Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs

Netflix automatically adjusts the quality of the stream to eliminate (or at least minimize) pauses.

If your internet connection or wifi can't keep up you'll get a standard quality picture whether you are paying for HD or not.

On slower or less reliable internet connections it's often helpful to set up your router to give preference to your video streaming device, and connect the video streaming device directly to the router with a cable. Wifi channels can get crowded. I see more than a dozen wifi servers listed from my laptop. On my desktop I see more.

My wife and I have a 1080p television, but mostly watch 480p quality video, which is as much as our internet connection reliably supports.

Even if your cable company claims to have fast internet you may be sharing internet bandwidth with many neighbors during "prime time."

Our local cable company is Comcast. I simply won't do business with them. We're fortunate to have other internet providers here.