On 05/01/2012 12:46, Timothy Murphy wrote:
Paul D Smith wrote:

If you need a really long cable, you might consider WiFi instead.
Something like a DLink DAP 1160 will convert "wired" to "wireless" and I
happily stream HD iPlayer over exactly that from my Dlink WiFi router/ADSL
modem which is some inconvenient distance form the TV.

Does the lower speed of WiFi compared with ethernet become relevant
when dealing with TV (video) data?

Potentially yes... but it does depend on what you are using the ethernet
connection for.

If all you want is access to Youtube via the internet, then it makes
little difference, since whatever wifi speed you get will still be well
in excess of most broadband connections.

If however you have a DLNA media server stuffed full of HD movies etc,
and you want to stream them to the TV, you may find the wifi ruyns out
of puff. Hence the popularity of "Homeplug AV" data over mains gizmos
for this application.


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Cheers,

John.

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