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I have an N600 gigabit modem/router at the moment. I also have an iPad Air, iPhone 5S, new desktop with inbuilt Wifi, a laptop, a 3Tb NAS and a new Smart 3D TV. My desktop is currently wired into the modem. The laptop is wireless and the TV is wireless. Both the laptop and the desktop are Windows 8.1 Pro.
If I try to watch a large 3D video file(over 12Gb) on my TV, off my desktop or my NAS, the movie constantly "buffers". This suggests to me that the TV can't stream fast enough from the shared folder on the desktop/NAS. Right?
So I bought a new super duper 3200AC Tri-Band Wifi Router. It does N600(2.4GHz) and 2 X 1300AC(5GHz) Wifi bands. I have read extensively about wireless speed comparisons etc but I still have a couple of questions?
I assume 1300AC is faster than a wired gigabit connection? So if I go "wireless" from my desktop it should be faster than "wired"? Right?
The NAS is gigabit "wired" so no improvement there? Right?
The Smart TV is currently limited by the N600? Right? So the AC1300 SHOULD vastly improve it's streaming? Right? From the desktop AND from the NAS? Right?
Assume that when I'm watching TV the desktop is switched on, obviously the TV is switched on, the laptop is switched off, the iPad maybe on and the iPhone is basically off. Assume that everything is new enough to use the "AC" band
So the 2 X AC1300 should be a vast improvement on the N600? Right?
I would appreciate an answer from a "Wifi expert".
Thanks in anticipation.....
If I try to watch a large 3D video file(over 12Gb) on my TV, off my desktop or my NAS, the movie constantly "buffers". This suggests to me that the TV can't stream fast enough from the shared folder on the desktop/NAS. Right?
So I bought a new super duper 3200AC Tri-Band Wifi Router. It does N600(2.4GHz) and 2 X 1300AC(5GHz) Wifi bands. I have read extensively about wireless speed comparisons etc but I still have a couple of questions?
I assume 1300AC is faster than a wired gigabit connection? So if I go "wireless" from my desktop it should be faster than "wired"? Right?
The NAS is gigabit "wired" so no improvement there? Right?
The Smart TV is currently limited by the N600? Right? So the AC1300 SHOULD vastly improve it's streaming? Right? From the desktop AND from the NAS? Right?
Assume that when I'm watching TV the desktop is switched on, obviously the TV is switched on, the laptop is switched off, the iPad maybe on and the iPhone is basically off. Assume that everything is new enough to use the "AC" band
So the 2 X AC1300 should be a vast improvement on the N600? Right?
I would appreciate an answer from a "Wifi expert".
Thanks in anticipation.....
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 7 Pro & 8.1 Pro & 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built & self built
- CPU
- i7 870 & i7 4771 & i7 HP Laptop
- Motherboard
- GA-P55A-UD7 & Asus Z87 Deluxe/Dual
- Memory
- 8Gb & 16Gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- HD5770 & None
- Sound Card
- inbuilt & inbuilt
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 32' LED TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
- About 40Tb
- PSU
- Antec TP-750C & Ditto
- Case
- Antec DF-85 & Antec Nineteen Hundred
- Cooling
- 7 fans & 6 fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech MX5500 Combo
- Mouse
- Logitech MX5500 Combo
- Internet Speed
- Naked DSL
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- AVG