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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 That's true, but the actual externalized cost of streaming is the network route between Netflix and you, not their servers.
@dalias @karppinen just look at the router at home. It maybe condumes 11,5 W base load and when you download 2 GB over 1 hour it increases to 11,6 W. So if you don't turn it off, the 11,5W are used anyway. The 2 GB caused maybe 0,1 W extra electricity. I don't think that it's much different in internet routers (except them having more throughput). The big factor with Netflix is your screen. A Projector causes more emissions than a TV > computer monitor > laptop > smartphone.
@duco @karppinen Those numbers do not sound at all accurate.
@dalias @karppinen I think I got those numbers more or less from a scientist that measured this values. But I took this screenshots from a study. It at least shows the dimensions.
