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My wife bought me an AppleTV for Xmas. I am thinking of replacing my old G Extreme with a new N Extreme.
1) Do I really need N speed to stream movies to the living room? My issue right now is that it takes 3-5 minutes for some of the menu's to load on the AppleTV. The video's seem to play perfectly.
2) The kids use an old iMac G5 in the family room that has a wireless G card in it. It would be a pain in the butt to drag an ethernet cable in there, and I dont think the old machine is compatible with N cards. Will having the G5 on the network slow the whole network down to G even if I buy an N router?
3) Is it really necessary to spend $180 for the Extreme, or will a $45 D-Link work?
1) Do I really need N speed to stream movies to the living room? My issue right now is that it takes 3-5 minutes for some of the menu's to load on the AppleTV. The video's seem to play perfectly.
2) The kids use an old iMac G5 in the family room that has a wireless G card in it. It would be a pain in the butt to drag an ethernet cable in there, and I dont think the old machine is compatible with N cards. Will having the G5 on the network slow the whole network down to G even if I buy an N router?
3) Is it really necessary to spend $180 for the Extreme, or will a $45 D-Link work?