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Apple TV+ Offers Highest Quality 4K Streaming, Averaging Up to 29Mbps

Apple TV (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-tv/)+ has the highest 4K streaming quality offered by a streaming service that supports 4K, according to testing (https://www.flatpanelshd.com/flatforums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12779) conducted by FlatpanelsHD founder Rasmus Larsen.





Larsen says that the ‌Apple TV‌+ offers higher quality 4K streaming than most iTunes movies, based on averages of the variable bitrate employed by the service.





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"See" had the highest bitrate of an &zwnj;Apple TV&zwnj;+ show tested, averaging a 29Mb/s video bitrate and a 41Mb/s peak.





"The Elephant Queen" averaged right around 26Mb/s for video bitrate, and other content, such as "Snoopy in Space" also performed well.





According to Larsen, the &zwnj;Apple TV&zwnj;+ offers 1.5 to 2x the video bitrate of a typical HD Blu-ray disc and around half of a typical UHD Blu-ray disc.





Comparatively, Netflix's 4K bitrate appears to max out (https://www.howtogeek.com/338983/how-much-data-does-netflix-use/) at right around 16Mb/s, though Netflix requires a 25Mb/s connection to stream 4K content.

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