[mythtv-users] cutting the cord issues?

[Mark Perkins]

On 19 November 2017 9:30:14 pm Jim Abernathy <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).

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?