Before you make a subscription to any of online streaming service, you want to find out how much internet speed do you need to stream videos on the service without interruption.

Everyone wants to find out which streaming is best and will meet their needs. Needs not include their favorite TV Shows and Movies, but it also includes how much Internet Speed will a particular streaming service need. And it gets frustrating to find out that the streaming service takes ages to stream a couple seconds of the video.

Buffering-Video
[Source: YouTube]

There are many streaming services on the internet that will allow you to stream different TV Shows and Movies, but we have made a list for some of the top streaming services. The list includes the minimum internet speed required by each streaming service to stream and watch video on their service.

How much Speed do Streaming Services need?

Netflix

Minimum Speed Requirement: 0.5 Mbps
Recommended Minimum Speed: 1.5 Mbps
Recommended Speed for SD: 3 Mbps
Recommended Speed for HD: 5 Mbps 
Recommended Speed for Ultra HD: 25 Mbps

Apple TV

Recommended Speed for SD: 2.5 Mbps
Recommended Speed for HD(720p): 6 Mbps
Recommended Speed for Full-HD: 8 Mbps

Hulu

Recommended Speed for SD: 1.5 Mbps
Recommended Speed for HD: 3 Mbps
Recommended Speed for Hulu with Live TV: 8 Mbps

Amazon Video

Recommended Minimum Speed: 0.5 Mbps+
Recommended Speed for SD: 1 Mbps
Recommended Speed for HD: 3.5 Mbps

YouTube

Mobile

Recommended Speed for SD: 0.5 Mbps
Recommended Speed for HD: 7 Mbps
Recommended Speed for Ultra HD: 

TVs or PCs

Recommended Speed for SD: 3 Mbps
Recommended Speed for HD: 5 Mbps
Recommended Speed for Ultra HD: 25 Mbps

Sling TV

Recommended Speed for Mobile Devices: 3 Mbps
Recommended Speed for TVs or Computer: 5 Mbps
Recommended Speed for Multiple Devices: 25 Mbps

PlayStation Vue

Recommended Speed for one device: 10 Mbps
Recommended Speed for an additional device: 5 Mbps

DirectTV Now

Minimum Speed Requirement: 
Recommended Minimum Speed: 
Recommended Speed for SD: 
Recommended Speed for HD: 
Recommended Speed for Ultra HD: 

HBO GO

Recommended Speed: 3 Mbps+

ShowTime

Recommended Speed for Mobile Devices: 1 Mbps
Recommended Speed for TVs or Computer: 3 Mbps

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *