Netflix Coronavirus Quality Comparison?

[outhud]

Does anyone know of a technical comparison of Netflix quality before and after their recent quality reduction to limit Internet bandwidth usage in Europe?

I understand they have not reduced resolution, a movie which is 1080p still plays in that resolution, but the bitrate is lowered. I have noticed some extra compression artefacts recently if I look closely, I wonder if there's a proper comparison out there? Or details on bitrates before and after?

[hubblec4]

Why is this important?
All stream services sends bad quality video and audio in my opinion.

[Zarxrax]

CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+D to view video stats including bitrate, unless they have removed this feature lately.

Netflix has always offered their content at multiple bitrates, even for the same resolution. They used to have a hidden menu where you could select from all the available bitrates, but they removed that feature a few years ago.

[kerry7]

Thanks a lot for the tips. To be honest, in my case (I am living in Germany) I did not feel any downside here. However, I do have problems with my internet connection, especially at the beginning of this situation. But Netflix has been working really well these days