Internet TV has been a path breaker in terms of content availability over the internet. It provides a wide array of channels from all over the globe pretty much free of cost. Internet TV is fast becoming the single direct source of television programs at any point of time. Want to watch an old program or watch an event live? Internet TV provides solutions for all these and more.

In spite of the wide choice available, the quality levels of videos online have been suspect. This is due to the availability of bandwidth. High quality internet TV streaming cannot be provided to everyone as not everyone has a high speed internet connection. High speed does not mean any DSL or broadband connection will do. The connection needs to have streaming rates of at least a 100kbps or above to be able to get continuous video streaming at medium quality. So when it comes to high quality, it obviously has to be even higher. Let us say a subscriber has a high speed internet connection. Even in such a situation, the chances of you getting your favourite programs at very high quality is minimal as streaming video at high quality also takes a toll on the internet service provider and server that provides the video file.

The large size of high quality video files means that even the source of the video file has to have an internet connection that is capable of uploading several large size high quality video files simultaneously. This obviously means that the source has to pay more for better internet connectivity. This is largely why high quality internet is more or less a paid service provided for the few who are ready to shell out money to obtain better quality video feeds. High quality online TV shall take some time to be available for the masses, but when it does, it shall be the last nail in the coffin of cable television.