No, we probably won't. QuantumFiber's lowest tier is 200 megabits per second. Paying additional for more bandwidth, unless you have a requirement, makes no sense. I suspect the providers have convinced many people they need more bandwidth. I know people who opted for 1 gigabit per second, and pay additional over a lower bandwidth, but have no need for it.
Regarding TV resolution, the best sets are 4K and 8K, whether you need the resolution or not. That is just the way the manufacturers work; the sets with the best glass and electronics have the higher resolution.
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Originally Posted by jrref
Understood. I think there is a minum that these companies are going to charge for minum service to cover their percieved costs. Right now in this area it looks like it's around $50 taxes and fees included. I don't believe we are going to see an offer like $20/month for 50Mbs for example or maybe I could be wrong.
Anyway, thanks for bringing this up. It's an interesting discussion.
As far at the TV resolution, funny you bring that up. My retirement job is TV Calibrator and we do the Value Electronics TV Shootout every year. You can see the videos on YouTube. Most don't reaize there is a relationship of screen size to seating distance in order to see specific resolutions. Here is a good reference explaining it all for those who are interested. TV Size To Distance Calculator (And The Science Behind It) - RTINGS.com
I'm pretty sure there are fewer and fewer 1080P only TVs these days and most are 4K. But your point makes me chuckle because when 8K TV came out we realized you needed to be sitting pretty much on-top of the TV in order to see that resolution. With 4K you have to be sitting closer than you might think to see that resolution as well. |