2014-01-15, 02:32
So I've been trying to stream my 1080p content (.mkv files) from my laptop to my samsung smart tv in another room. My setup includes my laptop (decent enough but not like gaming laptops, 6GB RAM, NVIDIA 540m, i7 2xxxx), TV is samsung es7500 and netgear n600 for the wifi router. My internet is 25mbs down/2mbs up. The coax cable is plugged into the internet modem, with an ethercable connecting the modem and the wifi router. That setup is in my living room. I want to be able to stream 1080p contents to other rooms' TVs without having to hardwired every TV to every ports available.
Streaming, for example, a 2gb - 3gb 720p BluRay TV episode to the TV is of no problem at all. I use Universal Media Server on my laptop and sometimes Plex if that doesn't work. My shows are stored in an external hard drive plugged into my laptop.
However, lately I was able to get my hands on several 1080p files. File sizes vary from 5 GB to 8 GB per TV episode. the bit rates vary from 10,000kbs to 20,000kbs (if that is of any help). And I tried the same method I've been doing with the 720p files but no luck. The video would sutter, takes 10 minutes to load a 10 second interval in the show,stops every 10 seconds, etc...
So I'm wondering is it re[/size]ally impossible to stream said 1080p files over wifi? Wired is practically impossible for me. I've been meaning to get the WD TV live to see if that helps with my current situation but not yet. Is there a step that I've missed or is there anything that I should get in order for me to enjoy smooth 1080p playback wirelessly on my tv screen.
Is hardwiring the only feasible option for a smooth 1080p playback?
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give every details possible to see if there's anything I can do because I don't want to delete my 1080p collection. Hopefully the more experienced heads here will help me with this. Thank you.
Edit 1 - I've tried plugging my laptop to the wifi router using the ethernet cable and it still doesn't work. I mean it works but the problems still persist and it buffers every 5 seconds.
It's worth mentioning that I'm remuxing the files rather than transcoding, using UMS of course. I can see where the problem lies if it is transcoding the 1080p files that I'm trying to play but I'm not transcoding them so I don't know what the real problem is.
I've been looking at a few forums here and there. Many said they couldnt stream 1080p over wifi as well so they suggested powerline, which I have no idea what that is.
Streaming, for example, a 2gb - 3gb 720p BluRay TV episode to the TV is of no problem at all. I use Universal Media Server on my laptop and sometimes Plex if that doesn't work. My shows are stored in an external hard drive plugged into my laptop.
However, lately I was able to get my hands on several 1080p files. File sizes vary from 5 GB to 8 GB per TV episode. the bit rates vary from 10,000kbs to 20,000kbs (if that is of any help). And I tried the same method I've been doing with the 720p files but no luck. The video would sutter, takes 10 minutes to load a 10 second interval in the show,stops every 10 seconds, etc...
So I'm wondering is it re[/size]ally impossible to stream said 1080p files over wifi? Wired is practically impossible for me. I've been meaning to get the WD TV live to see if that helps with my current situation but not yet. Is there a step that I've missed or is there anything that I should get in order for me to enjoy smooth 1080p playback wirelessly on my tv screen.
Is hardwiring the only feasible option for a smooth 1080p playback?
Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give every details possible to see if there's anything I can do because I don't want to delete my 1080p collection. Hopefully the more experienced heads here will help me with this. Thank you.
Edit 1 - I've tried plugging my laptop to the wifi router using the ethernet cable and it still doesn't work. I mean it works but the problems still persist and it buffers every 5 seconds.
It's worth mentioning that I'm remuxing the files rather than transcoding, using UMS of course. I can see where the problem lies if it is transcoding the 1080p files that I'm trying to play but I'm not transcoding them so I don't know what the real problem is.
I've been looking at a few forums here and there. Many said they couldnt stream 1080p over wifi as well so they suggested powerline, which I have no idea what that is.