As someone with a 4k tv and an Apple TV 4K, I thought that all of my streamed content was in 4k.
When I recently switched to self-hosting, I was almost certain since I was so used to 4k that I’d need to self-host all 4k content.
I realized the whole time most of the streaming services I used barely even gave me 4k content, and when they did it was so low bitrate it was basically comparable to 1080p.
So now I specifically download 4k movies for ones that I really care about being 4k (e.g nature documentaries) and for the rest 1080p is more convenient space/time wise.
When I recently switched to self-hosting, I was almost certain since I was so used to 4k that I’d need to self-host all 4k content.
I realized the whole time most of the streaming services I used barely even gave me 4k content, and when they did it was so low bitrate it was basically comparable to 1080p.
So now I specifically download 4k movies for ones that I really care about being 4k (e.g nature documentaries) and for the rest 1080p is more convenient space/time wise.