tedfroop;460987 Wrote: > The whole thing comes down to this - upgrades to wireless will require: > > a. All new firmware. (That stuff is not in the public domain so there > is no linux wizz kid hacking it) > > b. An all new wireless receiver - no doubt not an off the shelf part > and in all probability a proprietary bus connector and card connector. > > c. New router hardware for anyone with a draft n router that is not > compatible. > > You want to do all that to carry a stream that will fit in 802.11b > bandwidth with room to spare.
You're right about the bandwidth issue, but that is not the point. I think it is time to recognize that 2.4GHz is not fit for reliable streaming and it's only going to get worse over time. If you accept that, your only other option is 5GHz, and the only way to make 5GHz viable for whole home coverage is to use 802.11n. On the other hand, revisiting old product lines is not likey to be sustainable, as the costs of doing so outweight the benefits from a commercial point of view. It's real pity the current batch of new products didn't anticipate 802.11n becoming official. My own solution is to pair each of my wireless SB clients with an Apple Airport Express, which adds about $100 per node. This may not be elegant, but it does give me the choice of Airtunes and Slimproto at the flick of a switch (my kids all use iTunes and sometimes want to play their music on a nice system). Doing this has removed the problem of overcrowded 2.4GHz spectrum, since there are plent of unused channels at 5GHz. -- dsdreamer ---------------------- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67882 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
