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r/TVZionApp•
FlapsExtended

One way to solve buffering.

Beta release

What I did to solve my buffering especially with RD is this...

[Edited to remove unnecessary info].

What people can do is take their ISPs speed and multiply it by 0.125 or divide by 8 :).

This number you can then use as a MAX bitrate filter. I choose a number 10MB/s lower as max because it also depends on wifi or wired and your download speed fluctuates.

I use to make the mistake that I have a 200Mbps connection so my player should handle high bitrate files but they would always buffer. Now I get High quality files that fit within my download speeds so no more buffering in my player.

Hope this helps some people.

Posted Jan 28, 2020, 12:14 AM UTC · edited

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Legion123abc•

Aren't they filtered in Mbps?

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LiveWire68•

yes, and I believe the Tvzion description explains it pretty well.

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Legion123abc•

Its Mbit/s which according to google is this "The abbreviation bps is often used to mean bit/s, so that when a 1 Mbps connection is advertised, it usually means that the maximum achievable bandwidth is 1 Mbit/s"

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LiveWire68•

Its also not all about your connection to the isp, there is alot of variables involved, torrents,etc..

From what I can tell from your message, your setting the filter to around 15000Mbps, and getting good results. Thats the norm. I have a 25Mbps dsl line and set it around 12000 Mbps and have good results.

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FlapsExtendedOP•

I use the BETA exclusively now and 15 is the number I use for my filter with the slider. I do understand there are a lot of variables to consider and I hope others understand that too.

I'm not an expert at this, just a satisfied user who used this method and it stopped my buffering issues so I shared. If it's a flawed way to get that number, my apologies.

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dutchjesper•

Try EUMC as a player, this solved my buffering problem. If you get around 100Mbps from a speedtest, than you should be able to stream the large 4K files.

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drumming_is_for_men•

8 bits to 1 byte. Just divide your ISP's allotted speed by 8. 200Mbps / 8 = 25MB/s. Your ISP isn't trying to fluff up speeds to make it sound faster, it's the standard.

I would send RD a ticket and ask to test their CDN's (Content Delivery Networks) and see if you can find a faster one to use. Just don't mention Zion, they hate that shit. Just tell them it's slow and you want to test their CDN's. They'll send you a list of links, download the file from each link, note the speed and tell them which one was fastest. If your Zion device is on wifi, do the tests over wifi as well.

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FlapsExtendedOP•

Dividing by 8 is the same as multiplying by 0.125. which I did.

Thanks for reminder about RD, I'll check that route. Yeah wouldn't have mentioned Zion because I don't think they care what app I use to download with.

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drumming_is_for_men•

They absolutely care and don't like their service being used with Kodi or a 3rd party apps like Zion, they'll straight up ban you for it. That's why I always suggested people leave that out when submitting a ticket to RD. Their customer service has a hair trigger. Just saying Kodi on their forms is an instant ban.

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Broman400•

I stream 60gb 4k remuxes with a 200mbps connection with no buffer when only my Shield with tv zion is using my internet

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FlipprDolphin•

no affect for me. Sometimes Comcast makes me have a lot of buffering for RD; so I switch on NordVPN and everything plays fine.

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nanyab•

Thanks for this info!

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