Video Streaming Performance : 802.11G vs. 802.11N

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Video Streaming Performance : 802.11G vs. 802.11N

Setup: 1TB m4v's - Mac Pro - Airport Express G - ATV2

I'm trying to stream m4v video from my Mac Pro to ATV2, and although it works, loading video sometimes takes a while. All m4v's are between 800MB - 2GB. The Mac Pro & ATV2 are both N-ready, but my Express is G.

My question: Would getting either a Express/Extreme N deliver a real-world advantage with regard to local video streaming?

Posted on Jan 4, 2011 9:16 AM

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vazandrew

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Jan 4, 2011 10:08 AM in response to Psilocybe

Are you using wifi or are you hardwired? I am on G and have no problems but you will have issues if multiple people are using the network and/or interference with other devices.

Look into what could be causing the delay first, N does have an advantage over G in the end.

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Psilocybe Author

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Jan 4, 2011 10:34 AM in response to vazandrew

My current setup includes an Airport Express G. So wireless. I don't have a problem, everything works just fine.

The speed of both G/N is clear: 54mbps/108mbps.

The ATV2 question is: Does anyone have any real-world local video streaming experience with both G/N, and if so: *is there a real-world loading time advantage when using N over G?*

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