The other problem with the apps in Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, etc. is that they often never get updated (as in the manufacturers never even release updates)... apps for things like Youtube aren't even functional in a lot of blu-ray players anymore.
I figure that if you get a Roku TV it's probably going to be supported a lot better than most of the others (besides working better in the first place). On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 11:46 AM Sam Lambie <[email protected]> wrote: > I have found that most of the time, the in TV APPs Suck a big d*** in > terms of streaming. Once you put in a Chromecast, Roku, Apple TV, all is > well. If the rest of the network is humming along just fine, I would blame > the TV manufacturers on making crappy Apps. > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 10:24 AM Mark - Myakka Technologies < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Ken, >> >> I like my rokus. One real nice thing is the vudu app on the roku. I >> believe that is the walmart movie rental app. If you fire up that app, you >> can go to browse without any login. Part of the browse screen is the >> settings/options. If you go to that screen you can do a network test. It >> will measure the connection and report back the highest resolution you can >> watch. I'm not sure if it gives a raw speed, but it is nice to use to test >> to see how well the roku is connected. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Mark mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> Myakka Technologies, Inc. >> www.MyakkaTech.com >> >> ------ >> >> Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 12:13:09 PM, you wrote: >> >> >> The other thing I notice in the original post is both these people are >> using the built-in apps in the TVs. >> >> Just like the proliferation of streaming services has led me to use >> Netflix as a benchmark, I feel we need a benchmark streaming device or >> app. Like is it a Roku or a Roku TV? If not, stop by our office and >> borrow a standalone Roku, if that works, blame your app or device. Or ask >> them if they have updated the apps on their TV, that will befuddle most >> customers. Just because Samsung or Insignia or whoever loaded some apps in >> the TV so they could call it a “smart TV” and charge $20 more doesn’t mean >> the apps work well or that TV manufacturer tech support knows anything more >> about streaming than “tell them it’s their ISP’s fault”. A few years back >> we even saw a flurry of Samsung TVs that were incompatible with certain >> popular WiFi routers, we would tell customers to call their computer guy, >> who would come out and say yep, you need to either buy a new TV or a new >> router. >> >> The other problem is people want to use these little streaming sticks >> because they’re cheap, but hiding behind the big screen all the way across >> the house, it’s just asking for WiFi problems. At least with a smart TV >> there’s probably (but not necessarily) an Ethernet port, but asking someone >> to try plugging it in with a cable instead of using WiFi is like asking >> them to walk across a bed or hot coals. Plug in a cable? What is this, >> the stone age? I’m not going to do manual labor like plugging in a cable. >> >> >> *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Eric Muehleisen >> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 19, 2019 10:47 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik and Netflix >> >> If it's PPPoE, check your MTU. We've found in a few cases that mismatched >> MTU can cause random buffering issues. Seems to only affect Netflix. >> Amazon, Hulu, Sling and others are not affected by this for some reason. >> >> On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 8:24 PM Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm only posting because I've had 2 reports, one on my network, and one >> on another network (In-laws out of state) within the last 2 weeks. >> Mikrotik RB951 routers doing NAT and WIFI. Everything looks good, but >> both people say that netflix/streaming keeps buffering/stopping. >> Running current firmware and have been installed for years. Speedtest >> apps show no problems. WIFI signals look good. Haven't heard any >> reports from other parts of the network. >> >> Now both of these people are using the Apps built into their TV, I don't >> know what brands. I'm not even sure where to start troubleshooting >> something like this. I'm visiting the customer on my network tomorrow >> to see if changing the wifi equipment helps. My customer regularly sits >> at 5mb/s for multiple hours so It appears that streaming should be >> working fine. >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > > > -- > -- > *Sam Lambie* > Taosnet Wireless Tech. > 575-758-7598 Office > www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com> > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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