2016-07-02, 21:45
OK, something doesn't add up somehow. I am having problems streaming video and if I had a choice I would switch from wifi to wireless in a heartbeat. I've got a 100 foot ethernet cable I'm about ready to string from the garage (where my router lives) to the TV despite local protests (spouse). I am not going to be able to get a wired connection to that TV any other way. Isn't this the kind of situation wifi was meant for?
But sitting right next to my Kodi box, connected to the same wifi network is a Roku, which never seems to have any problems streaming anything anytime over wifi. And the content isn't even local! At the times when streaming seems to be working for me with Kodi, its always stuff local to my network. Internet content still gives me endless buffering loops. What lets Roku get away with it? I don't think they have a significantly different wifi adapter - they're selling at around $100, presumably for a profit. What are they doing right? Why can't we get have such useable wifi connections with Kodi?
But sitting right next to my Kodi box, connected to the same wifi network is a Roku, which never seems to have any problems streaming anything anytime over wifi. And the content isn't even local! At the times when streaming seems to be working for me with Kodi, its always stuff local to my network. Internet content still gives me endless buffering loops. What lets Roku get away with it? I don't think they have a significantly different wifi adapter - they're selling at around $100, presumably for a profit. What are they doing right? Why can't we get have such useable wifi connections with Kodi?