NostradewmusXI Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 47 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 13 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 664 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 469 Achievement Points: 5354 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13 Birthday: 10/13/1983 Device: Windows Share Posted September 3, 2015 So i am cancelling my cable tv and going with a streaming service. i purchased a roku streaming stick. it works as advertised but the playback quality is terrible. ive tried changing the settings from 720 to 1080 but it doesnt help. Do any of you guys use this product or something similar? I have netflix on a tv already and the quality is better through the tv's netflix app than the roku stick. at this point im ready to return it and find another product but i dont know what to get. help please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted September 3, 2015 If quality is terrible then it is just likely that the stream itself is not good for any number of reasons. In which case raising it to 1080 will just make it worse. I have also noticed that the more popular newer shows tend to have better quality than old shows. Last night I was watching Boardwalk Empire. Great quality albeit 720p. Then right after that, same service, I watched an old TV show. The quality was poor for the first couple minutes, lots of artifacts and such, but got better as the buffer filled up. NostradewmusXI and Damage_inc- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NostradewmusXI Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 47 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 13 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 664 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 469 Achievement Points: 5354 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13 Birthday: 10/13/1983 Device: Windows Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 right now im watching DS9. so it is older and i tried it on a different tv and the quality is noticeably better. it might have been the hdmi interface on the older tv. im just trying to get the best experience possible because this is for my parents house.(i use the pc for everything at my house) im going to keep trying different settings and tvs, and try some newer shows to see how they look also. thanks Sammy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted September 3, 2015 I assume the location was the same and wireless. If so, doesnt take much to bump down wireless speeds. Also, where I am, the infrastructure really needs to be upgraded because there are a lot of users in the area sapping out the bandwidth. NostradewmusXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) its your tv.roku works in hd quality.mine works great from day one/i have 2 now and bought one for my mom and now my bro has one.its an awesome product thats why amazon and google have copied it Edited September 3, 2015 by Damage_inc- NostradewmusXI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NostradewmusXI Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 47 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 13 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 664 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 469 Achievement Points: 5354 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13 Birthday: 10/13/1983 Device: Windows Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 ya you guys are right it was the tv. every other tv in the house have been tested and it looks great on all of them. im glad it was the tv cause that saves me finding another streamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NostradewmusXI Posted September 3, 2015 Member ID: 47 Group: +++ Minecraft Head Admin Followers: 13 Topic Count: 123 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 664 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 469 Achievement Points: 5354 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 13 Birthday: 10/13/1983 Device: Windows Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 I assume the location was the same and wireless. If so, doesnt take much to bump down wireless speeds. Also, where I am, the infrastructure really needs to be upgraded because there are a lot of users in the area sapping out the bandwidth. yes same location and same network. once it runs for 20 sec then it starts to look real good. i assume thats the buffer filling up. im currently going from a 12mbps through att dsl to a 25mbps cable connection from xfinity. the 12mbps has been more than enough so im pretty confident that the new service will be enough. thanks for the input Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
KaptCrunch Posted September 5, 2015 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 295 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4466 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3627 Achievement Points: 36490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 39 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted September 5, 2015 free to air works better then cable here only getting 8 good locale channels from antenna in window friends has antenna on roof are getting US channels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sammy Posted September 5, 2015 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 31 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 30, 2023 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Share Posted September 5, 2015 Yea OTA consistently is better because it isnt compressed like cable or streaming. Especially the networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bor2013 Posted September 5, 2015 Member ID: 21302 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 122 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 598 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 308 Achievement Points: 4843 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/28/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 2, 2023 Birthday: 03/02/1986 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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