Do not worry about Spotify, since it does not fall within all these video streaming services that have reduced broadcast quality in order to withstand the high demand in some regions such as Europe.
Because here and in other European countries we are undergoing quarantine due to the coronavirus, the use of the internet has multiplied exponentially up to 80% if we compare it to dates prior to this general pandemic alarm. They are not just Netflix or YouTube those who have warned of this cut in quality, if not that there are many others.
Netflix
He was the first to make this decision because its video content streaming service is the most demanded. What increase internet use by 80% In our country it means that many are consuming series as if they were donuts. This increases your use of data and great services like Netflix. These are some of its peculiarities:
- Reduce bandwidth, but it does allow the 4K content you pay for your premium subscription
- Where: Europe and Latin America
TikTok
A platform dedicated mainly to video, and that, although they are short videos, it does have hundreds of millions that are published all the time. The platform has decided to reduce the quality of the videos for 30 days to citizens who are in Europe. Of course, if you are in some of the European countries, the content you upload will be in HD for anyone who sees it outside the continent.
- Does not allow HD content for 30 days to anyone using the app from Europe
- Only in Europe at the moment
YouTube
The quintessential content streaming service followed the decision made by Netflix to reduce bandwidth. The peculiar thing about YouTube is that it reduces the standard quality to 480p, but if you want to increase it, you can do so by changing it to 720p. That is, it does not limit the reproduction to that resolution, but rather gives you options.
- Reduce video quality to 480p, but you can change it to 720p if you want a higher quality playback
- In Europe
Amazon Prime Video
A service associated with a data and internet plan here in Spain has also limited the bandwidth to be able to support this increased demand from any European country. While YouTube allows you to upload the quality to 720p, Amazon Prime's proposal has been to reduce the bitrate or quality of emission. Nor is it that we are going to notice it much, but adding all the emissions reduces the bandwidth used by Amazon Prime.
- It has reduced the bitrate of the emission video content
- In all Europe
Disney +
Just today when it was released in our country, Disney + has also been forced to make a decision when it comes to reducing the broadband usage of your service. The company has announced that it reduces the use of broadband by 25% to be able to offer the service without problems in these days of greater use of video content.
- Bitrate is reduced
- In Europe
Facebook and Instagram
Belonging to the same group, these two social networks have also taken action and like Amazon they have made the decision to reduce the bitrate. It will be a temporary measure and it will not be noticed as much as in the other platforms, because they do not have the video centered as the central axis, although it is one of their important points.
- Bitrate reduced
- Europe
Apple TV +
If you use this service, surely you have noticed a drastic loss of quality in video quality. We are talking about 670p resolutions and higher video compression. The funny thing is that Apple has not declared anything at the moment.
GeForce Founders
We leave this service, dedicated to streaming gaming, for the end and for the news that it does not allow European users to create a new account. It is mainly due to the limitation of your servers and before the great flood of users it can be understood.
Una video streaming service series that have been in the position of reducing the quality of their emissions so that everyone can enjoy their experience. With an 80% rise in internet use from one day to the next, you can understand. Now we will see for how long these reductions are raised.