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[Closed] smart tv's - how fast does my broadband need to be ?

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I'm considering a Samsung smart TV for the living room. I can wire it to the router with some home plugs, but how slow is fast enough for things like Lovefilm etc ? I get about 4 Meg minimum.


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 11:34 pm
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In case it helps, our broadband sits at about 4.5 and BBC iPlayer through our (Panasonic Viera) smart TV is perfect. We use HomePlugs too, and there is always a gaming console / computer and generally an iPad going as well.


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 11:41 pm
 grum
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Mine is around 6 and we can stream HD stuff on Netflix without problems (until we hit our bandwidth cap).


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 11:47 pm
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I think LoveFilm recommend 2mb+ so you'll be fine with 4mb.


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 11:47 pm
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A lot faster than the one I have..... 4meg is a lot faster than mine. Use to work great before we moved to the sticks. We did however have 25meg and now get about 1.4 on a good day. No help what so ever, sorry, just wanted to moan about it.


 
Posted : 13/02/2013 11:49 pm
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We used to scrape by with BT Vision (standard def streaming) with a 2Mbs connection.


 
Posted : 14/02/2013 12:29 am
 DrJ
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Minor hijack - do any other Panasonic Viera owners find it sometimes refuses to connect to Netflix?


 
Posted : 14/02/2013 9:13 am