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Streaming Service Providers: What You Need to Know

Posted on the 15 April 2017 by Mark Pedersen @purelythemes

Are you getting the most out of your internet by streaming TV services such as Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime and many other popular streaming services?

With more than 50% of US citizens having at least one subscription to either Amazon, Netflix or HBO’s streaming services, on-demand content have never been easier to access. There are however still some streaming service providers out there that try to limit bandwidth and other stuff, so take care when choosing your service providers.

One of the latest forms of streaming comes from Sony Six Live Streaming, a popular TV channel have recently become available to people from all over the world.

WHAT IS STREAMING?

Streaming playback of digital content such as music and video over the Internet. The content will not be downloaded to your device, but is played on the spot via your
net connection. Streaming is typically done on computer, smartphone, tablet, or smart TV.

If you have Smart TV, you can for example use a hdmi plug, or a Chromecast to lead streaming from your computer on your TV screen.
Most streaming services are subscription with monthly payment. There are also free services.

Streaming services can be both TV channels and music services, but the most popular is the on-demand services, which mainly includes movies and series.

Streaming of services has been a great success in most parts of the world, driven by the Internet infrastructure is strong and stable in much of the country. Still, there is room for improvement in many of the services.

“The international consumers are accustomed to picture and sound quality, and the quality is not many services that meet at this time. So even if the content is in many ways exciting, lagging the overall technical, “said an editor at NextSchedules, who have tested 10 leading streaming services for the newspaper.

But he predicts significant improvements in the coming years.

“Five years ago it was unthinkable that one could look as good in quality over the Internet, but today we approach it can replace normal television. The development is simply put not there yet.” he says.

GETTING STARTED

Streaming requires that you have the right equipment to play with. That is, a computer, a Smart TV, tablet, smartphone, game console with Internet access or otherwise. You must also have a playback application on the device – for example Flash Player or Quicktime.

You must ensure that you have a fast enough internet connection. For standard quality you can use 3 Mbit connection, but to be on the safe side it is a good idea to invest in a 10 Mbit connection. If you want to play the latest HD formats, up to 30 Mbps.

Put yourself into the streaming services available on the market. If you’ve never tried to stream before, you may want to start streaming programs from the website. Here is the content for free, since you have already paid content via your license.


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