"Streaming Hulu from computer to TV...

NHIrish wrote:
If you set up a wireless network, you can use a roku or wdtv live box...but you will need loads of bandwidth if you are using a cellular connection to the internet. I read somewhere that an hour of movie download is about 2 gb on your wireless service.

You won't need to stream from the laptop...the box will connect through your wireless network.

We like to stream video and use a Roku because it avoids the necessity of running cables from the laptop to the TV and it also avoids tying up the computer when we are watching a video.

Our experience is that the data usage is significantly less than the commonly cited 2GB/hour. When we need to limit bandwidth we set our Netflix account to a lower quality video (which is still quite watchable) and we find that our usage is ~1Gb/2 hours (roughly one movie). If you use a streaming service, such as DirecTV Cinema, that insists on sending signals as 1080p your usage will be significantly higher, but it needn't be.

Streaming is easy on any 4G connection and can be acceptable on 3G if the connection speed is faster than ~1Mbps.