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What should I be looking for to maximize wireless local streaming performance? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello all,

First of all, I'll start by saying that I'll admit that although I'm savvy enough to build my own PC and install windows without all the connectively stuff, my actual knowledge of networking and system ops is limited to about what is shown on the average LTT NAS video.

I've reached the point where I really don't want to be keeping track of my growing collection to external hard drives and now I'm looking to spec a setup for a NAS.

One of my main goals for the system is to be able to access my content (mostly video content) wirelessly from anywhere in my home as opposed to being wired into the NAS. My question is, what does it actually mean in terms of spec-ing the system?

I figure that it probably won't be responsive as wired, but if I can get "better than youtube loading/buffering speeds" when scrolling the header through my content, then that's good enough for me.

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The issue isn’t NAS to wireless device that causes buffering. It’s all the other wireless devices around. And it’s not just your own home network, live in a crowded apartment will cause issues. Move anything that can be wired to wired. Go with routers with high reliability. And that’s just having to read from other people experiences.

I run Amplifi HD mesh setup to a Synology NAS. Everything that can be wired is wired (2 desktops, 1 NAS, 1 printer and 2 Apple TV). Wireless network: 1 AppleTV, 1 Samsung TV, 5 wireless cameras, 3 iPads, a few iPhones, 3 laptops, a few Kindles.

I was having problem with 4K local streaming to the AppleTV on a WD MyCloud and desktop. Issues went away when I switched to a Synology.