Below is average bandwidth consumed per hour of streaming at different resolutions: 480p - ~400MB per hour 720p - 800MB to 1GB per hour. YouTube streams at up to 4.5Mbps for 1080p videos. It is mostly dependent on the video resolution, but also on the bitrate of the source video. YouTube YouTube bandwidth can vary depending on the source. Amazon Prime Uses ~0.9GB per hour for SD video streaming, 2GB/hr for HD streaming. "Auto" - adjusts bandwidth usage automatically based on what your connection can handle Hulu Uses about 1 Mbps for SD video streaming, ~2Mbps for 720p HD video streaming. The service allows for four data usage settings, as follows: "Low" data usage mode - 0.3 GB per hour "Medium" - 0.7 GB to 1 GB per hour, standard definition video "High" - up to 3 GB per hour for HD, 7 GB per hour for Ultra HD or 3D. The bandwidth requirement depends on the watched content quality and the data usage settings.
The user-defined quality settings are as follows: "Best Quality" - uses ~3-5 GB of data per hour (no bandwidth limit) "High Quality" - ~2 GB of data per hour (1.5 Mbps limit) "Medium Quality" - ~ 1 GB of data per hour (800 Kbps limit) "Low Quality" - ~500-700 MB per hour (500 Kbps limit) Netflix Netflix uses between 400MB and 4.7GB per hour, averaging about 1-2GB/hour in our experience. 3 Mbps - recommended for streaming standard definition (480p) video 5 Mbps - minimum recommended for streaming high definition (720p/1080p) video 25 Mbps - recommended for streaming ultra-high definition (4K) video Sling TV It uses between 3 and 5 Mbps if streaming in HD depending on content, with sports channels like ESPN with a lot of movement requiring higher bandwidth, but it can be reduced to less than a gigabyte per hour. So how much bandwidth/data does streaming actually use ? It really depends on quality and content, here are some general sustained bandwidth guidelines: 1 Mbps - minimum recommended bandwidth for streaming video.
Until "unlimited" data really becomes such, we should be aware of the actual numbers to make informed decisions. High-definition video streaming and ultra-high definition in particular can be a huge bandwidth hog. Because of this ever-increasing streaming trend, broadband users are reaching their home internet and mobile data caps faster than ever before.
Many broadband users are cutting ties with traditional TV and replacing it with online streaming services like Sling TV, Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, etc. Watching videos in standard quality uses about 1 Gigabyte per hour, while HD quality uses about 3 Gigabytes per hour. Streaming online video generally needs constant 3 Megabits/second or more of available bandwidth.
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