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Understanding statistics

The Statistics dialog box includes two tabs: Basic and Advanced.

Basic tab

The Basic tab displays three pieces of information:

  • The network connection speed required for optimal playback of the selected content (maximum bit rate).
  • The network connection speed at which the selected content is currently being received (selected bit rate).
  • General quality of the reception.

Advanced tab

The Advanced tab displays several pieces of information:

  • Maximum Bit Rate. Specifies the maximum bit rate at which the file can play.
  • Selected Bit Rate. Specifies the bit rate at which the Player is attempting to play the file. To increase the selected bit rate, increase your Internet connection speed preference. For more information, see To set Internet connection speed preferences.
  • Bandwidth in Use. Specifies the number of bits of data received per second for the current streamed file.
  • Protocol. Specifies the protocol used to retrieve the file that is playing. A protocol is a set of formats and procedures that enables the exchange of information between computers.
  • Frames Skipped. Specifies the number of frames in the video that have been skipped.
  • Frame Rate. Specifies the number of frames per second at which the video file was encoded.
  • Actual Rate. Specifies the number of frames per second at which the video file is actually played back.
  • Packets Received. Specifies the number of data packets received while the current file is being transmitted from the source to your computer. Files are transmitted to your computer in small increments, called packets. If a packet is not received, the Player continues to request the packet from the source, either until the packet is recovered or until the Player runs out of time to retrieve it.
  • Packets Recovered. Specifies the number of data packets recovered while the current file is being transmitted from the source to your computer.
  • Packets Lost. Specifies the number of packets of data lost while the current file is being transmitted from the source to your computer. A lost packet can cause your video or audio playback to skip frames or sounds.
  • Quality (15sec Average). Specifies the percentage of packets received during the last 15 seconds. A higher percentage indicates better reception.

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