I've ranted more than enough about the DRM dilemma no need to rehash here however it is unavoidable not to touch on a couple of points regarding this re-encoding/processing solution. I already did a head to head comparison with the competition so no need to rehash that here either but only to mention the the disparity between the two I illustrated. Granted not with specs anywhere near these.
To compare apples to oranges I'll try one or more of the titles above where I do have subscriptions starting with Amazon and post the results. But, I will also post download duration and processing duration as well. Video attributes mean little without them. I will have to rent one or more as none are Included With Prime. I've begun with Aloha Fluffy.
My system is MUCH older than 6 months. Much of it is more than a decade old with some minor upgrades such as storage and SPDIF direct to the mixing console. I have easily thousands of dollars invested in DAW plugins that I can't replace.
Many thanks for taking the initiative and time to do some in depth analysis and comparison! A lot of time and effort went into that. Hats off for sure (picture a thumbs up emoji here)! I do sincerely appreciate when people go above and beyond for others and I am NOT being facetious in the least.
I also have to admit that is a very impressive "workstation."
However, I would not experience anywhere near the same results as I just don't have anywhere near that kind of horsepower. That CPU and GPU alone would eat up a months worth of my pension. I'd have to save for 6 months or more if I still wanted to buy groceries. I was quoted $10,000 by the only fiber company willing to run cable to my home. No, that's not a typo, $10,000.
Some people's phones are more powerful than my workstation. I'm probably in the minority and I'm sure most of you have similar systems and bandwidth to the one used here and don't notice any major difference.
I do. Processing times are extremely obvious with my measly AMD FX 6300 and 4G Nvidia GTX 960 and 16G RAM. I'm sure my system is a POS in most people's eyes.
My system is primarily geared towards music, not gaming so it more than suits my needs for it's primary purpose. I can run dozens of simultaneous plugins and never peak the CPU but there again I don't use bloatware such as Cubase or Pro Tools either. All my GPU has to do is push a 4K 58" display to run Helix HX Edit for my Helix, Boss Tone Studio for the Katana MK II and Reaper. Those have a much higher priority than SF.
I'm about as likely to build a high end PC with high end CPU and GPU for SF as I am a Tesla. There is a downside to being a musician. Money goes into guitars and gear instead of hardware. If SF is performing to your satisfaction that's great! If you're not seeing a major change in performance, also great!
I can't say anything as to the performance with Disney+. I gave up on SF before I got the subscription. Paramount+ was always slow and yes it would play in the background. At best maybe 650Kb/s at times compared to 6.1.6.7 with Amazon which utilized all whopping 9.8Mb/s of my available bandwidth.
A drop of water in a thimble is a much greater volume than a drop of water in a bucket.
Before the DRM fiasco SF performed more than adequately and I was content with the performance. SF for me now is akin to driving a big rig with a 3 horsepower lawnmower engine under the hood. It will move but won't get anywhere in a hurry. If I had that CPU, that GPU and 1.2Gb/s bandwidth I may have never noticed SF was re-encoding.
Just yesterday I finally installed 6.1.7.7 and tested Amazon as it is a known quantity where re-encoding is concerned. I tested with a 20 minute episode of Ghosts. Processing time was pretty much half the total time. It took almost twice the time AS did for the exact same episode. I did this three times in a row just to be sure.
The following is off topic but relevant as it illustrates where my priorities lie instead of high end hardware. Let me show everyone where my money goes and maybe then understand the logic. SF is very low priority compared.
I have been at this for decades. This is only SOME of them. Most were derelicts or in sad shape when I got them. I would not sell a single one to build a high end system. My priorities vastly differ from most other people's priorities. I get far more enjoyment out of grabbing a guitar and playing some Queen, Sabbath, Lynch or Nugent than I ever would playing a game hence the priorities.
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