Two HD streaming questions...

Originally Posted by bluhorizons

1. When I watch YouTube on my computer, I am able to select a higher resolution if the video I am watching is available in HD. However, when I am watching YouTube via streaming through my blu-ray player, how can I be certain that it is showing me videos in HD since there is no option or selection that I can make while watching YT videos on it? Will the blu ray player automatically choose the highest quality video on its own?

2. I am thinking about going to an all-streaming option for Netflix and I am basically wondering the same thing...when streaming a Netflix film that is available in HD, how will I know or how I can have the blu ray player stream the HD version...will it choose it automatically?

Thanks for the assistance in advance,
DB

Originally Posted by bluhorizons

Thanks for that information. I guess that explains why even when I am streaming YT videos that what is supposed to be HD still looks pretty bad.

So technically it's HD resolution, but with poor quality from a low bit-rate, not really. Now it makes sense, and thanks for the answer.

I will say that Netflix seems to look a lot better than YT, but certainly nowhere near watching a real BD disc.

Originally Posted by bluhorizons

Thanks to everyone for the info so far.

In terms of streaming in HD for Netflix, how would the quality or bit rate compare to that of what HD through Dish network is like? In other words, to give me an idea of what the HD streaming content from Netflix might look like, if Netflix has a max bit rate of 5Mbps, what kind of bit rate would something like Dish Network have for their HD programming?

Thanks again in advance for the help.