Apple TV 4... slower on wired vs wifi??

[Brien]

They also still don't support 4K when everyone else does.

I'm all but certain we'll see a 4K ready Apple TV hardware refresh this spring.

 

[StayPuft]

I'm all but certain we'll see a 4K ready Apple TV hardware refresh this spring.

I sure hope so. That's the only reason I haven't upgraded yet.

 

[JamesPDX]

It'll be 6k...

 

[rhett7660]

I would be curious of those that are wired, what speeds are you continuously seeing over your network when streaming? I am hard wired from my media closet that is upstairs to another switch at my media center. I have had zero issues and drops. I stream from my NAS box via both Plex and iTunes. I don't have any software to see what my network is doing when I do stream, hence the question.

When in plex, I am streaming 1080p MKV's, some in the 40-80 gig size through the AppleTV with no stuttering or buffering.

 

[Rigby]

I would be curious of those that are wired, what speeds are you continuously seeing over your network when streaming? I am hard wired from my media closet that is upstairs to another switch at my media center. I have had zero issues and drops. I stream from my NAS box via both Plex and iTunes.

I have one ATV4 connected by Ethernet and another downstairs via 802.11ac Wifi. I don't notice any difference between them when streaming from my NAS or Internet-based streaming providers.

 

[Menel]

I have 2 atv4's in two rooms in my home. Both are wired to my tp-link n/ac speed archer c8 router. I'm using 300mbps cable internet. The cables are all cat6. One is from amazon. Another is from monoprice. I installed Speedtest app on the atv's. On wifi my speeds are right at 300 on both atv's, but wired, speeds only reach around 50-80. I've even wired the atv's directly to my modem, bypasssing the router, and the speeds still only reach 50-80. Any idea why? Thanks.

80 is a good speed over a 10/100 ethernet port.

The AppleTV is largely an iPhone circuit board. iPhone's don't have ethernet ports. So I think they shoehorned in a USB2.0 to 10/100 ethernet adapter. So it's not a native port.

The WIFI is a iPhone transceiver, well vetted, and piped direct into the chipset bus.

Still... The 50-80mbps is more than enough for 1080p, even 4k streaming.

 

[Rigby]

The AppleTV is largely an iPhone circuit board. iPhone's don't have ethernet ports. So I think they shoehorned in a USB2.0 to 10/100 ethernet adapter. So it's not a native port.

Yup. That was confirmed in the iFixit teardown (see step 4).

 

[davidoloan]

Somewhere on the internet is a technical paper arguing that the 10/100 ethernet on the airport express and Apple TV is a deliberate choice for quality of audio / video streaming, not for Tim Cook style 16GB ruin a great product.

I have it somewhere but I haven't been able to find it now. I think I found it via John Gruber's site though that may be wrong.

 

[KiwiAdventure]

I'm the other way wired is fast on my living room Apple TV 4 & wifi in my master bed is slower on its Apple TV 4. I'm using Apple's TC from the living room to master bed.

 

[Tech198]

The apple TV only has a 10/100BASE‑T Ethernet port for some bizarre reason so the absolute maximum speed you can get out of it would be a theoretical 100mbps. Add overhead and you're at the 50-80 you're seeing. If you have a decent router, wireless will definitely be faster

Yep, but can be more reliable over cable. in some cases.