The worst lies tech companies tell you

Not entirely accurate, but for the most part true:

Higher quality cables may give you a higher quality connection in terms of interference(good HD cables made a difference for me), but as far as speed that is probably true(user is not going to know the difference). High end audio cables work better with my IP/FM hookup and last longer(better jack, better wire).

HD antenna is totally true, nothing special about the antenna(other than maybe gain). However, if your TV does not have a qam reciever you can't get HD over the air, period. And, you would think it is the antenna's fault.
 
diehardbiker said:
I know it years ago, some of ADers wants gigabit router just to increase speed. Fast forward to now. It has not changed, but the system are getting clogged like old galvanized water pipes.
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In house, using wireless N, you can get gig speed, but only inside your network.

The ISP is not pumping out gig speeds, and, even if they were the people on your street alone would use up the bandwidth so you would get screwed anyway.
 
I wouldn't bother because our internet connection is far slower than what the router can handle, it's just a waste of money. Simply buy a regular 2.4 or 5 ghz wireless N router that can handle enough to have standard internet connection at home. We have a old D link wifi router and it works fine, I can get peak of 2-3 MB/sec downloads (depending on the server) on the internet.

The old compUSA router I had (gave it to my gf's grandma) from around mid 2000's works fine for home internet connection. The super fast routers are perfect for fiber optic ultra high speed internets at businesses.
 
Not necessarily true, if you look carefully, the speed rated is where the connection is the closest to the antenna. The farther from Antenna, it will lose speed. And just for inside networking, whats point of super blazing speed?

VacationGuy234 said:
In house, using wireless N, you can get gig speed, but only inside your network.

The ISP is not pumping out gig speeds, and, even if they were the people on your street alone would use up the bandwidth so you would get screwed anyway.
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diehardbiker said:
And just for inside networking, whats point of super blazing speed?
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Because you never use your own server or HUGE raw video/raw image inside the house and you won't understand.


Gig speeds is perfect for edit video, business data (RAW image or RAW video) between computer(s) and server or NAS in the same LAN.
 
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See my point? Not everybody does edit video, business data, etc. Most don't have server either. Why would average household need them?

If I chat with somebody that owns business, does video stuff, has more than 10 computers with several employees, I would think completely different. For example, I used to work for VRS company, they system is faster than gig, so that they can handle the speed needed for everybody to work on, that is where it pays to get faster and better equipments.

The Highlander said:
Because you never use your own server or HUG raw video/raw image inside the house and you won't understand.


Gig speeds is perfect for edit video, business data (RAW image or RAW video) between computer(s) and server or NAS in the same LAN.
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diehardbiker said:
See my point? Not everybody does edit video, business data, etc. Most don't have server either. Why would average household need them?

If I chat with somebody that owns business, does video stuff, has more than 10 computers with several employees, I would think completely different. For example, I used to work for VRS company, they system is faster than gig, so that they can handle the speed needed for everybody to work on, that is where it pays to get faster and better equipments.
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but... you asked what's the point of super blazing speed?

other people do not have to get it....
 
Right, most members here on AD is just average users, they are mostly not business owners or doing crazy over video editing. Many of them just living in household with maybe just few or alone. No point of super blazing speed. If this forum dedicated and catering business owners or video editing, then it will be whole different perspective.

Jiro said:
but... you asked what's the point of super blazing speed?

other people do not have to get it....
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diehardbiker said:
Right, most members here on AD is just average users, they are mostly not business owners or doing crazy over video editing. Many of them just living in household with maybe just few or alone. No point of super blazing speed. If this forum dedicated and catering business owners or video editing, then it will be whole different perspective.
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ok but why are you concerned about it? most routers are equipped with super blazing speed feature. it doesn't cost much. who cares?

that's like complaining what's the point of having 150+ mph in your speedometer if we never go that fast :lol:
 
diehardbiker said:
Not necessarily true, if you look carefully, the speed rated is where the connection is the closest to the antenna. The farther from Antenna, it will lose speed. And just for inside networking, whats point of super blazing speed?
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Point taken. The strength of the signal would matter.
 
diehardbiker said:
Right, most members here on AD is just average users, they are mostly not business owners or doing crazy over video editing. Many of them just living in household with maybe just few or alone. No point of super blazing speed. If this forum dedicated and catering business owners or video editing, then it will be whole different perspective.
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I disagree. The problem is bandwidth within the local network. A family of four with everyone running netflix and kids downloading from the internet the bandwidth is going to get used up on the back end. And, that's a small family. We could be talking four phones, four laptops plus desktop and IPODS or more all using wi fi.
 
Still, if 4 using netflix, it is going to clog the WAN side, regardless how fast your inside network is. If you got server inside the WAN (AKA LAN) with tons of files in it that everybody inside the same network use them, then that is different story, but most of the time the connection is going though the WAN side anyway.

For example 4 user logged in Netflix, and the Netflix server is outside of WAN side, 4 of them are going though the limit of ISP side and it won't be gig after all, perhaps if your lucky to get .025 Gig from ISP why need whole gig if the ISP limitation is .025gig like mine, there are many that still get .005 gig from ISP, what a joke with gig router.

VacationGuy234 said:
I disagree. The problem is bandwidth within the local network. A family of four with everyone running netflix and kids downloading from the internet the bandwidth is going to get used up on the back end. And, that's a small family. We could be talking four phones, four laptops plus desktop and IPODS or more all using wi fi.
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Jiro said:
ok but why are you concerned about it? most routers are equipped with super blazing speed feature. it doesn't cost much. who cares?

that's like complaining what's the point of having 150+ mph in your speedometer if we never go that fast :lol:
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Ya, my car has 130 mph speedo and I never reach that and it's governed to 113 mph, anyway.

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