Amazon & other streamers turn audiovisual quality into an upsell
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:33 am
The major streaming services have finally copied one of cable's worst tactics.
Remember when cable companies would charge extra for HD video?
Streaming services like Amazon and Netflix used to avoid such tactics. To make their offerings more appealing, most of them would include the best possible video and audio quality at no extra charge.
That’s changed over the past couple of years, as the streamers focus on making each subscriber as profitable as possible. Charging extra for advanced audio and video formats—including 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, and Dolby Vision—is their way of hoovering up loose change from their couch potatoes’ couches.
Learn more: https://www.techhive.com/article/2236255/amazon-other-streamers-turn-audiovisual-quality...
Remember when cable companies would charge extra for HD video?
Streaming services like Amazon and Netflix used to avoid such tactics. To make their offerings more appealing, most of them would include the best possible video and audio quality at no extra charge.
That’s changed over the past couple of years, as the streamers focus on making each subscriber as profitable as possible. Charging extra for advanced audio and video formats—including 4K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, and Dolby Vision—is their way of hoovering up loose change from their couch potatoes’ couches.
Learn more: https://www.techhive.com/article/2236255/amazon-other-streamers-turn-audiovisual-quality...