> As far as I am aware, Netflix, like youtube, use AOM codecs.
That is incorrect. Youtube chooses the best available automatically. Unless you have a slow network or obsolete device you're probably getting h.265.
Netflix defaults to h265 for their own content because they want it to look good. They let licensed content use the cheaper AOM codecs because they don't care how it looks.
Blu ray is still relevant, especially 4k UHD Blu Ray. It is still the only way to watch most films in decent quality. Streaming services average a bitrate of 8-16 Mbps. A few top out over 35. A 4k UHD Blu Ray averages around 80-130Mbps.
Try watching a horror film on any streaming service. Notice the blocks in the background of dark scenes where the various black levels dither into each other? That's called macroblocking and you'll get it with most/all streaming services because they're low quality. It's not a natural and normal part of the scene. You won't get that with blu ray.
People with large screens, or folks that are just very sensitive to it will always prefer the disk.
That is incorrect. Youtube chooses the best available automatically. Unless you have a slow network or obsolete device you're probably getting h.265.
Netflix defaults to h265 for their own content because they want it to look good. They let licensed content use the cheaper AOM codecs because they don't care how it looks.
Blu ray is still relevant, especially 4k UHD Blu Ray. It is still the only way to watch most films in decent quality. Streaming services average a bitrate of 8-16 Mbps. A few top out over 35. A 4k UHD Blu Ray averages around 80-130Mbps.
Try watching a horror film on any streaming service. Notice the blocks in the background of dark scenes where the various black levels dither into each other? That's called macroblocking and you'll get it with most/all streaming services because they're low quality. It's not a natural and normal part of the scene. You won't get that with blu ray.
People with large screens, or folks that are just very sensitive to it will always prefer the disk.