Streaming HD Content on Windows Home Server

[neonplanet40]

Guys I have a question.

I have HD content on my Home server which has bitrates of about 6MB per sec for the video and .5MB/sec for the audio. Now when I stream it from the server DU Meter tells me im downloading at 1.5MB/per sec. Does that mean I am losing out on a lot of quality if I stream it from the server?

ViDEO.CODEC...: x264
FRAMERATE.....: 23.976
BiTRATE.......: ~6650kbps
RESOLUTiON....: 1280x720
AUDiO.........: English AC3 5.1 640kbps

[Lourdes]

You're confusing bits and bytes, even Blu-Ray doesn't get as high as 6MB/s.

FYI if your LAN speeds weren't fast enough you'd just notice loads of stuttering. WHS is just a networked drive and you're playing the file as though it were local not via a streaming server. It just comes via ethernet as opposed to SATA.

[SiM]

Looks correct. You shouldn't be losing any quality. As Lourdes said bitrate is measured in bits. DU meter is measured in bytes

[neonplanet40]

O so i was being silly then

Thanks for the info guys. Least now i know my hd is really hd

[Skinleech]

O so i was being silly then

Thanks for the info guys. Least now i know my hd is really hd

x264 encodes at ~6mbs aren't really HD. You need to be on the 25mb+ bracket at 1080p for that. But I'm just being a perfectionist!

[neonplanet40]

I dont have the filespace for that lo. But i have quite a big selection of blu-rays which i have bought!