Speeds needed for Streaming

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'm looking for offers in my area for internet. The cheapest I found offers 5Mbps download and 1Mbps upload.. now is this enough for streaming Netflix and things like that?

 

[imagoon]

Not in HD. SD sure. Maybe "2 dot" HD, which is barely better than SD.

 

[smitbret]

Enough?
Yes

Ideal?
No

Depends on the type of connection, too. Keep in kind that you most likely will not get your advertised speed most of the time. A 5mbps line will probably test out 3.5 or 4.5 instead. DSL will probably be more stable and consistently closer to the advertised rates than cable or wireless services.

 

[imagoon]

https://support.netflix.com/en/node/306

 

[dawks]

imagoon has a good link there. It seems to me netflix can scale pretty good. If you have a slow connection, it just uses a lower bitrate. So you can still watch, it might not be as sharp though. If you can handle lower quality, you might be fine then.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

5mb is plenty for HD as long as it is stable and consistent. My parents have a 5mb package and their quality rarely ever dips below HD. This is with cable connection, connecting wirelessly to a ROKU 2 on 2.4ghz

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I decided to watch my traffic this morning while streaming Netflix Super HD (Platoon) and seen a jump to 1235.92KB..

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Isn't that about a 10 Mbps connection? I wonder what Netflix's definition of Super is.

 

[imagoon]

Isn't that about a 10 Mbps connection? I wonder what Netflix's definition of Super is.

https://support.netflix.com/en/node/306

Basically 1080p with a 7mbps data rate.