I bought Apple TV recently mainly for the airplay feature. I already have a few streaming boxes for the TV apps. I have a 802.11n cable modem + wireless router (Arris TG852G) type device. I followed the recommended settings on http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4215 but I still see a jitter on video playback on my TV when I set my Macbook Pro for airplay mirrong. It is quite annoying and I have to resort to connecting HDMI cable directly to my MacBook.
Yesterday I borrowed a linksys router that supports 802.11 ac and has dual channel support for (2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz). For testing purpose I tried 1080p netflix streaming with intense action scenes of Avengers and it worked flawlessly. I wonder if there is any tweaking I can to my Xfinity home gateway before spending another $100 to buy a router with 802.11 ac support.
I haven't done an intense test and I am not sure if video streaming issues may come back even with 802.11 ac router. I have about a couple of days to return Apple TV. Has someone tried Airplay on similar set up like mine (MBP paired with Apple TV on Xfinity home gateway with 802.11 n) and found issues ? Could it be a faulty Apple TV device?
Apple TV (3rd generation), Mac OS X (10.7.5)
