wired vs wireless connection and Netflix streaming

[jdport]

I'm planning on getting a Wi-Fi adapter for my xbox360 so that I can move it up by my "good" tv and setting up a netflix account for streaming. Somebody mentioned to me that my wireless connection would be slower than my current wired setup. Would this cause any problems for me streaming? I don't want to spend the $100 on a wireless adapter if there isn't any point to moving my xbox360 upstairs to the TV I normally would watch movies on.

Thanks!

 

[Queasy]

I've got a 360 hooked up wirelessly and have tried Netflix on it. The first time I tried, I only got 2 our of 4 bars and the picture was very blocky. I was disappointed but when I came back and tried later I got 4 bars out of 4 and the picture was fine. I think I was having some interference issues with something the first time I tried.

As long as you have a steady connection that is 6mbps or greater you should be fine.

There are alternatives to buying the $100 360 wireless adapter. You may want to look in to those and save yourself about $50.

 

[MrChad]

I successfully streamed Pan's Labyrinth in HD over a 802.11g connection with WPA2 enabled to my 360 with no issues. This was using a Linksys WRT54G router setup with DD-WRT as a wireless bridge to my main router.

 

[spidey07]

Wireless performance is completely dependent on your environment. It is impossible to say if you will have problems or not until you try it.

Wireless is inherently slower and less reliable than wired and there is no disputing that fact. The speed of the connection changes constantly second by second depending on the environment. It could work great for you or it could totally suck so even if it works great for somebody doesn't mean the same for you. The wireless spectrum is completely smashed with interference and noise.

 

[nitromullet]

Wireless Xbox 360 and 4 bars every time. spidey07 is right though... YMMV

 

[jdport]

thanks for the input. I understand that interference can cause issues... but it's good to know that in theory it should be ok and that it's working fine for other people.