broadband too slow

flutered

my broadband is too slow to run netflix, xbmc etc, i read on line about a way to download the movies etc to the cloud, then it is easier to play them as they are already downloaded, i cannot find the bookmark, can somebody on here explain this to me, or is it falacy, thanks in advance.

Tom Dunne

Think about it - if the movie is in the cloud, you are still going to have to download it locally (or at the very least, stream it).

So the speed of your broadband would still dictate whether you could watch it or not.

Have you considered the likes of Apple TV? With that, you can start the download and walk away from it. When the download is complete, you can then watch the movie. So even if your broadband is exceptionally slow, if you plan ahead you can watch your movies at a later time.

flutered

i do have an android tv box, its called a bluetimes mx5, it runs jellybean 4.2.2. i am not very tech minded, i do have a 16g pen drive, so could i download a movie or a show on to this, thanks for your help.

Tom Dunne

flutered wrote: »

i do have an android tv box, its called a bluetimes mx5, it runs jellybean 4.2.2. i am not very tech minded, i do have a 16g pen drive, so could i download a movie or a show on to this, thanks for your help.

Technically, you can. But I wouldn't say it is for the non-techie.

Anyway, we don't want to stray into the realm of illegal downloads, now do we?

TheHappyChappy

flutered wrote: »

my broadband is too slow to run netflix, xbmc etc, i read on line about a way to download the movies etc to the cloud, then it is easier to play them as they are already downloaded, i cannot find the bookmark, can somebody on here explain this to me, or is it falacy, thanks in advance.

In the same boat as you:(

Internet speed of .86 is as good as it gets

Have you decided what your going to do?

Access

Have you actually tried netflix on your line yet?

Netflix recommends you having a 2mb line... but we are on 1mb and it runs fine with little or no buffering.

parents in law on 0.75mb line and its also fine for them.

Have three installations of xbmc around the house and all xbmc needs the internet fir is to download meta data and streaming the odd trailer for a movie in my case. No problems there.

TheHappyChappy

tried it & impossible to watch anything :mad:

Different opinions why beyond the speed

e.g. packet loss, jitter & all sorts mentioned

not a techie & just gives me a headache overwhelmed with info

Access

TheHappyChappy wrote: »

tried it & impossible to watch anything :mad:

Different opinions why beyond the speed

e.g. packet loss, jitter & all sorts mentioned

not a techie & just gives me a headache overwhelmed with info

Ah fair enough so... it read like you had not tried that yet.