[OptionOfT]

The problem with 4k, which 99% of people only experience as a stream, is that it's over-compressed. A 1080p BluRay is 36 Mbit.

Netflix 4k is 15 Mbit.

So unless I see people mentioning the media, I am always weary of the comparison.

[bloedsinnig]

I have watched plenty of movies from a bluray.

Nonetheless, i do think that compression from a high res source looks different / sharper.

[nemomarx]

Why stream when you can play files from a local media server? Cheaper and I'm sure the Mbit rate is better.

[DrillShopper]

Because you have to maintain that local media server and go through the process of adding in the media you want to see and removing media you are done with if the disk is full.

As opposed to Netflix where you press a button and you're watching something.

People out there aren't much like the people who post here - when they get home from their crappy job they hate, finally make dinner because they can't afford food delivery, kick off their shoes on the old couch they bought at a yard sale and turn on their 15 year old TV they want it to just work. They don't have the interest or energy to fuck around with things that many here find fun and interesting and exciting.

This post is giving me major "why would you need Dropbox when you can rsync?" vibes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18255896

[OptionOfT]

Because the majority of people don't do that.