Wireless streaming

[Panic]

This really isn't necessarily Win 7 but... it could apply in some instances.
I posted this on the Internet newsgroup and I'm pasting it here.

FWIW. I have a 3D TV in my living room and my modem/router was across my
house in my computer room. I had connected my router to my computer
directly with an ethernet cable and also wirelessly. My 3D TV accessed the
internet wirelessly only from my router. Everything worked fine, even
wirelessly streaming Netflix movies to my TV. But when I tried wirelessly
streaming 3D TV I kept getting messages that my network speed was too slow
and I had numerous pauses while more data loaded and then played. I'm on
COX cable and called them and they suggested I buy a higher speed network
connection which I did.

That didn't solve the problem so I moved my modem/router to the living room
right next to my TV and used an ethernet cable to go from my router to the
LAN input on my 3D TV. Bingo! Problem solved. And the wireless speed back
to my computer is fast enough for all the Win 7 activity I do with my
computer.
Most of you probably already knew this would improve things but I thought
I'd post it here for reference.

 

[Paul in Houston TX]

This really isn't necessarily Win 7 but... it could apply in some
instances. I posted this on the Internet newsgroup and I'm pasting it here.

FWIW. I have a 3D TV in my living room and my modem/router was across my
house in my computer room. I had connected my router to my computer
directly with an ethernet cable and also wirelessly. My 3D TV accessed the
internet wirelessly only from my router. Everything worked fine, even
wirelessly streaming Netflix movies to my TV. But when I tried wirelessly
streaming 3D TV I kept getting messages that my network speed was too slow
and I had numerous pauses while more data loaded and then played. I'm on
COX cable and called them and they suggested I buy a higher speed network
connection which I did.

That didn't solve the problem so I moved my modem/router to the living room
right next to my TV and used an ethernet cable to go from my router to the
LAN input on my 3D TV. Bingo! Problem solved. And the wireless speed
back
to my computer is fast enough for all the Win 7 activity I do with my
computer.
Most of you probably already knew this would improve things but I thought
I'd post it here for reference.

Thats interesting.
Streaming games don't work wirelessly very well either.
Even with a 802.11n system, the translation and interference
slows things down too much.

 

[jbm]

This really isn't necessarily Win 7 but... it could apply in some
instances. I posted this on the Internet newsgroup and I'm pasting it here.

FWIW. I have a 3D TV in my living room and my modem/router was across my
house in my computer room. I had connected my router to my computer
directly with an ethernet cable and also wirelessly. My 3D TV accessed the
internet wirelessly only from my router. Everything worked fine, even
wirelessly streaming Netflix movies to my TV. But when I tried wirelessly
streaming 3D TV I kept getting messages that my network speed was too slow
and I had numerous pauses while more data loaded and then played. I'm on
COX cable and called them and they suggested I buy a higher speed network
connection which I did.

That didn't solve the problem so I moved my modem/router to the living room
right next to my TV and used an ethernet cable to go from my router to the
LAN input on my 3D TV. Bingo! Problem solved. And the wireless speed
back
to my computer is fast enough for all the Win 7 activity I do with my
computer.
Most of you probably already knew this would improve things but I thought
I'd post it here for reference.

I knew this group would mention something really useful if I hung around
long enough. Thanks, Panic, it is exactly what I've been trying to find
out for a while now.

My router is upstairs in the office with the desk top computer connected
by LAN. Two laptops work perfectly well in the living room by wireless
connections, and I had been toying with the idea of getting an internet
connection through to the TV, but the layout of the house just about
prohibits a wired connection from the office to the living room (about
60 feet by the "direct" route, over 80 feet by a "discreet" route).
Seems I can dump that idea once and for all from what you say. Thanks
for the warning.

jim

 

[Paul]

Here's what I did to remedy a weak signal:
The router at home is located in a far corner, on top of a bookshelf.
Whenever using a laptop at the farthest opposite corner, signal was weak,
sometimes there were drops (depending on the wireless in differing laptops).
To get a better signal I took a 12" long piece of PVC tubing with a 6 inch
ID, cut the tube in half length-wise (so they looked like short troughs).
Took one of the 'troughs' and covered the inside with aluminum foil. Then
took the foil coated PVC and placed it approx 2.5" in back of the router
antenna, 'pointing' it toward the far opposite corner of the house. This
helped focus and direct the router signal where it was needed (and keep it
from the neighbors!); it also helped 'capture' the signal from laptops far
away thus improving signals (which could be seen on the signal strength
indicator on the laptops).

Works a treat!

If you're intrested in learning more, search YouTube for 'increase router
signal' or 'increase router strength' (etc). There are plenty of very
innovative tips and tricks.

If you're solidly in the "let's slice it with a laser beam" camp,
you want one of these. Antenna gain around 24 dBi.

http://wifiboosterreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/wifi-Parabolic-Grid.jpg

There's more to the topic than that... but I've hit my 25 word limit

Paul

 

[charlie]

I knew this group would mention something really useful if I hung around
long enough. Thanks, Panic, it is exactly what I've been trying to find
out for a while now.

My router is upstairs in the office with the desk top computer connected
by LAN. Two laptops work perfectly well in the living room by wireless
connections, and I had been toying with the idea of getting an internet
connection through to the TV, but the layout of the house just about
prohibits a wired connection from the office to the living room (about
60 feet by the "direct" route, over 80 feet by a "discreet" route).
Seems I can dump that idea once and for all from what you say. Thanks
for the warning.

jim

On top of the above, you may find that the COX system on the other side
of your modem is working in "bursts" of data, with enough variation to
cause streaming problems with high resolution video data.
In our area, even the HDTV digital cable connection can have voice sync
problems.