RememberTheApollo_ 13 points 2 years ago

Wireless tech has improved greatly over the last 20 years. Speed, latency, bandwidth, stability…all generally excellent. 15 years ago I wouldn’t have wanted to use a wireless mouse or LAN connection. Now? NBD. They just work. Still have issues with poor signal in some areas, but mesh range boosters take care of that pretty easily.

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DontMakeMoreBabies 6 points 2 years ago

Wireless peripheral devices, sure, but if I'm streaming 4K with HD sound then I still want copper.

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MrPoopyButthole 4 points 2 years ago

Even shitty wireless will let you stream 4k. It only takes 50mbps. 802.11g came out in 2003 and can do 54mbps.

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DontMakeMoreBabies 3 points 2 years ago

Shitty wireless lets you stream shitty 4K. Yay? Copper is still king for anything that's not a goddamn webrip.

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PeriodicallyPedantic 3 points 2 years ago

Wtf dude, that was the example you provided, and then you mocked it. Make up your mind.
If it was a shitty example, why did you use it?

What would be a good example of things people commonly want and have access to but that wireless cant do?

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nef 4 points 2 years ago

They're saying 50Mbps 4k is shitty, not that 4k is a bad example. Modern Wi-Fi can definitely handle high-bitrate video 99% of the time, but that 1% where someone turns on a microwave can cause hella buffering. If you have the ability to run ethernet there's no benefit to using Wi-Fi.

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AA5B 2 points 2 years ago

Seriously, I was going to add my WiFi6e is theoretically way overkill for my limited usage and that’s supported by speed tests, yet I do notice its limitations while gaming. It’s got the bandwidth, it’s even got the low latency, but it also has the glitches. Until that speed is reliable enough to never impact my games, it’s not worth being my first choice

Even then, wired is better where appropriate because it just works. The more devices I can put on Ethernet, the fewer require the extra setup of wifi, the extra risks to eavesdropping and single points of failure, and yes the fewer where I ever have the frustration of glitches

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PeriodicallyPedantic 0 points 2 years ago

Why are you limited to 50Mbps 4k, if not limited by the server? I haven't had an issue with microwaves in like a decade. Maybe it's an issue for people with bachelor apartments where their router and microwave are on the same table?

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