Wii U and Netflix

bootleggers deluxebootleggers deluxe
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so, i got my Wii u a few months ago, i hooked it up in our living room, the only console ( other than a toaster) thats out there. i loaded up Netflix ( ar maybe it was already loaded, cant recall) and set it all up.  Now, for some reason, every time my wife and i sit down at night to watch a TV show or movie ( lets just say between 6 and 8 pm, roughly)  we cannot get more than a minute or two into the show before it needs to stop and "buffer".  this turns a 40 minute show into a 2 hour long debacle.  Tonight i finally hooked up the PS3 out there, its updating, lets see if it fares better.



has anyone else had this issue?

Comments

  • ZombieGuyGeezusZombieGuyGeezus
    Ha! Mine is the complete opposite. My Wii U loaded way after than my PS3.
  • ulasamosaulasamosa
    My Wii U and PS3 play Netflix equally well. The app built into my Smart TV is far superior to both tho
  • bootleggers deluxebootleggers deluxe
    i should really try the app in my smart tv.
  • bootleggers deluxebootleggers deluxe

    Originally posted by: RegularGuyGamer



    Ha! Mine is the complete opposite. My Wii U loaded way after than my PS3.



    thats how it was when we had the wii hooked up.  used to work flawlessly for hours without a pause to load.



    but we also moved, idk if the internet is a bit wonky here or not, causing it to not load properly.


  • ulasamosaulasamosa

    Originally posted by: bootleggers deluxe




    Originally posted by: RegularGuyGamer



    Ha! Mine is the complete opposite. My Wii U loaded way after than my PS3.



    thats how it was when we had the wii hooked up.  used to work flawlessly for hours without a pause to load.



    but we also moved, idk if the internet is a bit wonky here or not, causing it to not load properly.

     



    it may be basing it bandwidth capabilites based on your old internet connection.  Go to the internet options menu in the system config and resetup your network connection.  It will redo the speed test and adjust accordingly.  See if that fixes it. 




  • bootleggers deluxebootleggers deluxe
    i didnt get the Wii u until i moved tho. it was set up here.
  • stinkerhubbinstinkerhubbin
    Netflix has always been slower on my Wii U than the 360 or PS3 as far as buffering. Also annoying is that we have multiple profiles set up for the household, and it defaults to mine automatically and will not let us change to any of the others.
  • MogMog
    The Netflix interface is very very slow on the Wii U. Same with the other video players on there. Its great if its all you have, but I would much rather spend $100 for a Roku 3 to do streaming with.
  • mkiker2089mkiker2089
    Odd, my Wii U does great with Netflix as well. Some people have had wifi issues since the last update (not me of course) so perhaps it's something they know about and are working on?



    On the other hand my PS3 may be slower at times to ramp up the quality. It starts fast but but poor.



    Actually that may be the issue. Netflix is aggresive about quality even to the point of clearing the buffer if it thinks it can up the quality. The Wii U may not be as good at adapting to speed loss so it's trying to keep high quality when the PS3 would jump down a peg. In that case the problem is your internet as Netflix should be able to play well on any speed and if the speed is consistent it will adapt properly.
  • sully_51sully_51
    I justavoid using consoles at all for Netflix and use the computer that's hooked up to the TV.
  • matt17_52matt17_52
    My PS4 stinks at Netflix compared to my PS3. It must be something with this gen of consoles, ha! Although as for the guy talking about the TV app, my boy has the app on his TV and I find myself sitting in his room watching Netflix than any other place in the house most of the time.
  • mkiker2089mkiker2089
    This is interesting because in my experience the consoles are better at menu navigation and response time than the TVs unless you have a high end quad core smart TV.



    To the OP, you need to do a speedtest.



    http://testmy.net/

    http://speedtest.vudu.com/
  • bootleggers deluxebootleggers deluxe
    speedtest??
  • mkiker2089mkiker2089
    Yes, run those two speedtests and see if your internet is fast and stable. It needs to be fairly stable so if the needle jumps up and down more than about 10% you may have found the problem.
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