I see that 1080 goes to 10mbps, what is recommended for original?
I'd say 15Mbps. MPEG2 streams from broadcast can be as high 12Mpbs, and it's always nice to have a little buffer. (Especially since the quoted bandwidth you're given doesn't always match what happens in the real world.)
I have seen HDHomeRun Config GUI claim as much as 15Mb/s on some OTA HD broadcasts. Notably sports.
Personally, I consider the upper threshold for broadcast streams to be 20Mbps. In reality though, 15 is probably sufficient. I say this because frequently streams are more likely to be in the 4–9 range.
If you're going to stream original bitrate TV, more is always better. Ideally you'd want at least 50 because cable lines often get bogged down during peak times, so you definitely want a buffer. (Case in point, my home internet is 100/5, and I regularly get 110/10, but during peak usage times, it drops to as low as 30/2.)
However, for remote streaming, for regular programming, I find the 480p@2Mbps or 720p@3Mbps to be quite sufficient.
Even though those are the bitrates of the video, you'll find that you need way more to make it work, just like on your local network.
You're probably going to want at least 35-40mbps upload bandwidth to have a stable mpeg2 stream from your house.
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Does anyone with Comcast Blast get 35-40mbps. Lucky if I see 12mbps on a good day.
Comcast is VERYYYYY stingy with upload bandwidth. It's like the stone ages over there. Streaming original quality is pretty much out of the question from Comcast.
It always amazes me when I see people with 300 down and 10 up on Comcast, it's crazy.
I would imagine it's an effort to dissuade people from running servers or services on residential, or even residential pseudo-business, accounts. To get usable upload speeds from Comcast you'd probably need a real business account, and those cost many hundreds-of-dollars.
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