cat 5, 6 or 7 ethernet cables for Roku

[egdufwollamhsram1851]

I have been told you get better results for Roku if you use ethernet cables instead of wifi..

If so what is the difference in cat 5,, 6,, or 7 cables?

I'll need 40-50 feet if wired, from a broadband modem

tks

[jdc2000]

If we assume that you are using gigabit ethernet capable equipment, Cat 5e for that distance should be adequate. You could go with Cat 6 if you can get a decent price.

[Midknyte]

CAT5e is enough. Not like you'd be running 10G Ethernet.

https://www.dslreports.com/faq/5010

[Train]

That is less than maximum distance of 100 meters (328 feet) for Cat 5, 5e or 6.

[fink]

Also worth considering is to just try it wirelessly first if you already have a wireless router since the cost would be zero other than your time to set it up. The bandwidth necessary for ROKU is not more than 7-8Meg/sec and a decent wireless network should be able to deal with that consistently.

Up to 3 Mbps for audio and SD quality video streaming. (ie Rdio and Crackle)
Up to 6 Mbps for HD quality video streaming. (720p quality, ie Netflix)
At least 6 Mbps or higher for 1080p quality. (if content available)

If the router and ROKU units are in different rooms then quality can degrade quickly and they can also be subject to other wireless/electronic interference. If it's a newish router running at 5Ghz then odds are much better that it would work ok.

Still I'd experiment before spending money on wiring.

[egdufwollamhsram1851]

Thanks for the replies.

My b half wants to try N Flx, i talked to a rep there and he suggested the cables, to avoid interference.

The units are in separate rooms, about 20 ft, but i'd have to take it through the floor, into the floor system and up into the other room.

Cost is fairly reasonable,,, but i was not familiar with the difference in the 5,6, or 7.

Do any of you use this unit?

tks

[egdufwollamhsram1851]

Would this one be right?

http://www.bestlinknetware.com/Produ...FQUMaQod2BkHKw

[Train]

Me
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...=960&keys=keys

[jdc2000]

You can't beat the price of that BestLinkNetware cable. If it is decent quality, it should work.

I have a 1000 foot roll of cable, and the ends and tools to crimp them, so I make my own cables when needed.

[egdufwollamhsram1851]

That i was wondering,, found the site on another forum about Roku i believe, or i might have got it by googling 40ft of cat 5

tks for the replies