Test Cathe Live and Our OnDemand Videos

by Cathe Friedrich

We know some people are reluctant to switch to streaming because they prefer DVDs while others are not sure if their system can handle streaming videos. We heard similar arguments and complaints back when we started switching from VHS to DVDs many years ago. For years after we first started making DVDs a lot of consumers purchased both our VHS and our DVDs because many preferred VHS over DVDs.  Over time the problems with DVD became less and consumers started to enjoy the advantages of their DVDs like “Premixes” and the ability to instantly go to a chapter point. VHS then slowly faded away and DVDs became the new standard. We expect this will now happen with switching to streaming too. We’re not trying to make people jump to streaming from DVDs yet, but you should at least start thinking about switching and start making plans as DVD’s probably only have a few years left before they are no longer viable to produce and sell.

Your success with streaming is really dependent on two main things:

  1. Your DSL or cable modem download speed
  2. Your computer.

If either of these two things are lacking streaming can be frustrating at times. We certainly understand and get this and developed this test page to help you find out if your system can handle our Cathe Live and OnDemand videos. It really doesn’t take a state of the art computer or the worlds fastest modem to enjoy watching our OnDemand or Cathe Live videos, but  there are minimum requirements. If you don’t know the download speed of your internet modem just go to speedtest.net and click on the “Begin Test” button to see what your download speed is. This will only take a few seconds to do. It’s hard to say exactly what  minimum download speed you need to be able to watch our videos, but the number is somewhere between 4 mbps and 10 mbps. But the only way to know for sure that you can play our videos is to click on the video samples below.

 

 Test Cathe Live

After we stream a Cathe Live class we record two video files. The highest quality Cathe Video file is recorded at 720p HD. If you can  play the Cathe Live 720p video then you don’t need to test the 640 video below. If you can’t play the 720p Cathe Live video glitch free then try the 640 video. If you can play either the 720p or the 640 Cathe Live video without any glitches then you know your system can handle Cathe Live and you can safely subscribe as we always record both the 720p and the 640 Cathe Live files with every workout video.

Cathe Live (720p) –  Click to Test

 

Cathe Live (lower quality 640 x 320) –  Click to Test

 

 

Test Cathe OnDemand

Our newest videos (everything since and including the Low Impact series) are encoded at 720p HD. Our older videos ( everything before the low impact series) are recorded at the same quality as our DVDs   If you can play the 720p  video without any glitches then you know your system can handle all of our OnDemand videos. If you can not play our 720p OnDemand videos then you may want to try our lower DVD quality videos, but be aware that you will only be able to safely view our older videos, not our newer videos.

Cathe OnDemand (720p) –  Click to Test

 

Cathe OnDemand (lower quality) –  Click to Test

You can subscribe to Cathe Live  or our OnDemand Videos that also include Cathe Live for Free at:  | Subscribe |

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29 Responses

  • Great! Thanks so much for the opportunity to test the video streams! Hopefully I can get everything set up so I can enjoy it!

  • I think it is great that you are keeping up with the times. However, I currently don’t have a computer, nor do I plan to as the cost is too much for me. Please keep the dvds coming as long as you can!

  • It worked fine at the higher resolution! Do I need a streaming device to view it on my TV? Not sure how that works, such as viewing live streams on other devices.

  • I just signed up the other day. The first few days, I didn’t have any pausing with the OnDemand videos but know it is happening. How would I change my computer to high quality 720dp? I don’t want to have to cancel. Thank you.

  • Greetings from Guatemala!!! Does the video on demand is available for people outside USA like me?

  • Sure, you can access our OnDemand service from any country. You just need to make sure your internet connection is good enough to handle streaming.

  • It’s about time Cathe added streaming! If you can watch YouTube, you can stream Cathe. Now if she only added a free trial of even just 7 days, people would quickly discover that they don’t want to live without it.

  • I’m trying to figure out how I might steam to my tv since the room my desktop is in is too crowded to work out. Does it stream through youtube? I have Apple tv and Roku—-can either of those be used to stream the workouts to my tv?
    thank you

  • Hi Cathe and team! I’m having a hard time signing up for Cathe Live.
    Can someone help?!

    Thanks!

    Jane

  • hi cathy do you do personal training on the livestream or small group sessions, if not id like to talk with you.

  • Hi Cathe and team! I’m having a hard time signing up for Cathe Live.
    Can someone help?!

    Thanks!

  • I live in a suburban area of a major city & with both low and high quality during non peak-hours (for Live), it is very choppy and blinky.

  • Can I stream the $19.95 service with the Amazon Fire stick, or does it only work with Roku?

    P.S. I’ve been a Cathlete from the beginning – the VHS 1st step video. Still love her!

  • Thanks so much for your help Cathe.
    The test shows 15.40 Mbps download speed and 0.88 Mbps upload.
    Is this good? I tried the Live test again and unfortunately, still seems choppy although not as much as before.

  • No, 15mbps is not good. 25mbps is the minimum download speed to be considered broadband. Here in our office we have about 360 mbps for our download speed. We have people with less than 15 mbps that watch our videos without issues, but there are many factors that can affect your download speed. For example, if you have more than one device connected to your router your 15 mbps speed will be divided between your devices. Also, if you do a speed test at different time throughout the day you will probably find that your download speed fluctuates and may drop a lot lower than 15 mbps.

    Some things you can do are 1. reboot your router.2, Clear your browsers cache. 3. reboot your computer. 4. select the low quality videos or the low quality setting on our OnDemand player. 5. Call your ISP and have them upgrade your service. Depending on your ISP you may be able to get this done for free if they feel you may quit and go else where.

  • Hi! Can I stream all videos and Cathy Live to my Smart Tv?
    Can’t seem get my small box Apple TV DEVICE to adapt with my smart Tv anymore..am I missing something else that might have changed? Love watching on my Smarg Tv!
    Please help!!
    Thank you!!

  • I only have my smart phone. It played all the test videos no problem. Can I get by with using only that?

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