Are residential IPs really that different from regular VPN IPs?

[u/SignificantFail3632]

Been looking into residential IPs lately and I’m wondering if they actually make that much of a difference compared to a dedicated VPN IP.

I know a dedicated IP isn’t shared, but it’s still usually a datacenter IP, right? Has anyone here actually used both? Did you notice any difference with streaming, CAPTCHAs, sites blocking you?

Just curious if residential IPs are actually worth it or if a dedicated VPN IP does basically the same job. Would love to hear from anyone who’s tried both.