Recent content by TopDownRide

Thank you but I was using the iMac to make a point of comparison. I **don't** want 4K on the iMac. It can't handle it. I want it on the TV, Chromecast Ultra & NVIDIA shield tv. 2006 iMac's cannot be upgraded past 10.7.5, where mine is......and I was using it as a point of comparison that...

I said the Samsung & LG TV Apps had been fixed via a FW update months ago.

Right. And I cannot break the 31Mb/s barrier EVER on my Smart TV while on my 150Mb/s plan, even wired directly to the cable modem. On average, I'm getting 7Mb/S to 24Mb/s on the 5GHz network 802.11ac connection. Today for instance, I've been at 18Mb/S pretty much all day. Meanwhile, my 2006...

Since I'm new to this, I have no idea what information might be critical if I omitted it & what might be irrelevant or redundant. I chose the wiser path of including it and I appreciate your patience. Your conclusion is helpful. Since my current CM has 16 down/4 up & O know my ISP has 24...

I have 4K but not HDR. Samsung and LG put out Firmware fixes to correct the YouTube 4K UHD 2160p issue in December & January. (See posts all over the web about it and the problems owners were having prior to the FW updates. It was global - not just stateside.) Not everyone with every single...

That gets into an a whole long thing about these low speed readings on the tv leading me down a path to discover a recent change/glitch in YouTube with their 4K UHD videos. The option for 2160p has disappeared in their YouTube Apps and for many of us signed into our older YouTube accounts. We...

Btw, I even looked into buying a managed network switch but with the direct-wired-to-modem speeds not showing any increase, I figured that was a waste. I also looked at buying a 1Gb powerline system to push the speed on the TV & to the Shield (& to the Apple TV 5th gen when it launches & I...

Okay - so am I understanding that you're saying the only real advantage to the Portal is its lack of dropping out/having to wait to reconnect in the 5GHz weather bands? But that the rest of the features that affect speed, QoS, bandwidth allocation/network fairness, etc., are inferior to other...

Thank for taking your time to reply to my issue. As I said in my wall of text, I am using the 5GHz band exclusively for the devices where I need speed like the 4K Smart TV and I have this pretty serious issue going on. I was looking at the Portal to stay with a router that operated in the 5GHz...

Based on your review it's slow and doesn't even compare to the Velop & others that your other tests & reviews show routers like yhe Nighthawk X4S roundly beat.....and that's the X4S not the X10 which I was looking at. I need SPEED not coverage in a congested area where the 5GHz weather bands...

So I was all excited about the Portal (it's in my Amazon cart) until I read your - very thorough - review. I live in a condo & all my important devices are located in the open living area (one of those open-space kitchen/breakfast room/office nook/living room combos with sliding glass doors to...