RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on September 1, 2014 at 19:54:22

In Reply to: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless posted by Charlie8521 on September 1, 2014 at 16:41:04:

Only way to tell for sure is to try it for yourself and see. Run a standard 50-foot Ethernet cable and string it out temporary. Unless you're having some wireless issues my bet is that you will not hear a significant improvement streaming low bit-rate over hardwired Ethernet.

But I have a question for you. Are you using the Mac Mini mainly as a streaming 'receiver'? Have you tried the tiny $99 AppleTV box instead? I can stream pretty much anything to it from my computer in the office. My AppleTV is on hardwired Ethernet in the family room.... but it also supports wifi.

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Topic - 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - Charlie8521 16:41:04 09/01/14 (19)

RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - AbeCollins 19:54:22 09/01/14 (2)

Apple TV - Charlie8521 06:20:16 09/02/14 (1)

RE: Apple TV - AbeCollins 07:40:53 09/02/14 (0)

I solved the problem with a AC Power Line adaptor set... - Ivan303 19:34:14 09/01/14 (5)

Yes it works - Goober58 22:07:01 09/01/14 (4)

RE: Yes it works - Tony Lauck 07:33:26 09/02/14 (3)

Laugh! Speaking of the wife. - Goober58 09:57:53 09/02/14 (2)

RE: Laugh! Speaking of the wife. - Tony Lauck 10:30:22 09/02/14 (0)

RE: Laugh! Speaking of the wife. - AbeCollins 10:24:49 09/02/14 (0)

RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - Jaundiced Ear 19:04:05 09/01/14 (8)

RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - Charlie8521 06:26:20 09/02/14 (1)

Sound Quality is an inoperative concept with most Internet streams - Tony Lauck 07:28:55 09/02/14 (0)

RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - Bob_C 21:34:02 09/01/14 (5)

You asked the same exact question I was going to - except that ... - carcass93 06:35:53 09/02/14 (0)

What do you mean by "better?" - Jaundiced Ear 22:17:57 09/01/14 (3)

I just thought someone would know - Charlie8521 06:37:22 09/02/14 (2)

RE: I just thought someone would know - AbeCollins 07:47:49 09/02/14 (1)

AbeCollins knows a lot about Macs - Jaundiced Ear 13:33:04 09/02/14 (0)

RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - Tony Lauck 17:45:53 09/01/14 (0)

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RE: 50 ft ethernet vs. wireless - AbeCollins 19:54:22 09/01/14 (2)

Apple TV - Charlie8521 06:20:16 09/02/14 (1)

RE: Apple TV - AbeCollins 07:40:53 09/02/14 (0)

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