Tag: Bandwidth

How can I turn my TV into a smart one?

Paul Andersson

Table of Contents Setup boxes Android setup boxes iOS setup boxes MAG boxes How to connect an Android setup box to a TV Connecting the cables Selecting an internet network Create a Google account Updating your Android box IPTV on Android setup boxes As time passes TVs are becoming smarter and this will prevent the owner of the old TVs from smart features and applications; however, there exist numerous streaming media players which can be connected to the old TV and turn them to the smart one. Some of these…

How much Internet data do I need to run IPTV?

Paul Andersson

Although it depends on the quality of channels, watching IPTV for one hour is roughly equal to download a video file with one hour of length. Assuming the size of one hour video varies between 500 to 800MB, this will give you an estimate of how much Internet data is needed for watching IPTV. Accordingly, if you plan to watch IPTV two hours a day, you will need at least 30GB of data traffic per month.

Minimum required bandwidth for streaming IPTV

Paul Andersson

Generally, this depends on the coding format of streaming. While there exist various coding formats which assure the best image quality along with high level of compression such as H264, other formats would compress the streaming at a lower rate. Accordingly, different formats demand a different minimum amount of bandwidth. Roughly, the minimum bandwidth which is needed for streaming is 25 Mbps for SD channels and 30 Mbit for HD ones. Average required bandwidth 25 Megabits per second – Recommended for SD quality. 30 Megabits per second – Recommended for…

Buffering in IPTV

Paul Andersson

Table of Contents Causes  of the Buffering How to prevent Buffering Although Buffering means a variety of definitions in different types of technologies, here we describe it in the field of IPTV streaming. In general, it means that when you are watching a live stream, the picture sometimes stops and resumes. This issue is being referred to as buffering. Buffering would speed up different tasks on your computer. Buffering can prevent lag when you’re streaming video or prevent slow performance when you’re playing a graphics-intensive video game on your desktop computer. Buffering involves pre-loading data into a certain…

Anti Buffering Tips

Paul Andersson

There’s a common misconception about the origin of buffering.Buffering (freezing) is related to the speed and stability of the client internet connection (emphasis to stability) and not to Streaming Servers with 10Gb upload connections. It’s essential to understand that buffering is something clients have to fix on their side and there’s nothing IPTV providers can do about it. The most common causes of buffering are low or unstable internet connection, other users hogging the bandwidth in your house, wrong LAN setup, weak WiFi signal, among several other reasons. Do you…