Why are so many people downloading the movie Paul all of a sudden? - eviltoast

https://imgur.com/a/diDzw63

Movie Paul from 2011 is getting so many downloads for some reason 480.73.

Anyone have an explantion as to why?

  • conflictoffbeat@lemm.eeOP
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    10 months ago

    Thing that gets me. This is the 720p version… surely people would want the 1080p version? Lol

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      10 months ago

      I have a friend who always downloads the smallest (by file size) copy of any video he can find. He has a 75" 4k TV, 5.1 surround speakers, the whole setup but he downloads 720p in stereo almost exclusively. He says he just doesn’t care about the video or audio quality. It blows my mind, but some people are just weird.

      Edit: Also, Paul is just a funny movie, if you’re into goofy movie references.

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      10 months ago

      If they’re watching on a phone, 720 might be fine. My preferred resolution depends a lot on what device I’m watching on and its screen size.

    • xor [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      720 is dvd quality… which is good enough for most people… plus the file size is much smaller… plus a lot of people watch shit on their phones anyways

    • Forester@yiffit.net
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      10 months ago

      So if you have newer nvidia based card you can upscale to 4K based off 7 20p

      The result is closer to 1440 p