WiFi 5 pings are just 2x larger than a direct patch cord to the router. This is just a few microseconds difference. WiFi 6 is basically on par with cable. WiFi 7 is better than cable.
Gamers who don’t use WiFi are stuck in the stone age.
It kind of is. I have an 802.11ax router but about 20 ft away in another room it drops from 1,300 Mbps to about 400 Mbps. Kind of matters when you’re streaming uncompressed Blu-ray from the NAS.
Even with the latest and greatest WiFi I prefer still to opt for Ethernet/cabling wherever possible. I like to keep the WiFi workload light — I say this even though I’ve got business-class WiFi everywhere. It’s the principle of the thing; keep 4K streaming and other workload-heavy tasks off the air whenever possible.
WiFi 5 pings are just 2x larger than a direct patch cord to the router. This is just a few microseconds difference. WiFi 6 is basically on par with cable. WiFi 7 is better than cable.
Gamers who don’t use WiFi are stuck in the stone age.
I’ll take a solid guaranteed gbps wire over sensitive “won’t pass through 2cm of concrete” wireless nonsense any day.
That’s not how it works.
It kind of is. I have an 802.11ax router but about 20 ft away in another room it drops from 1,300 Mbps to about 400 Mbps. Kind of matters when you’re streaming uncompressed Blu-ray from the NAS.
I don’t know what 20 ft means, but my PC is 2 walls away and there’s literally no drop in performance. Either your walls are bad or your WiFi is bad.
Well unfortunately I’m not blessed to have control over the quality of my walls. I’m positive my Ubiquiti U6 Professional is not the problem.
Also: https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=20+ft+to+m
Even with the latest and greatest WiFi I prefer still to opt for Ethernet/cabling wherever possible. I like to keep the WiFi workload light — I say this even though I’ve got business-class WiFi everywhere. It’s the principle of the thing; keep 4K streaming and other workload-heavy tasks off the air whenever possible.
It’s just silly.