Morning Christopher, Purgatory & everyone else 🙂 You can't just change your sysem out of HD mode as it's not a system setting that affects your data. It is more a STREAMING service setting.. Doing this all really all depends on the services you use to stream your videos.. If using netflix, go to the online webpage (netflix.com) and log into your account. You'll see a thumbnail profile icon to the top right. Hoover over it and goto Your Account. Scroll down the page till you find a section marked "My Profile" In the list next to it select "Playback Settings" you'll be displayed with a menu like this: Select the option that best suits you, for future reference .3GB is = to 300MB... hughes uses 1000 base which means there are 1000MB = 1GB (This is where most will get hungup on a data plan as the majority of users really have no idea how much data things on the internet actually use. Not that the internet makes it easy, I mean come on how many places do you come accross that say Hey be carefull this video/pic could consume boocoos of your data, SMH..) If your using youtube and they also have a similar setting. If watchng you tube videos via facebook or anywhere else look for a little cog wheel to the bottom right. Clicking on this allows you to set viewing resolution Ex.. 720p The smaller the better BUT the lower you go the worse your picture will appear . If you have a youtube online account you can also change this in your account settings. Sign in click the profile icon at the top right and select the cog wheel which if you hoover over it, it tells it is your you tube settings. In the list to the left select playback and then select " I have a slow connection. Never play higher-quality video " Note this only works if you are currently signed into youtube meaning not for facebook and it doesn't choose the lowest it chooses next best to HD (as youtube is based by speed of the system and not data available. Amazon streaming is strictly purchase/rental option it'll say something to the effect of view in SD or view in HD, I don't watch alot through them. Someone else might be better informed. As a final note there are MANY more streaming services than just those few so if I didn't cover your perferred streamin method tell us how you view and who knows there may be a tip or two 🙂
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