Advice on an ADSL router

[Kleine Fische]

Hi Guys,

Im looking to buy an ADSL router and wanted some advice.

Requirement
ADSL Modem
Wireless (Want to stream 1080p shows to me TV over the air)
Gigabit port(s) wired LAN

I considering this
http://www.d-link.co.za/products/?pid=681

with 2 x http://www.d-link.co.za/products/?pid=663
One to pop next to my Old Xbox and the other in my room for my LG smart TV

Any better way to achieve this or advice you may wish to share?

 

[CataclysmZA]

The Xbox 360 supports wireless networks, so you wouldn't have to get another wireless router. As for the Smart TV, rather buy the wireless dongle for it if its available. Samsung ships one for their TVs, so yours should have one available as well. And your TV has to support DLNA and you need a DLNA-capable media server or video player to make it work (assuming you know all this already, of course).

If those aren't options for you for whatever reason, a DSL 802.11n router with your two routers would work just fine and you'd get good signal around the house. Personally it'd be a bit too much clutter but then again, I have an older netgear 802.11b/g router and that goes through double-brick walls so everyone's got something that works better for them.

I would also recommend the DIR-665 as a better option. I set one up to cover an entire school's offices last year. You would not believe the kind of range that bugger has. If you get the better range-boosted aerials (like these ones) you'd improve signal strength and range quite nicely. They retail for about R200 and come with a nice plastic stand that has holes for mounting onto walls.

 

[Pada]

Just take note that none of these D-Link routers that you guys have mentioned includes an ADSL chipset or port.

Streaming 1080p ripped videos over wireless is a dodgy business. I'm streaming 720p stuff over WiFi (802.11n @ 130Mbps) just fine, but I sometimes run into buffering issues with 1080p videos when my wireless speed drops.

Take note that in typical WiFi connections, that your actual throughput may only be half of the speed at which you're connected at. Secondly, the 300Mbps 802.11n (2.4GHz) AP's would only let the client connect at 300Mbps when it supports channel bonding. If the client doesn't support channel bonding, you'll only have 130-150Mbps connectivity, and about 50-80Mbps of actual throughput.
Be careful with dual band routers, because they often can't run on both 2.4GHz & 5GHz frequencies simultaneously and older WiFi devices doesn't support 5GHz 802.11n.

100Mbps LAN would be more than enough for any 1080p ripped video. A 40GB rip of 2 hours would be about 60Mbps if I've done my maths correctly.

If you're going to stream videos from a wireless device (eg. laptop) to another wireless device (eg. TV via wireless dongle) and they're using the same access point, then you should invest in an AP that supports MIMO.

If you can perhaps describe or draw a sketch of where all your equipment are located, then we can also make better suggestions.
Like I take it that your telephone port (where the ADSL modem will be) is in a different room than the TV & Xbox (which are right next to each other)?
Lastly, also tell us from what to what you'll want to stream. (eg. laptop via wireless to TV).