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Old 06-09-2017, 01:15 PM   #141
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Yep - a 3Mb Internet connection is ample for smoothly streaming HD video. Latency tends to be more important than speed, when it comes to streaming. It's poor latency that'll cause constant pauses for re-buffering.
3Mb for HD sounds a little low, doesn't it?

From netflix:

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Below are the Internet download speed recommendations per stream for playing TV shows and movies through Netflix.

0.5 Megabits per second - Required broadband connection speed
1.5 Megabits per second - Recommended broadband connection speed
3.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for SD quality
5.0 Megabits per second - Recommended for HD quality
25 Megabits per second - Recommended for Ultra HD quality
and a quick search for Hulu:

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Hulu's website lists the recommendations for streaming video as follows:

720p - a minimum of 3.5Mbps downstream bandwidth is recommended
480p - a minimum of 1.5Mbps downstream bandwidth is recommended
360p - a minimum of 1.0Mbps downstream bandwidth is recommended
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