WiFi or Ethernet?

I have an entirely wireless network (cable internet) in my home including Apple TV, but I could easily connect my ATV box to my Airport Base Station with an ethernet cable.
Would this result in a performance - e.g., download - increase to ATV?
(Don't want to punch a hole in a wall if not necessary!)
Thanks,
JD

Jim Dever wrote:
Winston -
Thanks for your reply. I have to run in "G" because some nodes on my network only support "G".
You could run a mixed mode. 'g' devices will act as normal but 'n' devices while they won't run at full 'n' speeds they will be faster than 'g'
So if I connect my ATV to my Apple router via ethernet, will I get 100 mbps downloads from the router to ATV regardless of my WiFi speed?
That's a theoretical maximum, as are all the other quoted speeds, generally though you can rely on ethernet whereas efficiencies of wifi networks will vary.
You can likely get close to 100 Mbps between your router and your tv, but between itunes and the tv it will depend on what type of connection you have between the mac/pc and the router.

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Katrina S. wrote:
+Seriously? No answers at all?+
This is a user forum. Lotsa folks asking questions, few sticking around to give any answers. Just depends who is around to see a message and whether they have any ideas to help. Could take days, not minutes or hours.
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