TV - Slower speed when hardwired compared to WiFi

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danepak

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#268625 29-Mar-2020 12:25

On my iPhone, my fibre speed is approx 190/20.
On my TV, which is hardwired, I only get approx 90/20.
How come? I thought it could expect faster speeds, if it’s hardwired.
I just did a speedtest as well, where the TV was connected via WiFi.
Almost same speed as I get on my phone.
Can the Ethernet cable be faulty?

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#2449366 29-Mar-2020 12:29

TV most likely has fastEthernet interface, 100 Mbps symmetrical.

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#2449367 29-Mar-2020 12:29

Cause your TV has a 100Mbp/s port why would it need anything faster?

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#2449422 29-Mar-2020 12:51

100mbit to a tv is totally fine. even at the high end, it's rare to see more than a 60mbit stream locally and it's more likely at that stage the tv wont be able to handle processing it before it caps out bandwidth wise.

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