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I live in the boonies and my only option for internet service is Wildblue satellite service. It sucks, but it sure has been better than nothing.
My biggest gripe has been that streaming video is unwatchable. If it is something I can download, or pause it till it finishes loading, it is ok.
We watch a lot of dvd's from Netflix, and now that they have raised their prices, their streaming video service is starting to look tempting.
Being a mac fan, I would like to get Apple TV to download the data.
Has anybody got streaming Netflix through satellite internet?
Any Apple TV fans want to tell me how they like it?
wildblue's FAP will be prohibitive for watching streaming video on a daily basis.
The picture quality will also be poor, and will most likely have many buffering pauses.
Viasat is supposedly launching their new viasat-1 satellite in 2011 that was purpose-built for high bandwidth applications such as streaming. the FAP limits are supposed to be raised substantially when the sat goes live, along w/ download speeds.
Thanks. I was afraid of that.
Oh well. DVD's won't be obsolete for a few more years.
Now I don't have a good reason to get Apple TV.
Don't feel to bad, mate. I ,too, am an Apple fan who's watched development of the Apple TV device for a long time now and still don't believe that it is the best device for streaming TV at all. Apple Tv will be a toy until Jobs gets serious about this market and Apple had better hurry or they will miss the boat.
The key to Netflix is speed, and for HD you need something close to 5MBs down last I checked. I think satellite can push 1.5 max, so you'll never get HD quality through streaming.
The key to Netflix is speed, and for HD you need something close to 5MBs down last I checked. I think satellite can push 1.5 max, so you'll never get HD quality through streaming.
i believe hughesnet offers 2.2Mbps, but still not close to the speeds you need for "HD quality".
1.5Mbps was the fastest we could get through DSL at our old house, and we got a good picture from netflix.
I've worked w/ wildblue extensively, and their 1.5Mbps is not comparable to DSL or cable; its not even close. You would most likely get the 500Kbps stream from netflix on a 1.5Mbps wildblue connection, and it will buffer repeatedly.
But hang on until that new satellite launches; if it lives up to what viasat (owner of wildblue) has promised, you should be able to do streaming just fine.
I just got the Apple TV as an early xmas present. I have been a apple fan for years but did not jump on the apple tv until now due to the price. Honestly, I thought it was going to be more than what it really is.
It was easy to set up but after looking at the movie rentals I was pretty shocked at the very poor selection. I am not a huge movie buff so you would think this would give me the opportunity to catch up on all the movies I missed in the past year or two. There were only a couple of movies listed that I had heard of. Right away I felt disappointed. I am really hoping that more movies are added because right now, it looks pretty lame. I could join netflix but I really didnt want to sign up for any monthly plans. I just wanted the opportunity to rent when I felt like it. If the selection stays this poor then I wont be renting much then. So far it looks like I got a cute little box to play my music over the tv.
Don't feel to bad, mate. I ,too, am an Apple fan who's watched development of the Apple TV device for a long time now and still don't believe that it is the best device for streaming TV at all. Apple Tv will be a toy until Jobs gets serious about this market and Apple had better hurry or they will miss the boat.
All Apple has to do is to install a hard drive in it to allow for downloading and watching the movie at a later date. This way one can download/save the movie late at night when in bed, since video streaming requires a very fast modem speed.
That's a reason why I don't have an Apple TV, nor the Netflix box for streaming movies. Both require a fast modem, and these services can be quite expensive. I coworker of mine has ISP service with a fast modem, and pays around $140.00 per month for it
All Apple has to do is to install a hard drive in it to allow for downloading and watching the movie at a later date. This way one can download/save the movie late at night when in bed, since video streaming requires a very fast modem speed.
You're a little behind the times, mate. The early Apple TV's DID have a hard drive in them. In fact, there are a few of the older Apple TV's still yet to be sold but they are very different than the new AppleTV.
I live in the boonies and my only option for internet service is Wildblue satellite service. It sucks, but it sure has been better than nothing.
My biggest gripe has been that streaming video is unwatchable. If it is something I can download, or pause it till it finishes loading, it is ok.
We watch a lot of dvd's from Netflix, and now that they have raised their prices, their streaming video service is starting to look tempting.
Being a mac fan, I would like to get Apple TV to download the data.
Has anybody got streaming Netflix through satellite internet?
Any Apple TV fans want to tell me how they like it?
Google has not been my friend for this topic.
I think your culprit will continue being your particular service provider.
If you google 'rural internet providers' you'll pull up info on Hughes Net and Skyway. I don't know if they would be affordable alternatives for you.
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Apple Tv will be a toy until Jobs gets serious about this market and Apple had better hurry or they will miss the boat.
