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Also, if the plan is to stream video as in from Netflix, Vudu, or some other service, plan for a wired configuration to the TV or streaming box if at all possible. Wireless may work but it may give stalls or dropouts in video streaming. As resolution of the content increases, it gets harder and harder for wireless to keep up adequately.
Personally, in my home I have a Belkin N+ gigabit router circa 2009. It's worked fine.
Marc
I don't know what the deal is with the wiring in my house or the quality of products being sold today but after going through several Belkin, Linksys and Netgear models I broke down and bought an Apple and it's still running three (maybe four?) years after I bought it!
I find that anything Walmart level is going to suck. Go pro-Sumer grade (think small office), learn a little bit about networking, and you will be very happy. I have a pro-Sumer wireless router that, while being slightly less user friendly, actually tells you what's happening, lets you change everything, and is presented in a nice, neat, easy to read manner. It also talks over ssh and such, so I don't need a web browser to mess with it. Web interfaces for routers are yech.
That being said, I work at a networking laboratory, so I'm not the average user of networking supplies.
unh-iol?
dd-wrt provides all of the business features on cheap hardware.
You bet! How'd you know haha. I have never tried dd-wrt. I should...
You bet! How'd you know haha. I have never tried dd-wrt. I should...
I've found that "home" routers generally go stupid, over time and Reboots stop fixing them. One of these days, I'm going to try DD-WRT.
As far as the original topic goes, running an ethernet cable to our TV is no minor feat, so we're using it via wireless. We started out with G, but about four months ago I switched to N and gave it priority (several kids who play online games plus an X-Box can consume a LOT of bandwidth). We've not had any problems with dropouts with Netflix, due to the home network. We do, however, get dropouts from the cable company -- no problems during the day, even with kids home, but some issues in the evening.
-Kevin
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