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Blu Ray Vs Sky/ Streaming

When watching a movie I always find Blu Ray much sharper in both picture and sound than streaming or downloading from Sky.  Blu Ray seems louder and much more punchy. A while back I watched a season of Game of thrones on Blu Ray and everything was crisp and sharp. We then watched another season on Sky HD, and the picture and sound was noticeably worse. I have my theory's but was wondering if any one could shed any light on this please. 

Thnaks in return 

Steve
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My suspicions are that cable/satellite providers 'cheat' to cram more channels by reducing data rates.

That results in macroblocking and subpar picture/sound quality.


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For streaming Netflix 4K HD is excellent over cable or optical lines. You need consistently good download speed - minimum is 30 Mbps. For viewing there is nothing that compares to UHD 4K Blu-ray with a proper player and a 4K UHD TV. As far as TV goes, I rate the LG OLED 65E6P and equivalent 2016 top LG OLED models as the best picture available today.

Satellite is always lower quality.
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Thanks for the reply, could it also be that we may loose more through the transmission from Sky, and the fact the sky built box components won't be as good as say a £400 Blu Ray ? 
Both above reasons makes sense to me. I guess most of the viewers won't notice. Maybe it's just us audiophiles that pick up on this , but whenever a good film is released I will always wait for blu Ray instead of the sky version . 
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