[mythtv-users] HD Streams on 802.11N (with a HDHomeRun)

Bill Williamson bill at bbqninja.com
Sun Sep 27 08:29:51 UTC 2009


On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Michael Donaghy
<mdonaghy at michaeldonaghy.com> wrote:
> Just writing to see if anyone is using 802.11N & HD in their myth setup.
> Yes, I've read http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Network & done a subject line
> search.
>
> I think I can run a coax line from the attic (UHF antenna) to an
> existing gigabit ethernet switch in my house (office), where I could
> theoretically put a HDHomeRun.  If I replaced my existing 802.11g access
> point/router/NAT box with 802.11N(+G) access point/router/NAT box, and
> then bought an N AP (no NAT, router, just wireless bridge) & placed it in
> my TV equipment rack in a seperate room, would N provide the actual bandwidth
> I need for 2 HD streams?
>
> Sure, I'd love to hard-wire the connection, but cable, crimping tools,
> wallplates, 6' drill bits, sheet rock tape, mud, paint, etc. are making
> the cable fish job close to $300-400 in parts alone, not counting several
> weekends of my labor or paying an electrician.  Slabs & vaulted
> ceilings, and a bunch of exterior walls are making this an especially tricky
> fish job.
>
> I'm assuming the state of the N world in Linux still leaves much to be
> desired, and a wireless bridge in the TV room would be the way to go,
> compared to trying to add an N card to a box.
>
> Sure, I know N can theoretically go 240 Mb/s, however from the B & G
> worlds, I know theoretical & actual are 2 seperate things.  So I'm
> asking the list to see if anyone has bothered to send the output of an
> HD Home Run (2 ATSC streams) over an 802.11N connection to a BE/FE myth
> box.
>


I'm running 802.11N with a DVB-T system and have no problems streaming
1080i and 720p HD.  Blu-ray rips (about 10gigs for 2 hours) also go
fine.  I've not yet tried a RAW bluray, but I'd guess that it won't
quite get there.


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