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<\/p>\nNETFLIX has a little-known list of numbers that reveal if your internet is good enough for its best-quality content.<\/p>\n
The streaming services up pixel-dense 4K Ultra HD telly \u2013 but your Wi-Fi might not be up to snuff.<\/p>\n
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Some people with very slow internet connections might even struggle with Full HD content.<\/p>\n
Thankfully there's an easy way to check.<\/p>\n
"To watch TV shows and movies on Netflix, we recommended having a stable internet connection with a download speed shown below in megabits per second (Mbps)," Netflix explained.<\/p>\n
The download tiers are as follows:<\/p>\n
The list is in Mbps, or megabits-per-second.<\/p>\n Usually internet speeds are list in this format, but you might also see it measured in MBs (megabytes-per-second).<\/p>\n To convert them, just multiply your megabytes by eight \u2013 one megabyte is equal to eight megabits.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n You can check your own internet speed quickly and easily by using Netflix's tool.<\/p>\n Remember that your actual download rate might be lower than the advertised speed you paid your provider for.<\/p>\n Checking your speed and seeing if it meets the Netflix standards is important.<\/p>\n After all, you might be paying for a 4K Netflix plan without being able to watch TV shows and movies in the best quality.<\/p>\n So if you can't get 4K, it might make sense to downgrade your Netflix subscription to a cheaper plan.<\/p>\n Of course, viewing content in 4K requires much more than a good internet connection.<\/p>\n For a start you'll need a 4K display \u2013 if your TV only supports Full HD content, you won't get a 4K image.<\/p>\n The same goes for a laptop or smartphone, for which 4K displays are even rarer.<\/p>\n Similarly, if you're streaming through a device \u2013 like a set-top box \u2013 then it'll need to be 4K.<\/p>\n For instance, many Amazon Fire TV Sticks, Roku boxes, and Apple TV pods don't support 4K.<\/p>\n Typically only the most expensive versions of those devices will support 4K.<\/p>\n So if you're running Netflix through a stick or box that can't handle a 4K picture, you'll be out of luck \u2013 even if your TV offers 4K visuals.<\/p>\n Also, note that some Netflix titles aren't even available in 4K.<\/p>\n You can check your Netflix playback quality settings and make adjustments.<\/p>\n This is particularly useful on smartphones, where you might want to choose a lower quality to reduce your data usage.<\/p>\n That way you won't burn through all of your mobile data and end up with overage charges.<\/p>\n Just launch the app, navigate into settings, and choose the best quality for you.<\/p>\n If you choose the Automatic mode on Netflix's mobile app, it will choose a setting that "balances data usage and video quality".<\/p>\n In terms of viewing, this will get you about "about 4 hours per GB of data".<\/p>\n If you choose the Maximum Data option, it might use as much as a gigabyte every 20 minutes.<\/p>\n This is likely only a good idea if you have an unlimited data plan, Netflix notes.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sky-q-op.jpg\")
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