Thread: VOD Netflix/Streaming Services
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Old 13-12-2014, 16:38   #1115
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
Stumbled across this today on the internet, it can test out the quality of your Netflix Connection:

Example short 23.976.

Apparently, if you play this video on Netflix you will see a series of odd miscellaneous clips.

This article explains how to decipher the numbers at the top left hand side of the screen. Not used it myself as I don't have Netflix.

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/netflix-streaming-test/

Let me know how you get on
It's been available on US Netflix for a long time and often referenced on US forums as a way to check the stream quality. It works well; it's actually a text overlay on the video with the relevant info on.

But some devices, Tivo included (or used to anyway; rarely use Tivo now for Netflix), let you press an info button that gives you the bitrate that you are receiving. The top rate for non 3D titles is 5800kbps.
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