# Previewing in MX

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/previewing-in-mx/30021>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 3, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/previewing-in-mx/30021 "2003-09-03T00:35:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![somdow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/previewing-in-mx/30021/1 "2003-09-03T00:35:03Z")

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ok when i do a test movie/show streaming, everything works but

what i need to know is, how fast is cable when translated into bytes so that i can input that info inthere. that way i can test this movie file i have there on a simulated cable connection, not 56k

n e help is appreciated. thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/previewing-in-mx/30021/2 "2003-09-03T02:07:38Z")

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um it usually depends on the sort of cable connection, speed of the server, a whole bunch of different things. Its kinda hard to come up with 1 number. I have cable and I download anywhere between 10k/s and 1.2MB/s