Watching movies with Apple TV slow with Time Capsule
I recently got rid of my Linksys router and replaced it with a Time Capsule, it acts as my backup storage as well as my router.
Ever since then, my apple TV is extremely slow when downloading movies. It used to take about 30 seconds to be able to watch the movie and now it's 1-4 hours.
My network speeds are fine, I can do speed tests and get 5-10Mbit down, so I'm not entirely sure what is going on.
Hello optize. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
I assume that you are using the new Time Capsule (TC) to stream movies to your Apple TV (ATV) ... correct?
If so, to improve streaming performance, you may need to try some of the following to find what will work best for your network configuration.
o If both the TC & ATV are wirelessly connected to each other, switch the radio mode to "802.11n only (5 GHz)."
o If you must operate your wireless network in the 2.4 GHz radio band to support non-"n" clients, try a different radio channel.
o Connect the TC & ATV by Ethernet.
o Temporarily disable Time Machine backups from running when streaming movies.
As you are probably already aware, the iTunes Store offers both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) video for rental and purchase. MPEG4-compressed 1,080p requires about 10 Mbps of throughput to stream without artifacts. As such, Apple’s SD and HD video would require between 2 and 5 Mbps for decent streaming over a network. A 802.11g network should top 20 Mbps in throughput, but could be lower speeds due to Wi-Fi interference. In contrast, a 802.11n network, with only n devices connected, can hit 90+ Mbps.
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It also depends if you are playing across the LAN from iTunes (Computers icon using Home Sharing of iTunes) or playing purchases from the cloud under the main Movies/TV Shows/Music (iTunes Match) categories.
Audio will require less speed on either the LAN or internet to work well, whereas video, especially HD is more demanding. If it starts up quickly then stops to rebuffer I would consider interference on the LAN if uisng wifi (eg microwaves, neighbouring networks).
Also, to clarify, you are not talking about Airplay from a device to AppleTV (which will be worse with poor connections).
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I have a brand new macbook pro (2 months old) so i'm assuming I have the latest of everything. I run the software update regularly.You might want to read the discussion started in Feb 2014 with the title "What is the most reliable modem for my Apple Time Capsule." TWC was mentioned by two responders.
I am no technician and therefore cannot help beyond this referral. However,
I have a similar question about which modem to use with a Time Capsule. My ISP is Cox Communications, whose website suggests similar modem brand/types as mentioned in your list above, but also adds two Cisco models that are compatible with Cox internet. The Cisco models are DPC3000 (Preferred) and DPC3010 (Ultimate). I would like to get the DPC3010 but would like confirmation that the TC WiFi will work as flawlessly as it has been, while connected to a Linksys with DOCSIS 2.0 technology. Thanks for any advice. -
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