said by danmcdermott:Tom,
I am not sure you can ever get HD streaming that is not buffered unless you have a 50-100Mbps connection. All I know is my Netfix comes in HD buffered on my TV and it is a very good picture.
30/5 service is way more than adequate for HD video streaming. I have had 2X Netflix HD streams running plus 15mb/s download going and web browsing on the 30/5 service all at the same time with no issues/buffering. The trick was to use QoS to control the flows.
At a minimum, I would go with basic 3mb/s or maybe standard at 15 mb/s.