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Caveat about Netflix watch instantly. I've heard terrible things about the quality of the Starz Play library.

Posted by Mop (221 lbs) (aka rburriel) Jul 16 '10, 13:41

And I have to concur. Even those which are supposed "HD" look terrible. The encoding is dreadful. Mind you, no movie that you watch streaming is actually HD given the bitrate (you'd need more than 100 Mbit downstream to see real HD, but heck, even your cable company isn't giving you channels at that quality so why quibble?), but the Starz Play movies are just job. If I see any of those in my queue, it might as well not be offered at all.

Mop

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You can still tell it's Lucy Lawless' breasts, so it's all good. - Will Hunting Jul 16, 13:51 1
- you think if Charisma Carpenter was on a scrambled cable channel, her boobs would turn flesh colored? - TFox Jul 16, 13:53
I notice a small difference, but nothing that would make me not watch it. (But then again, I'm not *looking* for problems, either.) - kelly Jul 16, 13:44
I only run SD but they've all looked fine to me via my Roku -- nm - oblique Jul 16, 13:43
I haven't had any problems with them. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 16, 13:42 1
- Nor I. -- nm - David Jul 16, 13:43

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Caveat about Netflix watch instantly. I've heard terrible things about the quality of the Starz Play library.

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