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Computer Help and Support

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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6. My 2 cents

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 10:41 PM

Feb 2019

Streaming 4k video reliably takes 16Mbps so, IMHO, 50Mbps would be barely adequate.

Can I ask why you want stream 4k over wifi?
It seems to me that watching in 4k would take place on a large flat fairly immobile flat screen TV. Why not spring for Ethernet cables? Wifi is subject to interference from motors (fans, vacuum cleaners...) and other appliances like microwave ovens.

I guess I'm just old school.

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ISP advice needed, choices are AT&T and Comcast/Xfinity. [View all] Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 OP

Have you considered switching to a mesh router? Big Blue Marble Feb 2019 #1

Comcast offers mesh routing The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #2

Dont know what this is, will google it, do THEY set it up for me if I am willing to pay Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #3

You can set it up yourself. The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #4

Costco has Orbi Whole Home mesh, comparing to AC3000 or AC2200 ?? Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #5

My 2 cents discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2019 #6

Wired connecting two flat screens in 2 rooms is just more work I guess. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #7

The "up to" answer is related to how far you are from equipment. LakeSuperiorView Feb 2019 #8

If I pay for 250 and only get 150 I will still be happy to get that speed. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #9