A couple of comments on the required bandwidths for streaming. I have been using Roku boxes for 7 years to stream sources such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and most recently YouTubeTV. Services such as Netflix are adaptive; the resolution they send you is based on the achievable download bandwidth so that you won't see buffering delays. 1080p Hi-Def with Netflix consumes about 5 megabits per second of bandwidth on average. We have, in the past, had no issues with streaming 1080p Hi-Def Netflix to two different sets with a 10 megabit per second nominal download internet service. From the download statistics on my router, YouTubeTV appears to consume a similar amount of bandwidth for Hi-Def. We currently have 40 megabits per second nominal download from CenturyLink (a sweet spot in our grandfathered CenturyLink pricing and I was occasionally moving 50 gigabyte tarballs around so the extra bandwidth was welcome). Essentially, you don't need much in the way of bandwidth for Hi-Def streaming; about 5 megabits per second per stream will work just fine. I believe most people pay for more bandwidth than they need. Once you have sufficient bandwidth for Hi-Def, additional, unused bandwidth will not result in a better picture. If you have a 4K TV and want to access 4K material, you will consume about 20 megabits per second of bandwidth per stream.
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Originally Posted by daca55
I cut the cord last winter. I use Roku to get HULU. My HULU subscription is the $39.99/mo plan. With that I get all the major networks i.e. ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN etc. You can see all the Chanel's you will get at HULU.com. I use Century Link in TV and Comcast in NH for Internet. Century link is $55/mo for 80mbps. So with HULU I pay a total of about $95/mo and I am very happy with service. The only thing with streaming is you want to get a fast internet service. 25mbps to me is the minimum. I found the faster the Internet the better the streaming when watching live TV. That's why I went to 80. Century link will only garantee you 80% of what you are paying for. So for 80 I can expect 60mbps. Comcast offers 400mbps in NH and I have very little problems with that speed. With Century Link I get buffering at times and if I am getting less than 60mbps as shown when I do speed test I end up calling them to fix speed. Bottom line is the faster the speed of the Internet the less problems you will have. I strongly recommend both Hulu and Roku.
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