FreeAgent Theater and GoFlexTV

[banjobingogogo]

When I stream video (1080p and 720p) over a wired network the video quality is poor.  The video is pixelated and kinda bleeds into each other.

When I switch to wireless, the video quality is excellent!  It stutters playing 1080p content but the video quality is perfect.

Anyone know why there is a difference in video quality between wired and wireless?  And why would wired be worse?  Is my FreeAgent Theater+ deffective?

-Banjo

[noobie]

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banjobingogogo wrote:

When I stream video (1080p and 720p) over a wired network the video quality is poor.  The video is pixelated and kinda bleeds into each other.

When I switch to wireless, the video quality is excellent!  It stutters playing 1080p content but the video quality is perfect.

Anyone know why there is a difference in video quality between wired and wireless?  And why would wired be worse?  Is my FreeAgent Theater+ deffective?

-Banjo

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I'm using US version FW1.55 FAT+ over wired 100mb network (smb shares on win7 pro 32bit box) and everything is perfect.  I haven't notice any pixelated videos.    Maybe there is a problem with your wired network and you are connecting at 10mb or something...  but it is not stuttering, you say it is pixelated...   How about playing youtube/rss video feeds?  Is there a difference between wired and wi-fi connections?  

[bodhi78 · Accepted solution]

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noobie wrote:

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banjobingogogo wrote:

When I stream video (1080p and 720p) over a wired network the video quality is poor.  The video is pixelated and kinda bleeds into each other.

When I switch to wireless, the video quality is excellent!  It stutters playing 1080p content but the video quality is perfect.

Anyone know why there is a difference in video quality between wired and wireless?  And why would wired be worse?  Is my FreeAgent Theater+ deffective?

-Banjo

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I'm using US version FW1.55 FAT+ over wired 100mb network (smb shares on win7 pro 32bit box) and everything is perfect.  I haven't notice any pixelated videos.    Maybe there is a problem with your wired network and you are connecting at 10mb or something...  but it is not stuttering, you say it is pixelated...   How about playing youtube/rss video feeds?  Is there a difference between wired and wi-fi connections?  

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I think it might be cable problem. I would try a different Cat 5e ot Cat 6 ethernet shielded cable.

[banjobingogogo]

Yes!  The cable was the problem.  Thanks for your help!

[onesky]

i had the same problem

1080p videos when played via wired router came out all pixelated but if played via usb card reader it rendered perfect

so i tested 2 more LAN cables i had in my room:

the first it pixelated even worst, the second the pixels were almost gone. So it is a LAN cable problem. Tomorrow i will go to the shop and buy a higher quality cable (hope to find cat.6). Thanks for the advice!