Re:Netflix says Google Fiber is "most consistently fast ISP ...
by notJim on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @06:24PM
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Read my reply to tedchs, I believe he[assuming] is still reading the numbers wrong, including the mobile numbers.
I'm not sure about your numbers, as I'm finding a bunch of conflicting information online. From what I've seen, an HDTV quality stream would be around 2 MBps, but I've also seen numbers closer to what you're reporting.
It's conceivable to me that Netflix could do a quick speedtest that would exceed the video bitrate when testing your connection for HD-ness.
In any case, I might be wrong. Netflix should really clarify this. There are people arguing about the same thing in the comments to that article.
I'm not sure about your numbers, as I'm finding a bunch of conflicting information online. From what I've seen, an HDTV quality stream would be around 2 MBps, but I've also seen numbers closer to what you're reporting.
It's conceivable to me that Netflix could do a quick speedtest that would exceed the video bitrate when testing your connection for HD-ness.
In any case, I might be wrong. Netflix should really clarify this. There are people arguing about the same thing in the comments to that article.