PLEX MEDIA PLAYER WHY TRANSCODING 1080P

So for the vast majority of SOHO kit over UTP cable, is 10/100/1000mbps. Likewise, 0.5mbps, 2mbps, are ancient history (and not available over UTP cable) so I'll ignore them too. I'll leave it there for anyone else to chime in or correct me.Įthernet works at fixed rates, it's not 'variable' as Wi-Fi is (although, technically Wi-Fi also works at fixed rates, it's just there's a lot more of them, they are closer together and they change in real time.)Įthernet's rates are (in order of history) 0.5mbps, 2mbps, 10mbps, 100mbps (AKA 'fast,') 1000mbps (AKA 'gigabit,') and at the upper end there is 2500/5000/10000/40000mbps, but these are not penetrating the SOHO market much so for the purposes of debate, I'll ignore them.

PLEX MEDIA PLAYER WHY TRANSCODING 1080P

Most people have trouble streaming full fat 1080p over wi-fi. You could try faster, more expensive powerline adapters, I think you can get ones now double the speed of yours, but I'd buy off Amazon or someone with a good, no-hassle returns policy as it will most likely make little difference.įull fat 4K over wi-fi, I wouldn't say nobody can, but I would think they're in the minority. He couldn't even stream Netflix using them at a low resolution. A friend was interested in getting some, took mine round to his and they were next to useless. It's mainly down to the wiring in your house and not something you can affect other than your choice of powerline adapter and yours are a reasonable brand and should be more than fast enough if your household wiring and the way it's routed was up to the job.įor example the ones I have are 1300Mbps and serve me fine with full fat 4K like your Thor file. I can stream 4K locally using powerlines in 2 of the 3 rooms I have a TV.

Plex media player why transcoding