Twitch streaming quality testing

Jan

Jan

Grand Poobah
We are helping to collect data on the streaming quality of Twitch in South Africa.

The next time you use Twitch, it would be great if you could help test "Source" quality, and state what the best quality stream is that you can comfortably watch on your Internet connection.

When reporting your experience, please answer the following questions:

  1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on?
  2. Stream watched?
  3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering?
  4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably?
  5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point?

If you want, feel free to include screenshots or transcribed data from the video stats overlay.
 
Example report:

  1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? 40Mbps VDSL, Vox capped
  2. Stream watched? Alkaizerx
  3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? No (1920x1080)
  4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? High (1280x720)
  5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? Yes
 
Will do mine tonight. Twitch doesn't work well for me at all on BitCo. However Google's live gaming stream works fine in 720p without any buffering.
 
MyGaming to start a Twitch Stream!!!! You heard it here first people...

But I'll test tonight as well for my line. My work internet is good and eats Twitch for breakfast, but I'm sure that's not the feedback that Jan is looking for.
 
1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? Crystal Web 10MB Home Premium Uncapped
2. Stream watched? Swifty, Hansol
3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? Yes. 1920x1080
4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? Probably 1080p. Never seen higher.
5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? No.
 
Lol i can only watch twitch with no buffering on mobile on a 2mb line lol

Youtube however i can 480p perfectly (including youtube gaming)
 
1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? BitCo Home 5mb
2. Stream watched? IcyRayne
3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? No
4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? Source (1280x720)
5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? Yes, now and then

Twitch is actually working a lot better than what it did a month or two ago. I can actually watch 720p streams now with limited buffering.
 
1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? 10MB Webafrica capped
2. Stream watched? Woodenpotatoes
3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? Yes (1280x720)
4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? High (1280x720)
5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? No
 
1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? Telkom Capped 10Mbps
2. Stream watched? IntheLittleWood
3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? No 1920x1080, but buffers in 10 minutes only once or twice
4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? High 720p
5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? No
 
1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? 10Mbps CrystalWeb Home Capped 600GB (only synced at 6Mbps due to stability issues)
2. Stream watched? Ducksauce
3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? No (1920x1080)
4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? High (1280x720)
5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? No

I feel I have to comment. 6Mbps is fast enough for 1080p streaming, however I could see that my bandwidth usage for the Twitch stream went from full 6Mbps down to slower speeds and that is when the buffering started. I don't know if this is a reflection on Twitch or my ISP.

I can see my bandwidth usage because I use netmeter, I find it useful to check if something is downloading in the background while I game, or if my internet is being slow for no reason.

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1. What Internet connection and ISP are you on? 4Mbps Webafrica 60GB + 240 GB
2. Stream watched? FACEITTV playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on FACEIT
3. Were you able to watch the stream in Source quality without buffering? No
4. At which quality setting could you watch the stream comfortably? None
5. Did the video buffer at the quality setting in (4) at any point? It buffers on everything even low, even mobile buffers.

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Watching Co-optional now. Looks like the buffering starts when the buffer size drops below 1.

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And we have buffering on mobile quality.
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