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Old 02-02-2025, 05:26 PM
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What is labeled as 1080p consumes about 5 megabits per second. Anything over about 40 megabits per second is overkill for 99% of the population.

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Originally Posted by FloridaGuy66 View Post
You're assuming that we are getting non-compressed pure 1080p from your streaming service. That is EXTREMELY rare. Services like Netflix and Prime compress the heck out of everything. Works totally fine for some things, not so much for other things.

Anything over 300 mbps is overkill for 99% of the population.