[mythtv-users] cutting the cord issues?

[Michael A Weber]

> On Nov 19, 2017, at 9:01 PM, Jim Abernathy <jfabernathy at outlook.com> wrote:
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>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 6:49 AM, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com <mailto:perkins1724 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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>> On 19 November 2017 9:30:14 pm Jim Abernathy <jfabernathy at outlook.com <mailto:jfabernathy at outlook.com>> wrote:
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>>> 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).
>> 
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> 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

Jim—

Each Roku stream will eat up about 5-6Mbps of bandwidth, so even if you go wireless for Rokus or FireTVs, your Time Capsule will probably handle that just fine.  Of course, it depends on how good the wifi signal is between your Time Capsule and your Rokus.

Mike
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