Netflix can now serve 100Gbit/s of video (so something like 12,500 individual 4K streams) with an appliance using 100 watts of power. That’s 8 milliwatts for each 4K stream.
Remember that number the next time someone tells you that watching a Netflix show is as bad as driving an SUV or some shit.
@karppinen
Really impressive although I am not sure netflix was really a problem in the first place compared to the waste / cost of building terminals that are designed with rapid obsolescence in mind.
@jfparis sure, although big screen TVs are arguably worse even though they’re kept way longer
@karppinen
Well yes and no. Friend of mine just had is 3 year old TV declared "too old" for ITVX (VOD/replay for one of the largest TV broadcaster here in the UK).
They will go around it by installing whatever stick but this could be avoided by manufacturers not having such a fast cycle (same issue with phones)