Gigabit Ethernet isn't required for HD streaming. And unless your PS3 has a Gigabit Ethernet port, it won't do any good.
An N router with an G client is no better than a G router. It will operate at G speed.
The Ps3 does have Gigabit Ethernet, but like I said it doesn't really natter that much.
I also know everything will run at g speed and that's the basic problem. All the test are at N speeds as far as I can tell and it makes it hard to determine how the router will perform at g speeds. I would assume that one that performed well in N would also do well in G, but that may be a bad assumption.
I was looking over the charts and Ive seen a couple, but I dont know.
Theres the linksys wrt310n, I believe its single band. It tests fast but its basically everything you told me to avoid. Ive heard about it having some issues getting hot also. Also I don't like the fact that it falls off so much, basically completely, in the last 2 positions in the 6 position test. I checked the price vs performance and it was at the top. There around for $60, I believe refurbs.
There's also the wrt320n, Which is dual band, but still gigabit. Its pretty similar to the 310 and probably a bit better, its just a tad slower on the charts, doesnt seem to get hot, but it still has the same falloff problem in the testing.
This is also around as refurbs for pretty much the same price as the 310. So probably the better buy of those 2.
Then there is the Asus RT-N13, Im not too sure about this one. Its really fast in the testing. But Ive read some reviews and they say its had some issues, including getting security to work on it, and its a pain to set up. I don't know if that would really apply to me, as I wouldn't be using the auto setup program anyway.
Ive looked at DDwrt before. How much difference can something like that make? Because the 2 linksys routers are compatible. Should I be concerned with finding a router that compatible with something like ddwrt or openwrt?
So far looking on pricewatch and searching for the router on the charts those are what Ive found so far, they seem to be the cheapest fastest ones, but in N, not G.
I guess honestly my internet connection is 6megs down, which actually averages about 5megs wired. So I guess all I really need is a router that can hit that consistently everywhere I want it to with some headroom, right? Id probably be fine with something that averaged 10-15 megs on wireless, right?
I'm wondering if I should just try and find a old wrt54 and use that, not that they are cheap by means though. Seemingly they're still going for 60 or 70 dollars. There's gotta be a reason for that though.