Q: Can i Pair my devices through bluetooth rather than wireless on apple tv 4 gen?
I wanted to pair my apple tv through blueetooth because it would be faster rather than wireless. Specially for mirroring about the delay..thanks
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), iOS 9.2
Posted on Dec 13, 2015 12:58 PM
And for the record, bluetooth is not faster than wifI especially when it comes to streaming media...
http://www.howtogeek.com/191546/is-bluetooth-faster-than-wi-fi/
The bluetooth standard’s maximum data rate is, at best, 3 Mbps or about 2.1 after protocol overheads take their cut.
Wi-Fi on the other hand, maxes out anywhere from 54 to 1300+ Mbps depending on whether you have “g”, “n”, or “ac” Wi-Fi plus any enhancements in the adaptors and router support.
So no, Bluetooth is not faster than Wi-Fi. Not even vaguely close.
Bluetooth version 3 and version 4 have higher data rates, but the actual data transfer in those implementations happens over Wi-Fi; Bluetooth is only used to set up and negotiate the connection.
Posted on Dec 13, 2015 1:35 PM