Hey guys. I am in a little bit of trouble here. I have all the things to make my home entertainment great including an extensive library of media. The only thing is that one of my roomates just bought our new house and isn't enthused about putting holes thoughout it. What I want to ask is how is video streaming (more specifically HD streaming) does over a wireless network. I want to buy the 360 wireless adapter but not if streaming HD is gonna suck. The house's current wireless network uses 802.11b. I assume I would have to replace all 4 network cards in the house along with a router to get the optimal 802.11a frequency. But I heard that isn't all that good anyways. I am just looking for someone with experience to answer my specific questions. I have googled this damn thing to death. I think I am leaving something out so I may have more questions. Thanks for reading.
X360/Windows MCE/Wireless Adapter question.
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guyver2077
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i think a is actually better than b and g..
im not sure if a is bc with b and g however.. there is a nice video that comes on the 360 hd that explains/shows suggestions
im not sure if a is bc with b and g however.. there is a nice video that comes on the 360 hd that explains/shows suggestions
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For HD content you would want to go with 802.11a. I run 802.11g and have some slowdown when playing HD videos over the network. 802.11a will get you the fastest speeds. (802.11n withstanding)
I have the setup you are describing which works great. The one thing I have noticed is that if someone is working on the computer while streaming it will start to lag (although this is a computer issue not a networking issue I believe).
For clarification, you can get an A/B/G router so you shouldn't have to upgrade your existing B cards. A and G are equivalent speeds that operate on different frequencies. The advantage is that if other stuff in your house or neighborhood is interfering with the G signal (such as other networks or wireless phones) then it will switch over to the A frequency to minimize this interference.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more specific questions.
For clarification, you can get an A/B/G router so you shouldn't have to upgrade your existing B cards. A and G are equivalent speeds that operate on different frequencies. The advantage is that if other stuff in your house or neighborhood is interfering with the G signal (such as other networks or wireless phones) then it will switch over to the A frequency to minimize this interference.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more specific questions.
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[quote name='spyder_j']I have the setup you are describing which works great. The one thing I have noticed is that if someone is working on the computer while streaming it will start to lag (although this is a computer issue not a networking issue I believe).
For clarification, you can get an A/B/G router so you shouldn't have to upgrade your existing B cards. A and G are equivalent speeds that operate on different frequencies. The advantage is that if other stuff in your house or neighborhood is interfering with the G signal (such as other networks or wireless phones) then it will switch over to the A frequency to minimize this interference.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more specific questions.[/QUOTE]
He's right. Thats why you get a better connection because you don't have the interference from other electronics in your house interfering.
For clarification, you can get an A/B/G router so you shouldn't have to upgrade your existing B cards. A and G are equivalent speeds that operate on different frequencies. The advantage is that if other stuff in your house or neighborhood is interfering with the G signal (such as other networks or wireless phones) then it will switch over to the A frequency to minimize this interference.
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any more specific questions.[/QUOTE]
He's right. Thats why you get a better connection because you don't have the interference from other electronics in your house interfering.
802.11b supports 11 Mbit/s max @ 2.4 GHz
802.11g supports 54 Mbit/s max @ 2.4 GHz
802.11a supports 54 Mbit/s max @ 5.0 GHz
The only caveat is that you can find proprietary compression protocols over an 802.11 network which support higher data rates, but router and access point must both support the same protocol.
And just so you know, I have no problems streaming HD content via WMV over a wireless 802.11g non-compressed network.
Jeremy
802.11g supports 54 Mbit/s max @ 2.4 GHz
802.11a supports 54 Mbit/s max @ 5.0 GHz
The only caveat is that you can find proprietary compression protocols over an 802.11 network which support higher data rates, but router and access point must both support the same protocol.
And just so you know, I have no problems streaming HD content via WMV over a wireless 802.11g non-compressed network.
Jeremy
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