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by MaxBarraclough 2139 days ago
Interesting that it depends so much on region.

Here in the UK, Sky offer a cheap 'over-the-top' streaming alternative to their satellite offerings, [0] so you could watch Game of Thrones for £8/month, provided you didn't mind the inferior video quality.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_TV_(Sky)
1 comments
Nursie 2139 days ago
They have a "topup" now which allows you to get real, full-fat 1080p.

Woohoo!

I did actually add that to my subscription, and during lockdown have used it to re-watch Game of Thrones :)

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MaxBarraclough 2139 days ago
I gave that a go but wasn't impressed by the 1080P quality. I suspect they're using a low bitrate.
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Nursie 2139 days ago
Most likely. You can get the bitrate to display (when the video controls are up maybe?) if you wanted to take a look.

Between that and whatever magic my OLED tv was doing, it looked pretty good to me.

Just a shame they haven't released it all in 4K/UHD yet...

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MaxBarraclough 2139 days ago
I doubt they'll offer 4K. They want to push people toward their expensive satellite packages for that.
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Nursie 2139 days ago
I meant HBO! I think GoT season 1 is the only season that's had a release at that res so far.

I was really hoping to get an HDR version of the "The long night", to address some of the banding and other visibility problems present in the episode, and maybe see a bit more of what went on. But there isn't one yet. So I watched it with the lights out so that my eyes adjusted :)

But yeah, you're probably right, NowTv has massive potential to undercut their main offering.

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