I really am not sure if it is the app or what it is. When I stream video on certain apps I get good quality. Like Netflix and Hulu. When I try to stream HBO and Showtime. It gets very snowy, the quality is noticeably different. Can't figure out why. All I can assume is its the apps themselves. Cause I tried different cables, I tried plugging it in different tv's. Reset my Apple TV. Almost anything you can think of. And the quality is noticeably different on certain apps compared to others.
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Apps Some of the streaming apps like showtime are horrible in picture quality
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I can't get Showtime to stream well on any of my devices. Even on my Mac, it's rough looking. No problems with other services. So I think sometimes I can be back-end issues too.
Ok I was wondering if I was the only one. Showtime is one of the main culprits. It gets so snowy at times. That it is downright laughable.
No issues for me at all. I have a wireless a/c connection fed by gigabit internet though so I don't suspect I should have any issues.
Same here for both speeds. Showtime still looks horrible on a Mac that speed tests 950mbps+ up/down. Maybe they have a bad peering arrangement with my ISP (Cox).
I have Cincinnati Bell so what your saying could be true. Do you have any other streams running in your house at the same time?
I think it's some of the apps. Cause I dropped the Showtime app. And added Showtime to my Hulu. Once I started watching the same content through Hulu. Big difference. For now on I will stream Showtime through Hulu.