To do this, just look at the rightmost value in each line displayed when the test is complete. Compare these values to the minimum speeds listed above. If you think your Roku's speed is too low, first try moving your Roku to a different location and look for sources of electronic interference. For more help in diagnosing slow WiFi speeds, ITworld offers 10 reasons your Wi-Fi speed stinks and what you can do about it.
For more help, contact Roku Support. Wondering about the rest of those numbers that Speed Test provides with your test results? The top line shows your latency, or delay, which is the amount of time it takes for a packet of data to travel between two points.
Latencies of less than milliseconds ms are reported to be typical for DSL or cable Internet connections. One last piece of advice: don't rely on results from only one server. In my own tests, the second listed server consistently returned faster speeds that the first listed server.
If your first test is bad, perform additional tests on other servers and at different times. Outside of your control are temporary network problems like congestion from large amounts of traffic. This may result in the quality of videos to change while playing. To check your connection speed start a YouTube video and press the down arrow on the remote. Go to the left to More Options and select OK on the remote. Next go over to the right using the right arrow key to the last icon, Stats for nerds will be displayed when selected, select OK on the remote.
Several statistics will be displayed on the screen including the connection speed. To remove the Stats for nerds from being displayed go through the same steps as listed above. Selecting the option a second time will remove it from being displayed. Please try another search or type in your model number. Here is some additional details provided by different streaming providers: Netflix Below are the internet download speed recommendations per stream for playing TV shows and movies through Netflix.
Hulu Hulu recommends a download speed of at least 1. Here are there minimum requirements for higher resolutions: 3. Sling Television To check your bandwidth connection and maximum bandwidth allowed first start streaming by watching a program for at least 10 minutes. YouTube YouTube by default adjusts the quality of your video stream based on the speed of your network bandwidth.
Was this article helpful? Contact Us. Some are better and some are worse. First and foremost, Roku offers standard definition and HD content.
The recommended speeds for those formats are 1. You may want to use something like speedtest. But keep in mind that those are the minimum recommended speeds, and that you should probably have at least twice that if you want to enjoy smooth playback and fast browsing.
The strength of your wireless connection will determine how enjoyable or poor your viewing experience will be. Roku used to have a built-in speed test. For some reason, this feature was dropped. So what can you do?
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