ThatsMrCharlieToYou@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is the best TV/movie service I can set up for someone who is not tech savvy and wants something that just works?message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the best TV/movie service I can set up for someone who is not tech savvy and wants something that just works?ThatsMrCharlieToYou@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square71fedilinkfile-text
Happy to buy hardware if needed. Just trying to avoid large streaming services abhorrent business practices.
minus-squareMemento Mori@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI have a similar setup. The only strange thing is that one house always seems to have buffer issues while the rest don’t (they’ll start a show and it will buffer every few minutes). What would you recommend in that situation kind stranger?
minus-squareprotput@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoA better ISP or a better WiFi connection. Most of the time it is bandwidth related. Maybe let them manually select a lower quality stream.
minus-squareMemento Mori@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI may need to do that. I suggest that everyone stream the original file to avoid transcoding but they just may need to do it. Thanks!
I have a similar setup. The only strange thing is that one house always seems to have buffer issues while the rest don’t (they’ll start a show and it will buffer every few minutes). What would you recommend in that situation kind stranger?
A better ISP or a better WiFi connection. Most of the time it is bandwidth related. Maybe let them manually select a lower quality stream.
I may need to do that. I suggest that everyone stream the original file to avoid transcoding but they just may need to do it. Thanks!