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submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months 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.

[-] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

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

[-] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

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

[-] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

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

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months 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?

[-] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Get reliable connection ?

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

What do you consider a reliable connection?

I just tested my connection to my ISP on my wireless gaming computer, and I got:
2ms ping
0ms jitter
0% packet loss\

500mbps down
And almost those same numbers from my phone in the next room.

So what do you consider the qualifications for "reliable" connect, if that doesn't meet them?

[-] nef@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months 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.

[-] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months 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?