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Possible to stream with 1.5mb connection?

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laharl23
Profile Joined February 2011
United States582 Posts
March 05 2011 15:57 GMT
#1
I didn't really see any other topics on this and I just had a quick question.

I've been wanting to stream for awhile now, but I have a 1.5mb dsl connection and can't seem to make it work. My comp isn't the best in the world either, but even when I put everything on low I still lag pretty bad.

Is this because of my internet connection? Or is it really possible to stream with such a bad connection?
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
March 05 2011 16:05 GMT
#2
If 1.5 Mbps is your upload, you're fine if you keep to lower stream resolution and quality settings. Most 1.5 Mbps download ADSL plans have much much lower upload speeds that would not be sufficient for streaming.

With no other uploads/downloads ongoing, try http://www.speedtest.net/.
laharl23
Profile Joined February 2011
United States582 Posts
March 05 2011 16:09 GMT
#3
Yea, 1.1mb download speed, .8 upload speed. I think that's the problem why I'm not able to stream. Internet connection can't handle it.
SirazTV
Profile Joined May 2010
United States209 Posts
March 05 2011 16:17 GMT
#4
you could probably stream at like 360p with .8 upload. Set your upload bandwidth to .4 and see what happens.
Goodseed
Profile Joined December 2010
Korea (South)270 Posts
March 05 2011 16:31 GMT
#5
im pretty sure you can stream it but not good quality. also how do you set ur setting to like 360p or 1080? I use xsplit with justintv
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NeWeNiyaLord
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Norway2474 Posts
March 05 2011 16:49 GMT
#6
On March 06 2011 00:57 laharl23 wrote:
I didn't really see any other topics on this and I just had a quick question.

I've been wanting to stream for awhile now, but I have a 1.5mb dsl connection and can't seem to make it work. My comp isn't the best in the world either, but even when I put everything on low I still lag pretty bad.

Is this because of my internet connection? Or is it really possible to stream with such a bad connection?


I have 1 mg upload atm, And can stream in very good quality, Dont really know why theese other guys are saying different.
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laharl23
Profile Joined February 2011
United States582 Posts
March 05 2011 16:54 GMT
#7
I was using ow3ned.tv with 3 quality, 500 kb bitrate, and 100 buffer size. Are these settings good or do I need to change something?
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
March 05 2011 22:54 GMT
#8
Those settings sound reasonable and should work with a 800 kbps upload. It won't hurt to try even lower settings though. Where I live, 1.5 Mbps download plans usually give you something like 192 kbps upload, which is definitely not enough...clearly this is not the case for you.

What were your computer specs? If you have a dual core or an older CPU, that's probably the problem, considering the upload speeds seem sufficient. You're trying to stream 1v1 matches?
The.Doctor
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada333 Posts
March 09 2011 00:23 GMT
#9
How about a .67mb up using xsplit?
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ImHuko
Profile Joined December 2010
United States996 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-09 01:11:47
March 09 2011 01:10 GMT
#10
Whaaat? I am able to stream in 720p with 800kbs if I needed, I use around 1-1.1k normally now for it.

So answer is, with 1.5mbs upload, that is MORE than enough
If it is watchable and smooth, who cares how good the quality is honestly. People watch GSL, you can get better quality than they do with like 500kbs
SirazTV
Profile Joined May 2010
United States209 Posts
March 10 2011 02:43 GMT
#11
On March 09 2011 10:10 ImHuko wrote:
Whaaat? I am able to stream in 720p with 800kbs if I needed, I use around 1-1.1k normally now for it.

So answer is, with 1.5mbs upload, that is MORE than enough
If it is watchable and smooth, who cares how good the quality is honestly. People watch GSL, you can get better quality than they do with like 500kbs


He has an upload speed of .8 please read the thread.
apalemorning
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada509 Posts
March 10 2011 03:11 GMT
#12
you can stream at 1mbps easily. more than enough dude.
immortal/roach is pretty good against stalkers
Zeke50100
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2220 Posts
March 10 2011 04:20 GMT
#13
I stream perfectly fine with a .3 upload speed at 360p and 25fps >.> People are really overestimating the connection that you need. Can actually text in SC2, and it would be even better if I had a dedicated graphics card.
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