I have a friend who always downloads the smallest (by file size) copy of any video he can find. He has a 75" 4k TV, 5.1 surround speakers, the whole setup but he downloads 720p in stereo almost exclusively. He says he just doesn't care about the video or audio quality. It blows my mind, but some people are just weird.

Edit: Also, Paul is just a funny movie, if you're into goofy movie references.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

Easier to find a 75" in 4k than 720p resolution I guess?
But I can't rationalize the sound aspect.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Wait till you find out about the people who play shooters at literally the lowest quality possible AND 30fps

Edit: from my friend who does this, he likes the idea of using as little power as possible

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In some cases it renders less in the game, making the game easier, too.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 years ago

Unless it's not rendering the baddies.

[–] PoolloverNathan@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

I roll a d4 for my FPS at the lowest possible quality. I literally can't go higher.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

A lot of pros play shooters at low just to get more fps.

[–] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

I’m talking about what the YouTuber LowSpecGamer used to do. Running fallout 4 on a fire stick type stuff.

[–] Kolrami@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If they're watching on a phone, 720 might be fine. My preferred resolution depends a lot on what device I'm watching on and its screen size.

[–] xor@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

720 is dvd quality... which is good enough for most people... plus the file size is much smaller... plus a lot of people watch shit on their phones anyways

[–] Forester@yiffit.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

So if you have newer nvidia based card you can upscale to 4K based off 7 20p

The result is closer to 1440 p

[–] conflictoffbeat@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But, why not just download the 1080p version? Instead of doing the whole upscaling thing?

[–] Forester@yiffit.net 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Because you can download faster and then upscale instantaneously

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 years ago

You'd need to have a wire made of bamboo to justify the 2gb more.
And with the added resolution you can even better scale it up.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Except it looks like shit compared to just getting a 1080 version.