Which App For Netflix Streamming On Full HD Resolution

You may opt-out by clicking here Edit Story May 12, 2020, 06:34am EDT Netflix Streaming Quality: What A Difference A Browser Makes Barry Collins Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

The cuts would reduce Netflix traffic on broadband networks by around a quarter, the company claimed.

It seems Ultra HD streams are fixed at 7.6Mbitssec to this day.

Which App For Netflix Streamming On Full HD Resolution

Yet when I switched to the Microsoft Edge browser the bitrate jumped to 1.47Mbitssec at the Full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080.

The difference in quality is immediately apparent, with the show looking much sharper in Edge.

This is Your Son plays at 1.3Mbitssec on his Edge browser, but at 0.6Mbitssec on his 4K smart television.

It could be that Netflix is targeting the most popular browsers for streaming rate cuts, as they would have the biggest impact on overall traffic levels, while leaving the more niche browsers untouched.

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