Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: alarmguy
So dont take my words wrong, I just dont see how people with 2 to 3 times the speed as us have issues.
I guess we need to define "issues."
A single HD (1080) stream from Amazon Video runs at about 10 Mbps. Will it run OK at lower speed? Sure, but it won't be at 1080 resolution. Granted, if you sit far enough from the TV, you won't be able to tell the difference between 1080 and 720. And if you sit even further away, even 480 will do.
Just discussing here (sometimes people read what I type the wrong way)
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You posted "I guess we need to define "issues""
How about I suggest we define "1080 resolution"
NO Amazon Streaming, No Streaming of any kind, No Pay TV of any kind, No Cable TV of any kind, No Satellite TV of any kind will give you true 1080P Resolution. Its a pipe dream and marketing gimic the so called 1080 resolution of ANY of the above are dumbed down and compressed signals.
The only way to get true 1080P is through a Blueray Player OR Free over the air broadcasts using an antenna.
So with the above said, I would ask, since most streamers and over the air broadcast people here.
At what cost would Amazon streaming be worth to you? If the cost is worth it, by all means, then go for it.
Same goes with paying for cable or satellite, if its worth it to you, pay for it, but it still is not true HD like you get out of a Blueray or free over the air.
So for that Amazon streaming you are paying $8.95 a month plus extra for higher speed service you say you need if you sit close to a TV and that is fine.
Im not saying higher speed is bad, just not needed or better said anyone can easly get by with 7 Mbps service.
However I am saying, in my all my posts made in this thread, no one will notice any loss of quality with the services I mentioned using 7Mbps service of which doesnt include Amazon.
We pay for Hulu Plus and Netflex Streaming, less then $20 a month plus all the free stuff in Roku. PLUS Superior Free other the air 1080P TV using an antenna Plus Superior Blueray player movies.
A little about myself, my wife and I are particular about quality. Pretty much my whole life. (heck, just read these insanely long posts) *L*
My current system is a state of the art sound system with my almost slightly aging 60 Panasonic Plasma TV. To this day no LED TV can match the contrast and colors of a Plasma BUT LG now is coming out with OLED that can, they are still priced in the $2000/$3000 area though.
Anyway, if one wants true 1080 the only way is blueray player or free over the air TV antenna. Everything else is a compromise. Honestly though, even though we rent a blueray movie every weekend, Netflex streaming comes pretty darn close and as you say, 8 feet or so away from the screen of our 60 inch tv its pretty close to a blueray.