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Title: Netflix streaming quality returns to normal in Europe
Post by: HCK on May 15, 2020, 04:05:24 pm
Netflix streaming quality returns to normal in Europe

Netflix lowered its streaming quality in mid-March as more people were forced to stay at home.

What you need to know


In March, Netflix reduced its streaming quality at the behest of the EU.
This was done to help ease the load on internet infrastructure due to lockdown and stay-at-home measures.
Users across Europe are now seeing that streaming quality is now back up to 15 Mb/s for 4K HDR.


Two months after being asked to reduce streaming quality to help ease the load on internet infrastructure, it looks like Netflix might be back at normal quality for 4K HDR in Europe!

According to FlatpanelsHD:


  In mid-March Netflix lowered its streaming quality in Europe in response to a request from the EU to help ease strain on the internet infrastructure in these times of nationwide lockdowns.
 
  Netflix subscribers in Denmark, Norway, Germany, and other European countries have contacted FlatpanelsHD or taken to forums to report that streaming quality has been restored, meaning 4K HDR ...

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