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Old 13-12-2014, 19:03   #1116
RichardCoulter
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Re: Netflix/Streaming Services

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Originally Posted by passingbat View Post
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.
Thanks for the info. Seems it's not needed in the UK then, but just out of interest, is the test video available on the UK Netflix service?
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