Even in this poorly made comparison shot I made you can tell the difference between streaming and "self hosting"
(lemmy.world)
Jack Ryan S3 E3
I can see the difference around the actor's skin and the environment, its less fuzzy. It's hard to tell the difference, definitely. It's compression quality.
What you have to understand about lossy compression is:
- it throws out data you won't be able to perceive in ideal conditions (color ranges)
- it throws out data that doesn't change between frames