[mythtv-users] cutting the cord issues?

[Jim Abernathy]

On Nov 19, 2017, at 6:49 AM, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com<mailto:perkins1724 at hotmail.com>> wrote:

On 19 November 2017 9:30:14 pm Jim Abernathy <jfabernathy at outlook.com<mailto:jfabernathy at outlook.com>> wrote:

I just told DirecTV that I'm not paying their ridiculously high price
anymore and I'm busy working on alternatives for TV watching.  Obviously
I have Mythtv for all my OTA recording and watching live.  I also plan
on adding a Roku or 2 for streaming services.

All this will put a lot of network traffic on my LAN.  I upgraded my
Internet connection to 100Mbs, but I can only get that speed at the
modem with a directly connected PC. Through the router connections get
only about 50Mbs. So that means I need a better wireless router that
also handles LAN traffic well.

There are a ton of AP routers on the market at all price points with
similar specs. I just wondering if any of you guys have evaluated any
and found that they work well on a heavily used network??

Jim A


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Can you describe your planned setup a little more? If you don't have WAN
based frontends then I can't see why MythTV would add to internet based
traffic unless you plan to record IPTV streams. Otherwise, you will need to
check your proposed streaming services to see what they need per stream
then multiple it by proposed number of concurrent users plus allowance for
anything else going on (browsing, gaming, etc).


My BE is GbEnet LAN and so are my main 2 FEs as well, so no issues there.  If I add some Roku’s or FireTVs, they will be wireless so I’m thinking the new wireless standard will help them if I have a new AP.  Switching to my Apple TimeCapsule has solved my WAN to LAN problems.

Jim A

On the LAN side are your frontends wireless? Is your backend wireless?  Are
your recordings stored on the backend or over a network share? Do you have
network tuners or USB / PCI tuners?


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