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Re:Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers by drcongo on Monday November 21, 2016 @12:01PM (#13006903)
I live in London (my neighbours are a LOT closer than 1/4 mile) with a shitload of devices on my WiFi and I can still happily stream 4K TV while my my entire family uses iPads or laptops. Am I breaking the laws of physics?
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Re:Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers by wang_li on Monday November 21, 2016 @05:40PM (#13009909)
>Am I breaking the laws of physics?

No, you're just using subjective feelings rather than objective measurements. 4K doesn't specify a particular bit rate. If there is going to be a productive discussion, it needs to be acknowledged that there is a huge difference between streaming 1080p and Bluray 1080p.

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Re:Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers by drcongo on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @10:25AM (#13014709)
Why would anyone stream a Bluray?
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Re:Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers by wang_li on Tuesday November 22, 2016 @06:33PM (#13018625)
No one would want to stream a Bluray. The point was to highlight that there are very different things that are still described by "1080p" and what is more important is the bit rate and codec rather than the common 4K, 1080p, 720p, or even "HD video" names.
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Re:Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers by drcongo on Wednesday November 23, 2016 @10:33AM (#13023275)
I don't know why you're even talking about 1080p, though I think I vaguely get what you're trying to say.
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