smart TV wifi connection issues

[dklaiman]

My wife and I have a "smart TV" in our bedroom. It allows us to watch tv and also to connect to sites like Netflix. Well, it's supposed to allow us to do so. It rarely receives the wifi signal from our router. I know wifi is getting up there, as my wife's iPad and my cell phone both register the wifi signal when we put them next to the antenna on the tv. Any suggestions for a quick, inexpensive fix? If it matters, we have the ASUS RT-N16 wireless N300 router.

Thanks.

 

[dundak]

By a cheap wifi router and (1) put it in repeater mode in the bedroom or (2) if the TV has a ethernet jack set the router up as a wireless bridge

 

[dklaiman]

Thanks.

It does have an ethernet jack. I'll try to figure out how to do this.

 

[brucered]

as nice as wifi is, i hardwire all my devices. WDTV's, Routers, CPU's, anything I can.

the wifi connection slows down the PC if you are streaming a bunch of stuff to TV's and stereos. hardwired is much more reliable, cheap and faster speeds.

 

[dklaiman]

Hardwired? Is that running a cable from the tv to the router? What about something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-XAVB101-Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B001AGM2VI

 

[Mick]

we have a "dumb" TV and no issues with it other than having to move the rabbit ears every other once in a while

 

[dklaiman]

we have a "dumb" TV and no issues with it other than having to move the rabbit ears every other once in a while

braggart.

 

[brucered]

Hardwired? Is that running a cable from the tv to the router? What about something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-XAVB101-Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B001AGM2VI

not sure. we have the PC set up, with the router, and all boxes (WDTV's) are beside the TV's in various places in the house, and have cat5 cables strung to the router. some some of the cables are 50'plus, but it's much more reliable and was possible with duct work, open ceilings in basement etc.

 

[dundak]

Hardwired? Is that running a cable from the tv to the router? What about something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-XAVB101-Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter/dp/B001AGM2VI

Those will work. Powerline ethernet has actually improved nicely and you can get speeds that will support video. Buy newer ones because the older tech had speed issues and appliances on the line gave interference