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Streaming experience....
For the first time I tried the On Demand option with my DirecTV. I wasn't planning on leaving the service connected, but only try it to see how well it worked with Gen5. It worked well, but it chew...
Gabe, my experience Netflix uses about 250MB for a 45 minute show set to low definition. They also have a new download option for many shows.
I like the way once the playback definition is set I don't have to worry about it no matter which device I'm using: laptop, TV, tablet, etc.
Don't have DirecTV so that's one thing I don't need to worry about eating data without knowing. They do have a streaming service called DirecTV Now but have no idea if the user can manually set the definition being sent.
PS: Streaming works fine on my Gen 4 also. :smileyhappy:
Streaming video on a data capped service reminds me of a Bugatti Veyron. The thing will go 253 miles per hour but will burn its entire 26 gallon fuel load in only 19 minutes.
While it is possible, its just not practical.
Just throwing this out there... The Video Data Saver will work with all web-based streams from what I can tell... Netflix, Youtube, Hulu, ESPN, and so on. DTV On Demand and similar don't use a web-based stream to show movies, it's a straight up download of a pre-set size. So test the smart-tv with the video saver function, and make sure you leave Netflix on "Auto"!
C0RR0SIVE wrote:Just throwing this out there... The Video Data Saver will work with all web-based streams from what I can tell... Netflix, Youtube, Hulu, ESPN, and so on. DTV On Demand and similar don't use a web-based stream to show movies, it's a straight up download of a pre-set size. So test the smart-tv with the video saver function, and make sure you leave Netflix on "Auto"!
Mine seems to be doing fine with Netflix set to low definition and data saver on. In fact I tested the other night and could stream with no buffering even with speed below 1 Mbps. Took about 90 seconds to load though. Probably beam and gateway make a big difference, mileage may vary.
It will do find in that manor, but, if you set for a higher resolution than what the system allows for on the data saver setting it will start to buffer.
Gwalk900 wrote:Streaming video on a data capped service reminds me of a Bugatti Veyron. The thing will go 253 miles per hour but will burn its entire 26 gallon fuel load in only 19 minutes.
While it is possible, its just not practical.
Have to disagree. We do just fine especially since we have the Ultra plan. No problem with Netflix on low definition and looks fine to us. We really enjoy a lot of the original shows they put out.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion though. Not forcing anyone to stream, simply saying it can be done and not go through all of monthly data in the process. In fact I believe we had around 20 GB left at the end of last cycle. But yes, 8 hours a day for 30 days is not going to work.
Gwalk900 wrote:Streaming video on a data capped service reminds me of a Bugatti Veyron. The thing will go 253 miles per hour but will burn its entire 26 gallon fuel load in only 19 minutes.
While it is possible, its just not practical.
This cracked me up. It's a good analogy for HD, although I personally don't see much difference between LD and HD, or maybe it just doesn't matter to me. :) LD works just fine.
