So I bought my dad a Smart TV. Unfortunately, it’s kind of a pile. It manages OK with Netflix and Hulu and Amazon, but while it can run the former and the latter at 1080, when I try to run VUDU, I can barely get one bar. I even tried a wired Ethernet connection through my DVR which AT&T say is a no-no. It works slightly better, but only sporadically. Maybe VUDU uses more bandwidth and the decompression is too much strain on the TV’s software or something. My Blu-ray player, wired PC, and Chromecast don’t have this issue, not do any of my mobile devices. Unfortunately, I can’t exactly open up the TV and put in a better processor. My WiFi is fairly strong, 10-20 when it’s working well (Although we’ll be changing providers soon). Is there any damn thing I can do to get the thing to handle the strain? Especially now that VUDU have asshole-ish-ly removed the HD 720 option, leaving me with only HDX that the TV can’t handle and SD.
Any advice?
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Even if I had a smart TV, I wouldn’t trust it to actually run things well. My advice would be to get a cheap streaming device and call it a day.
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Even if I had a smart TV, I wouldn’t trust it to actually run things well. My advice would be to get a cheap streaming device and call it a day.
This would be my advice as well. Although I would add, get a streaming device with an Ethernet port. Wifi just has too many opportunities for drops that cause stuttering when watching movies.
Even if I had a smart TV, I wouldn’t trust it to actually run things well. My advice would be to get a cheap streaming device and call it a day.
This would be my advice as well. Although I would add, get a streaming device with an Ethernet port. Wifi just has too many opportunities for drops that cause stuttering when watching movies.
Yes, especially with Vudu.
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I’m using Ethernet. It improves it, but only sometimes. I don’t have this issue with the wifi on any other devices in the house.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death
well, a big ole TV is a horrible WiFi barrier, so there’s that.
Sorry i don’t have any advice on your original question, but in my opinion, pick up an older model streaming device (don’t get a 4K one, get a 1080p max one) and you will probably solve all your problems.
I recently got the Roku 2 Streaming Media Player (4210R) with Faster Processor (2015 Model) back when it was under 60 bucks, looks like they are price gouging right now… seems to play anything just fine.
Can you monitor the bandwidth being used from your router? just a thought. perhaps the Vudu stream really is that much larger and is maxing out your internet, and not actually a processor speed issue?