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I guess when dealing with the general public, people staying at hotels and the like, getting them to understand how to use the things is like asking them to split atoms. But the problems that the original poster are common as far as WiFi goes on a noisy local network are common for these devices. An ethernet cable connection should help a lot.
 
Get a TV that's programmed for it all. I've never had an issue with my Sony Bravia outside of Comcast's typical router killing bull ****. I don't get the Apple TV or any of that nonsense since the big names have been making high quality televisions for years before that stuff came out. I get everything (netflix, hulu, youtube, etc)directly through the remote instead of an additional box. The TV is 4-5 years old so it's not like this is some expensive new tech.

We also HDMI the computer to the tv sometimes when we find an episode online at cbs.com or something that we want to watch. The only lag we ever get is from the internet service.
 
franklin said:
Get a TV that's programmed for it all. I've never had an issue with my Sony Bravia outside of Comcast's typical router killing bull ****. I don't get the Apple TV or any of that nonsense since the big names have been making high quality televisions for years before that stuff came out. I get everything (netflix, hulu, youtube, etc)directly through the remote instead of an additional box. The TV is 4-5 years old so it's not like this is some expensive new tech.

We also HDMI the computer to the tv sometimes when we find an episode online at cbs.com or something that we want to watch. The only lag we ever get is from the internet service.
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I know cbs has an app for my phone and iPad that I use a lot and stream it to the TV via Chromecast. Would I be better off running an HDMI from my desktop?
 
bigb said:
I know cbs has an app for my phone and iPad that I use a lot and stream it to the TV via Chromecast. Would I be better off running an HDMI from my desktop?
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My wifi is always slower and lags at times. If yours isn't then I don't see what the point would be.
 
It's surprising these days how underpowered and lackluster commercial/ISP routers are these days even for a modest home network. My rule of thumb is that if you have 10+ wireless devices roaming in and/or out of the network for any giving time, then you must ditch DHCP and prescribe set IPs based on MAC address of each device. This helps lessen the load of the DHCP table and routing, helping the router become overloaded less. Or buy a small business router, which has heftier resources for more reliable connections (for more connections)
 
OK, so to update, I haven't had any more connection problems like I had at first, and I'm pretty happy with it. I've subscribed to both Hulu and Netflix so far, but will probably drop one and then pick up slingtv as Jason suggested. As for live Jazz games, it kinda sounds like I'd be better off just running an HDMI from a laptop.
 
I just unlocked my firestick and added kodi. Then I added Genesis app for all movies and TV shows and an app that plays all the NBA games live and on demand, only 720p but still pretty good. Kinda of the best thing ever and all free. I use the same setup on my computer which works better since its hard wired and not Wi-Fi that is always inconsistent for streaming.

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