On 05/01/2012 19:31, Man at B&Q wrote:
On Jan 5, 1:29 pm, The Natural
wrote:
Man at B&Q wrote:
On Jan 5, 12:46 pm, Timothy 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?

Not really. The Ethernet in a smart TV is mostly for streaming content
from the web which, for most people, will be limited by their
broadband connection.

well yes and no.

Like I said not really.

Wifi is not full duplex for a start, and if other people are using it it
can become a limiting factor.
As can the DSL connection if while you are watching that HD video, your
email client wakes up and starts downloading a huge email attachment..

The question was about the WiFi link. Why do you think I said that
most peoples broadband will be the limit?

No idea.

If I am streaming a movie from my media server to a couple of TVs, I
can't see what it has to do with my broadband.



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Cheers,

John.

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