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irstupid on 28 November 2016
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mutantsushi said:
V-r0cK said:

Thanks for the info!

Crazy just thinking that if you were to stream BvS extended edition (or Titanic) in 4K that's 21gb of bandwidth.  I know some of my friends and family members have around 60-80gb a month for bandwidth so I doubt they'd want to stream anything 4K just yet.

I believe you both misunderstand the meaning of the term "bandwidth".  
It refers to the RATE of data transfer, not the total amount.
So indeed, you can download the same size file with an arbitrarily smaller bandwidth, it just takes longer.

And to the broader point, it ISN'T the same video file, current 4k streaming is massively compressed vs. what UHD discs provide.
As another poster stated, the (playback) bandwidth rating 4k streaming is roughly similar to normal Blu Ray discs.

I've heard that the sales curve for UHD TVs and the like is significantly outperforming original HD TVs.
So curious how that reflects oh UHD-BD.  Could very well be that HD was not considered worth it, while UHD is.
And it also is due to profiteering by media companies wanting to charge premium prices for BD, and now UHD. 
I think there will also be a future dynamic from if streaming gains enough, physical channels will want to compete more.
(and the ultimate potential profits from price-gouging UHD-BD discs becomes less than if charged reasonable price to larger market)
So they might very well insist on getting UHD-BD discs at non-price-gouging prices, to better compete with streaming.
And at that point, media companies may well play along, so that they will not be prisoner to streaming oligopolies.

I've read that UHD discs are outperforming Blu Ray Discs in the same time frame. 

But you can add me to the list of buyers now. Yesterday I purchased a One S for $215 and also 6 4k movies.

Was gonna wait till Scorpio, but figured, what the heck. It was a good deal and I can trade in One S for a hundred bucks or something for the scorpio if I want it. ONly reason I got One S was for the 4k player, so doubtful I'll need to upgrade seeing as I don't play many ps/xbox games at all.