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uziel

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I am looking for some models of ADSL Wifi Router that has good range and stable but is in budget of 2000-3000 range for home use. Experts plz advice.
 
What is your intended use? Can you be more precise about good range (across floors, area to be covered)?
 
same floor........area 1500sqfeet......4 rooms....occasional download, but HD movie watching within home network, streaming to HD TV.
 
uziel said:
same floor........area 1500sqfeet......4 rooms....occasional download, but HD movie watching within home network, streaming to HD TV.
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How serious are you about the underlined bit ? as its quite involved.

Putting movies on a thumb drive and then sticking it into the USB of the TV is very different to playing the same over a network.
 
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How serious are you about the underlined bit ? as its quite involved.

Putting movies on a thumb drive and then sticking it into the USB of the TV is very different to playing the same over a network.
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no...i have movies distributed in my laptop, in my desktop and my mobile...i want to play these in TV so very less direct usb connection.
 
You did not get my point.

Have you ever tried playing back from TV via ethernet connected to laptop ?

How was the performance from mobile to tv in adhoc mode ?

Basically the TV is the playback device, its playback engine has to handle all sorts of files you throw at it. laptop, desktop, mobile are just file streamers.

The biggest chance of file format incompatibility arises when playing over a network. The same file can play fine over usb or local storage but problems can arise when playing over a network.

Before you think about doing this over wifi, suggest you get it working via ethernet. Laptop is easiest here, play various format files and see what the playback is like. Install a DLNA server on the laptop and use DLNA client on the TV to view.
 
yes i have tried...format was an issue surely, i have tried wifi as well with my current wifi router and play is choppy since signal strength is low due to poor router hardware i guess
 
Which model router do you have ? How far away is the router from the TV and how many walls (thickness) in between ?

From which source was the TV accessing the files ?

Did you use a DLNA server to stream to the TV and if so which one ?
 
right now i have beetel 450tc1....bad range.... its around 50 feets from tv....2 walls 9feet thick ...tv was accessing these from laptop...no DLNA used.
 
uziel said:
right now i have beetel 450tc1....bad range.... its around 50 feets from tv....2 walls 9feet thick ...
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Will be too far i fear even with a new router for streaming movies through wifi. SD will work, unlikely with HD.

uziel said:
tv was accessing these from laptop...no DLNA used.
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ok so you have an idea of which formats can play over a network and which will not work. It will not be different with wifi.

Try to install a DLNA server on your laptop and try to get the DLNA client of the TV to understand it. Can your TV even handle DLNA ?

I suggest DLNA as the TV should be able to handle that better than windows shares ie better performance even when bandwidth is low.

If that works you might try to do the same ie install the same dlna server on your PC connected to your router.

Can you confirm whether your PC is connected by wire to the beetel router or is it also using a wifi link. You do not want to introduce another hop here as it will further reduce your throughput. router must be connected by wire to desktop.
 
desktop-router is wired.... my tv does not have dlna....my point here is just to get the brand of a router that is not very limited by its hardware capabilities, it should give me good signal strength, even if i require to change its antenna to higher dB...streaming and file compatibility i will get it done.
 
I have have similar setup at home to stream movies from my Qnap NAS to TV, laptop & desktop. I use Tplink W8961 adsl router, it comes with dual 3 dBi antennae which translates into good range for the amount spent (2.3k)

I get around 8-9 MB/s transfer speeds on wireless transfers from NAS to laptop. Streaming HD content is good with no lags even with tracking, tested upto 8GB rips. But rips beyond that, playback is smooth but tracking takes time.

The scenario changes as the range falls, the TV in my room is farther, streaming movies on it is PITA.

A perfect streaming setup is not possible in 2-3k budget, but if you just want to try out without burning a hole in your pocket, then TPlink W8961 is one of the best adsl routers in that range.

If you're serious about streaming, then a wired gigabit connection is far better than any wireless setup. If you want to be future proof, get a gigabit adsl router for now.
 
uziel said:
desktop-router is wired.... my tv does not have dlna....
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ok can you confirm the below as your current setup

PC------>beetel )))))))))))) Laptop---->TV

You need a DLNA client on the laptop as well.

uziel said:
my point here is just to get the brand of a router that is not very limited by its hardware capabilities, it should give me good signal strength, even if i require to change its antenna to higher dB...streaming and file compatibility i will get it done.
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Good router with antennas ALSO will need a good receiver.

Give the model number of wifi card used in your laptop.

Tell us the link speed that the laptops wifi adapter gets from the beetel.
 
sriharsha_m said:
I get around 8-9 MB/s transfer speeds on wireless transfers from NAS to laptop.
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How did you measure the transfer speed ?

convention when focus is the network is to use Mbs.
convention when focus is storage device is to use MBs.

8-9MB/s translates into 64-72Mbs network throughput. Is that correct ?

sriharsha_m said:
Streaming HD content is good with no lags even with tracking, tested upto 8GB rips. But rips beyond that, playback is smooth but tracking takes time.
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8GB rips translates roughly into a bitrate of 8Mbs give or take. Peaks would push that 2-3x higher which means your avg network throughput was in the 20-30+Mbs range. TP-Links can give good momentary performance, the real question is how long can they maintain it.

If your throughput mentioned is relatively constant you should be able to handle full HD (9-15GB files) without issue.

Tracking taking long can have many reasons.

What media player are you using on the laptop for playback and how is it accessing the media, is it through windows network shares on your QNAP or other ?

sriharsha_m said:
The scenario changes as the range falls [Increases?], the TV in my room is farther, streaming movies on it is PITA.
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How far away is the laptop from your router when you got 64-72Mbs ? was this line of sight or were there any walls (thickness) in between ?

And how far away is router from TV in your room and how many walls (thickness) ?

What i'm trying to get at here is how far you pushed the biggest file through what and whether i can get you to beat it :)

sriharsha_m said:
A perfect streaming setup is not possible in 2-3k budget, but if you just want to try out without burning a hole in your pocket, then TPlink W8961 is one of the best adsl routers in that range.
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He will also need a good wifi adapter if the one in the laptop isn't upto it. Still, his distance is quite far.

Which wifi adapter does your laptop have ?

sriharsha_m said:
If you're serious about streaming, then a wired gigabit connection is far better than any wireless setup. If you want to be future proof, get a gigabit adsl router for now.
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I think just a gigabit switch plus a 100mbs access point/router is good enough. for streaming any HD provided its wifi power output is adequate. That is to say with n routers. When ac comes out then replace your 100mbs n router with gigabit ac. You already have the gigabit switch.

Wired is best but i've not got very good response from people. In some cases, few its possible otherwise not.

This means have to find out what the practical limits using wifi are. Answering that question is tricky.

Failing which powerline presents itself. The difficult thing with assessing powerline is interference from other sources connected to the circuit. Motors (fans, fridge, ac's, pump's etc) and even chargers can affect what would otherwise be a more stable throughput than over the air.
 
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