Ill be taking over my 10mb connection so im assuming that will be okay. Ill be happy with 720 as well....anything will look better than Standard def on a high res tv.
2009/10/7 Rob Beard <[email protected]> > javadayaz wrote: > > This is exactly idea that i had. The wireless router will also come in > > handy when i need to browse from my phone anywhere in the house.! > > > > On a side note, im thinking of getting a 37inch tv. Will a cat5 cable > > be able to handle a high enough resolution whilst streaming? > > Well if you're playing back media on an original XBOX then you'd > probably be limited to standard definition stuff anyway as the box just > can't handle it (at least I couldn't get it to play 720p HD video) so > you'd probably get away with 10Meg ethernet or wireless for that. > > If you want to play high definition stuff then you should be okay with > 100Mbit CAT5, it really depends on the bit rate of the media. I can get > away with playing HD stuff on the XBOX 360 from the PC on 100Mbit > without any problem, I can also play HD stuff stored on my server on the > PC downstairs using 100Mbit (in fact the whole house is currently on > 100Mbit ethernet). > > Not sure about Bluray though, I believe it's about 30Mbit/sec. The HD > stuff I play is usually TV shows that have been on in the US, or BBC HD > stuff which I've downloaded and I believe the bit rate of that stuff is > under 10 Meg. > > If you wanted to play HD stuff you'd need something capable of playing > it, such as a PC, PS3/XBOX360 (with the video possibly transcoded on the > fly to a format supported by the console) or maybe something like a > Popcorn Hour which is a small low power Linux based media player. > > Out of interest, what package are you getting? > > I believe the routers on the 50 Meg package support gigabit ethernet. > The Netgear router I have though on 20 Meg (which I believe also is > supplied on 10 Meg connections) is only 100Mbit. > > Rob > > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Regards Javad
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