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by danpalmer 536 days ago
Sorry if I wasn't clear, I don't use any of these services on PC, I'm just thinking of regular TV viewing. Apple, Amazon, and YouTube all provide 4K at all paying price points.

> YouTube locks high bittrate 1080p behind YouTube Premium

I'm discounting free tiers. I think it's fine to segment aggressively to get people into paying tiers, but nickle and diming paying users just sucks.

> Paramount lock 4K behind their upper tier. So do Disney.

I've never had either of these, but would be less likely to as a result.

I know 4K streaming is substantially more expensive than 1080p, but honestly the delivery is such a small fraction of the price being paid that it does not need to be associated with an increased cost.