Free HGO Go I got from T-Mobile got switched to HBO Max. I'm watching Godzilla vs. Kong on it and I'm not sure if I even want to, because it just doesn't look good. It says it's 4k but I feel like even a 4k YT video looks better.
Why do people stream?!? I have a streaming service for free and I'm still disappointed.
@matrix
Check the bitrate
@r000t I don't know how to on HBO Max, but articles says h264 7-10Mbps. The Bluray encode here is h265 30Mbps.
@matrix
I'd do it at the network edge
@r000t Looking at the network tab in dev tools, each video file it transfer has about 2,2MB so I guess that's the bitrate. I think it's really serving me lower quality 1080p because of my 1080p screen.
@r000t Nope. I downloaded the encrypted video file and media info says
@matrix
Guess it ain't encrypted then lolololol
@matrix
.... Are they just encrypting the video stream and not the container?
@r000t
Looks like it. All the streaming services use Widewine, but I'm not sure if it's the same everywhere or it's just HBO's implementation.
@matrix
Here's what I don't get
My GNU/compatible Firefox plays widevine content. How has widevine not been reverse engineered yet?
The software has little practical value though.