Setting for transcoder, what limits me?

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Hi there!

I've got an setup with the latest ATV, latest OS (well, haven't installed 6.0.1 yet) and an iMac mid 2010 running PMS. I've noticed that if I use the setting 1080p 20Mbps or 40Mbps it pauses big 1080p-movies to "buffer" every few seconds, which seems to disappear if I change this setting setting in Plex on ATV that is) to 12 Mbps. Is there anyway I can (or maybe someone better at this than me) tell what limits me, is it the computer? The totally new router (since I've just moved to a house), or maybe the connection between the router and the computer? The computer is on another floor different from where the router and ATV is. ATV and router is in same room. 

 

I get the feeling that it is the router (The iMac shows perfect connection to wifi), but is there anyway to see this? Thanks!

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Use wires :)

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Yeah run a wired test as Wifi is the likely culprit.
You can try fixing a WiFi issue but it might save you a lot of pain by getting some cheap 200mbps power line adapters (I would recommend the TPLink ones as they are pretty reliable and cheap; they contain exactly the same chipsets as ones you will pay triple the price for but are decent quality).

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Last I read the ATV only gets 65Mb/s on 2.4Ghz wireless and since it doesn't make use of 40Hz on 5Ghz you're also stuck at 65Mb/s

Add some overhead, background noise, other clients, encryption, a floor or two, and maybe a couple walls... things might get slow.

As the others said... Wired is still the best option for high bitrates

I use Powerline adapters myself which solved all my pausing issues on my Rasplex.

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