Why Netflix videos look so much better than cable TV
Author: Antonio Villas-Boas
Article originally published in Business Insider. The original article can be found here.
I’m a bit of a stickler when it comes to video quality, so I often notice a difference when I switch between watching cable TV and a streaming service like Netflix or even YouTube on my TV.Overall, streaming video from a service like Netflix looks sharper than cable TV, despite the fact I’m watching both in the same 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Indeed, whether you notice it or not, there is a difference between the two in the way the video is being displayed on your TV.
See how the two differ and why internet streaming video looks better than cable TV: