps to watch FullHD content. I can watch Youtube videos in 2K (1440p). IMO, Netflix shouldn't call this HD at all, I would classify this as a shady business practice. The quality of 960x540p50/60 is considered better than SD and worse than HD.
After some more research into 960x540, I found that it is called 'ProxyHD'. I was confused, I thought maybe they use this format for mobile devices but I still couldn't understand why the movies in Netflix looked so bad. I spoke with the Netflix support and he mentioned that 960x540 is considered HD.
In Netflix app>App Settings>Diagonstics>Playback Specification> Maximum playback resolution is displayed as SD and not Full HD. Ideally, the resolution you see should be 1920x1080. On the right top corner, you might see the resolution like 960x540. In Netflix catalogue search for 'Test Patterns'.
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The Issue: Some Android phone owners are watching Netflix content in SD and not in FullHD. So below is the findings and the temporary workaround. This issue seems to be affecting most of the Android Phones, even the high-end models. 800/month and this is not the service I expect from them. I went down the rabbit hole and came out disappointed and mad at Netflix. Some days ago I noticed that the Netflix video quality was not FullHD and had brushed it off as a poor internet connection. I usually watch Netflix on my TV and rarely on my phone. That's when something suddenly struck me that something was off with Netflix App. I was watching the video in 2K resolution. Recently, I was watching an MKBHD video on Youtube and was appreciating the effort he puts into his production quality.
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