Hey nerds: Your streaming rigs
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trujaysfan
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Nope, just in general... I don't use apple products and the service I use isn't a download on apple products.
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
The firestick requires a 20 dollar add on for ethernet available at Amazon. The Fire Cube, has an ethernet port.
Oh? So there's hardware for $20 that will allow you to run an ethernet cable to the Firestick? That makes it considerably faster?
trujaysfan
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Does the firestick support atmos?
Edit: I could probably easily good this myself
Edit: I could probably easily good this myself
Streaming live sports can be a little choppy at times. I'm wondering if an ethernet line would cure that.
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
I found it to be steady. I have 5G and the ethernet attachment oddly doesn't support that speed. (I have 2 monitors with firesticks so that I can watch 2 games at a time.)
The Leafs are on the 5g wifi, and what other game I watch is on the ethernet. The IPTV/ethernet was way more stable than Sportsnet or NHL 66 or the other streams which froze. The ethernet is on 2.5 or whatever it is
The Leafs are on the 5g wifi, and what other game I watch is on the ethernet. The IPTV/ethernet was way more stable than Sportsnet or NHL 66 or the other streams which froze. The ethernet is on 2.5 or whatever it is
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
The picture is crystal clear. But there is a downside....there is a delay in the broadcast of 30 seconds to a minute from the live feed.
This is interesting when my Budwiser goal lights go off before the tv shows the goal.
This is interesting when my Budwiser goal lights go off before the tv shows the goal.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
Choppy is the buffer. More memory less choppy. Not so sure switching to ethernet would make the difference. What speeds are you getting through wifi?
If I run a speed test on my phone I get between 200-300 down.
So is it just the fact that a Firestick doesn't have enough memory?
trujaysfan
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I find sportsnet can be a shit feed. I can have buffering issues on sportsnet and switch the the NHL center ice feed (which is using the sportnet feed) and have it be perfectly fine
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
Sportsnet is good on a phone or a tablet.
Habsy
Not playing around anymore.
You're likely to get slower speeds than that off ethernet. Especially if it's cat 5 and not 6.
Seriously don't think that's the issue at those speeds.
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
I found no issues with IPTV and the Ethernet on the firestick.
thehabhater
Some call me Tim
Another bonus of a firestick is that it has a good web browser. Web streaming from the usual sites is handy
WellPlayed
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Up and running iptv on the firestick. Thanks folks.
Question - I see the iptv smarters app will let you add a vpn but I have no idea how to do this. Am I better off just running the NordVPN app on the firstick before I use IPTV? Or should I be setting up the VPN on this Smarters app.
Question - I see the iptv smarters app will let you add a vpn but I have no idea how to do this. Am I better off just running the NordVPN app on the firstick before I use IPTV? Or should I be setting up the VPN on this Smarters app.
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