Ooo please sir, I think I know sir!
I had a long discussion with some nice young men in Bonds the other weekend when I was trying to solve this question for my elderly parents, who want to be able to watch iPlayer on their new telly
Basically what I learned was:
(a) you can connect an internt tv to a wireless network with a dongle, but
(b) if you use a wireless network for internet tv you are likely to get quite a bit of buffering/freezing signal issues, so
(c) you are much better off connecting your TV directly to your wireless router with an ethernet cable.
Since that conversation I have been told by the tech geek consultant at Git Towers that as part of ongoing works they will be converting the electrickery cables into an ethernet network. This works by Magick. So then you don't need to have your router near the TV, you can just plug a Magick Box into a 3 pin socket and into your TV.
Posted By: Old Git on March 25th 2011 at 09:47:49
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- Tech advice - out tele does that internet connect thing. We have wireless broadband attum. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 09:33:26
- I use these bad boys (General Chat) - dear prudence, Mar 25, 10:01:16
- Those are OG's magick boxes, which allow DEMONS to bring diverse internets all over your (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 10:09:49
- They sound ok don't they. Hope I've got enough plugs in the front room. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 10:13:50
- dont forget they have a socket on the front so you don't lose a socket to use them... (General Chat) - dear prudence, Mar 25, 10:27:50
- ah, right. And the router doesn't have to be anywhere near? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 10:46:53
- It can be anywhere in the house, as long as it is plugged in so the DEMONS can get in. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 10:51:10
- brill, chairs. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 11:03:20
- It can be anywhere in the house, as long as it is plugged in so the DEMONS can get in. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 10:51:10
- ah, right. And the router doesn't have to be anywhere near? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 10:46:53
- I might get some of those too. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 10:16:19
- dont forget they have a socket on the front so you don't lose a socket to use them... (General Chat) - dear prudence, Mar 25, 10:27:50
- lol (n/m) (General Chat) - jampersands, Mar 25, 10:12:52
- They sound ok don't they. Hope I've got enough plugs in the front room. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 10:13:50
- Those are OG's magick boxes, which allow DEMONS to bring diverse internets all over your (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 10:09:49
- Ooo, wonder if mine does that. It has all manner of sockets and switchy things on the side (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 09:53:41
- Ooo please sir, I think I know sir! (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 25, 09:47:49
- It's cos like rj45 is stable connection innit, whilst wireless is unstable (General Chat) - pants, Mar 25, 11:11:41
- i sometimes wish i understood these things (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 25, 10:01:49
- Cheese OG! Then, that is what we'll do. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 09:55:25
- What species of telly is it - make, model? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 09:45:50
- Sony KDL-40EX503 (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 09:51:06
- I think OG's just about covered it. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 09:52:30
- *smug face* (General Chat) - Old Git, Mar 25, 09:55:26
- We are catching up fast. Watch out you younguns, the silver surfers are coming :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 09:54:27
- rubbish they are (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Mar 25, 09:51:42
- I think OG's just about covered it. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 25, 09:52:30
- Well? (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 09:47:29
- Cheers, done saw it now. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 09:51:27
- black n white matsui portable (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Mar 25, 09:46:42
- Sony KDL-40EX503 (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 09:51:06
- i dont know my friend (n/m) (General Chat) - selwyn, Mar 25, 09:38:24
- Ask Jafski, unless he's dead. Is he dead? He seems to have done one. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 09:36:32
- last seen in the bsg-prob locked in some womens dungeon (General Chat) - selwyn, Mar 25, 09:39:36
- or APB's sex dungeon. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 09:44:05
- sounds like the kings head on a saturday! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 25, 10:08:45
- the one in Brooke? I had a girlfriend that lived in Brooke. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 10:16:44
- and the Canary Fairy at regular intervals (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 25, 09:45:18
- sounds like the kings head on a saturday! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Mar 25, 10:08:45
- or APB's sex dungeon. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Mar 25, 09:44:05
- last seen in the bsg-prob locked in some womens dungeon (General Chat) - selwyn, Mar 25, 09:39:36
- I use these bad boys (General Chat) - dear prudence, Mar 25, 10:01:16
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