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hunter

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8. We use a wired connection for Netflix on our main television.

Fri Oct 4, 2019, 01:11 PM

Oct 2019

Our DSL is fast enough for a single video stream, but not always two.

It works because our router has a setup selection that gives priority to a specific wired ethernet port. Wifi shares whatever bandwidth is left.

If we are watching Netflix on our main television and I try, for example, to open a full screen YouTube video on my wifi connected laptop, the Netflix video gets priority and isn't affected at all, but the YouTube Video might suffer. The default settings of most routers would share the limited bandwidth evenly and both video streams would suffer.

You might check the setup menu of your own router to see if you can do this.

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Question about Roku and a wired connection [View all] Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 OP

Not sure Timewas Oct 2019 #1

Thanks for the input Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #3

i doubt it. Unless your in-house wireless is badly configured or spotty drray23 Oct 2019 #2

Thanks Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #4

3??? Timewas Oct 2019 #5

It's supposed to be 12 something overall Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #6

Try Timewas Oct 2019 #7

Thanks for the suggestion Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #10

We use a wired connection for Netflix on our main television. hunter Oct 2019 #8

Thanks for the info Bradshaw3 Oct 2019 #9