For some reason, our bandwidth usage as per our router as gone up by a metric fuckton compared to normal.
Normally, we averaged about 40-50 GB per month. We used 52 GB in November.
Then all of a sudden, our usage has gone to 160 GB in December. At first I sort of dismissed it, since I did download a bunch of games off steam.
Then, its only one week into January and we have already used 40 GB and I haven't even downloaded any Steam games yet. The only thing I remember changing last month is that we got Netflix on our Wii.
Will Netflix really make a huge difference like that?
Note: We do have unlimited bandwidth so its not that big of a deal. But I was just wondering.
I'm guessing each movie is ~1-2GB
do you watch a lot of movies?
[QUOTE=Jaehead;27267476]I'm guessing each movie is ~1-2GB
do you watch a lot of movies?[/QUOTE]
I personally don't. But my mom and my sister and her boyfriend have been using it an awful lot.
Check if you don't have a neighbor using your connection to download stuff.
depends on the quality
[QUOTE=ze beaver;27267510]Check if you don't have a neighbor using your connection to download stuff.[/QUOTE]
We are using WPA2. And its a bunch of random characters so I doubt that's it.
Looked at the graph, (my mom is using it right now). It sometimes goes up to 4-5 Mb/s over the wireless connection.
Again, why do you even care if you have unlimited? You can have 1PB of bandwidth and nobody would care..
[QUOTE=Crhem van der B;27267548]Again, why do you even care if you have unlimited? You can have 1PB of bandwidth and nobody would care..[/QUOTE]
Because he's curious...?
[QUOTE=Crhem van der B;27267548]Again, why do you even care if you have unlimited? You can have 1PB of bandwidth and nobody would care..[/QUOTE]
It was just a question. This is why I didn't post it in tech support because its not a problem. I just wanted to know.
Plus, its eating into my wireless bandwidth and affects my speeds.
[QUOTE=M_B;27267522]depends on the quality[/QUOTE]
to explain:
SD movies that aren't 480p and kind of look like crap average out around 700MB
480p movies average out around just over 1GB
720p movies average out between 3-4.5GB
1080p movies could be anywhere between 5 and 9GB (there's still a lot of compression)
audio quality is a factor but basically 5.1, depending on the length, could add between 200MB and 1GB
[QUOTE=M_B;27267665]to explain:
SD movies that aren't 480p and kind of look like crap average out around 700MB
480p movies average out around just over 1GB
720p movies average out between 3-4.5GB
1080p movies could be anywhere between 5 and 9GB (there's still a lot of compression)
audio quality is a factor but basically 5.1, depending on the length, could add between 200MB and 1GB[/QUOTE]Well, since its a Wii, its most likely in SD. Pretty much answers my question though.
oh right remembered you're using a Wii, ok so i guess that just locks it at 1GB max per movie
a 30 minute tv show would weigh in at about 300MB, too.
i doubt the Wii's netflix has 5.1 as the wii itself has a max of 2.0 and "surround" that gets decrypted by the audio receiver
[editline]7th January 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Demache;27267694]Well, since its a Wii, its most likely in SD. Pretty much answers my question though.[/QUOTE]
none of you watch it on a computer?
[QUOTE=M_B;27267713]oh right remembered you're using a Wii, ok so i guess that just locks it at 1GB max per movie
a 30 minute tv show would weigh in at about 300MB, too.
i doubt the Wii's netflix has 5.1 as the wii itself has a max of 2.0 and "surround" that gets decrypted by the audio receiver
[editline]7th January 2011[/editline]
none of you watch it on a computer?[/QUOTE]
Best way unfortunately. My computer is the only desktop that can play back Netflix without dropping frames constantly (our family desktop is a real piece that has troubles with Youtube videos). I don't use it often. And nobody wants to crowd around a 15" laptop screen. The 24" CRT in the living room with the Wii is the best option.
[QUOTE=Crhem van der B;27267548]Again, why do you even care if you have unlimited? You can have 1PB of bandwidth and nobody would care..[/QUOTE]
Don't see how that really matters, if you can't help, why bother posting?
The movies are encoded at bitrates up to 2200kbps.
For a 2 hour movie, that's nearly 2GB.
[editline]7th January 2011[/editline]
Whoops, nevermind. Up to 5500kbps.
So 4-6GB for a 2 hour long, high-quality movie.
[QUOTE=Dr Nick;27268801]The movies are encoded at bitrates up to 2200kbps.
For a 2 hour movie, that's nearly 2GB.
[editline]7th January 2011[/editline]
Whoops, nevermind. Up to 5500kbps.
So 4-6GB for a 2 hour long, high-quality movie.[/QUOTE]Even better. So that would explain why were using 15 GB almost everyday over Christmas break.
Wow, no kidding. Got Netflix in December and holy hell.
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[QUOTE=Demache;27267496]I personally don't. But my mom and my sister and her boyfriend have been using it an awful lot.[/QUOTE]
Excuse me but are you my girlfriend's brother?
[QUOTE=Demache;27267694]Well, since its a Wii, its most likely in SD. Pretty much answers my question though.[/QUOTE]
the wii can output 720
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[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;27275321]the wii can output 720
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can, but doesn't
[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;27275321]the wii can output 720
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Nope, 480P max, Which is only available through a component cable, Look up Chroma and Luma frequencies, The 720P requires 74.25Mhz while the wii only outputs 27Mhz, which is enough for 480P, The only way you're getting 720P on a wii Is if your TV upscales or some other devices upscales.
technically speaking, the Wii is entirely capable of 720p - it doesn't have a lot of RAM, but the RAM, the RAM BUS, and the chip that use the RAM are all very very fast to where it doesn't totally matter. running an emulator with specific restraints to emulate the capabilities of a Wii to a tee have yielded that it [I]can[/I] do 720p, and most games won't show signs of slowdown. however, the Wii is kept back by the video out chip, which can only do 480p.
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