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It's also not just the gigE port, remember. It's stuff inside the device to handle 1Gbps on that interface and do something useful with it; i.e., actually rende
by Bud 10y ago
It's also not just the gigE port, remember. It's stuff inside the device to handle 1Gbps on that interface and do something useful with it; i.e., actually render a video stream that is FAR higher bandwidth than anything we're using today, which likely means more CPU and better graphics hardware.
All this, for really no reason at all, since all video streams for the foreseeable future will fit just fine in under 100Mbps.
- manacit 10y agoWhile I totally agree with you, the Apple TV also includes 802.11ac which is capable of negotiating a link speed far greater than 100mbit/100mbit. Of course, speeds in excess of that are totally not necessary when streaming video, but I could see the case when downloading multi gigabyte files for games, etc. Personally, I have mine connected via wired instead of on my wireless network, just because it's more reliable and it sits right next to a switch already.