"Streaming Hulu from computer to TV...
Is it possible to stream my Hulu programs from my computer to the TV in our MH? We have a Samsung TV with a DVD/CD/Aux player. I'm assuming if this is possible to use an HDMI cable right? Any insight...
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TechWriter wrote:docj wrote:
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).
So for your stated usage of 1GB/2 hours, your data rate is about 1.5Mps. According to the Netflix chart, this is SD quality TV.
For HD quality, you need to select the "Best quality" Video Selection for HD which is 2.3GB/hour (or 5Mbps).
BTW, this probably is 720p (entry-level HD), not 1080p. If you want 1080p on Netflix (or "SuperHD"), you'll need a 7Mbps data stream (or about 2.9GB/hour).
While I don't "need" 1080p, I'd sure like at least 720p. Otherwise, why invest in flat screens?
If you read the Netflix setting info you will see that the data rates give are "up to" the levels shown. Our experience is that Netflix streams rarely use the maximum rate specified for a specific quality.
Furthermore, a lot of the content on Netflix that we enjoy are foreign TV shows most of which weren't broadcast in HD anyway so we aren't losing anything by watching them at lower resolution. I'd rather have SD Netflix than nothing at all.
We have an unlimited Verizon data plan so we don't care about data usage, but sometimes the internet connection won't support higher data rates. Netflix has some ability to dynamically set the data rate depending on connection speed, but I find the results are more consistent if I change the account settings.
