[mythtv-users] Yet another potential FrontEnd

[Raphael]

Mike Perkins wrote:
> Fred Squires wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:29 AM, David Schlenk <mythtv at schdav.org> wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:05 AM, Jean-Yves Avenard <jyavenard at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 802.11g only the mini ; I wish it was 802,11n
>>>> Can't stream HDTV (1080i) with 802.11g unfortunately ; had to wire the
>>>> menu
>>>>
>>> Not to take this off topic but...
>>> I see this piece of info on the list all the time and often wonder if I'm
>>> breaking the laws of physics or if people actually just have really bad
>>> coverage in their homes. I stream mpeg2 HD with 802.11g all the time.
>>> Typically bitrates from broadcast TV top out around 19Mbps... doesn't g
>>> potentially go up to 54Mbps? Even if you halve that you're still rocking
>>> 27Mbp.. plenty of bandwidth. Of course I'd rather use wired if I have the
>>> chance but g isn't unusable for this task if you spend a few minutes
>>> designing your wireless network effectively.
>>>
>> Just to continue with this off topic discussion.  I've also never had
>> a problem streaming HD with 802.11g.
>> I only have 2 clients, though.
>>
> Your mileage with wireless is going to depend on how many *other* wireless 
> setups are in your neighbourhood. If you are in a densely populated area you 
> will probably have worse throughput than if you are out in the sticks.
> 


I have found that streaming works very well over wireless when the main 
backend containing the recordings is hardwired via ethernet, and then 
the client watching the recording is on 802.11g. When both my backend 
and the client are on wireless, there's no chance to stream HD, although 
SD still works. There is a bit of variance among wireless drivers for in 
Linux, too. I've had cases where one driver resulted in horrible 
throughput and another sped things up, all other things equal.