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  1. #11

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    If you download you can watch it on a plane. I have an extra big spare laptop battery and every episode of the sopranos and the wire. My flight to uk will be great provided I can tranquilize my daughter.


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    I see. I have a computer that I keep for streaming and then just connect it to a projector and blast it up on the wall. I've never had an issue with the quality of the picture or the sound. The same goes with selection, though I rarely want to watch movies, only tv shows. Those are generally
    Streaming within a couple hours of US air time. The only one I have trouble with is Poirot. Nobody reliably streams that.


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    What Brit says was true enough a few years ago and I used to download for those reasons but nowadays I mostly stream as modern ptop streaming from China gives you full HD on your TV with no stutter. I don't see any reason why sofa, tv and hi-fi would be compatible with downloading but not streaming, mine all work fine with both. No problems with availability either in my experience.

    Interfaces are generally in Chinese though.


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    When I moved to HK to my surprise BT and newsgroups worked without problem, just like back home.
    I would stream if I had a choice, but my crappy 8mbit line here doesn't cut it.


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    8Mb is fine to stream HD, it's just because you're streaming across the transcontinental bottlenecks, if you stream from within the region you'll be fine.


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    I WAS talking about downloading. You can download from iplayer as well as stream. We prefer to download due to crappy 8mb connection too.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MovingIn07:
    I WAS talking about downloading. You can download from iplayer as well as stream. We prefer to download due to crappy 8mb connection too.
    If your 8M connection is that crappy it would affect downloading as well, so does it really take days to download? Else the bottleneck is elsewhere.

    Try streaming some clips in 720p from e.g. iTunes Movie Trailers - if it works fine your 8M is just fine, too.

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    Well kids thanks for the info. I find NZB will always download to the max speed of your connection but torrent depends on the share speed. I will be moving to Tuen Mun and I am very disappointed with the 8mb connection speed but I hope this will be upgraded in the future. It seems that this the fastest they have which surprises me as the UK is normally behind in things tech but I can get 50meg broadband. o well.

    I think it is a cable connection rather than Through the phone line. So what's the deal with streaming and what is the best method. The is mention of a Chinese programme/thing for streaming with a Chinese interface. My wife reads Chinese so is this a good method? And does it do UK TV.


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    Downloading is just hassle free. Sickbeard + couchpotato + sabnzbd do it all for you, and with a 100mb line and a HK usenet mirror you don't have to wait. Nano-ITX PC like the zotac IONs under/behind the TV, job done.


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    I seldom notice NZB downloads but HK is a free zone without censures provided there is no illegal or pornographic materials