Originally posted by 86themadhatter:

but logic tells me it would have to travel that far

How far? Do you think it matters?

And why would it anyway?

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

Originally posted by 86themadhatter:

but logic tells me it would have to travel that far

How far? Do you think it matters?

And why would it anyway?

Is it travelling to no where is what i'm asking? Do you know or just wasting my time?

If nothing is using bandwidth, then there should not be a problem. Try disconnecting one device and test it if you have doubts.

Originally posted by The Giving One:

If nothing is using bandwidth, then there should not be a problem. Try disconnecting one device and test it if you have doubts.

Thanks for the help. I was just curious.

You can use a connection speed test program to test this with if you wish, but it sounds like you have nothing to really worry about here, as long as other devices are not using bandwidth.

Originally posted by The Giving One:

You can use a connection speed test program to test this with if you wish, but it sounds like you have nothing to really worry about here, as long as other devices are not using bandwidth.

Ok thanks. It was just something that popped into my head. Partly guessed it wouldn't make a difference. I may try a test tomorrow just for the hell of it.

It's actually a much more complicated question than you might think.

The first question is just how 'off' the TV is. It never really turns off anyway, but does it monitor the network connection when off? Let's assume it does. How much of an impact would that be?

Which leads to the second question: Is it a decent router? Some cheap routers will split the bandwidth evenly between all connected devices, or in some terrible ones beteween the number of ports (whether active or not). Let's say that it does split the bandwidth, and that if it's a terrible one that it has four ports.

Now how fast is your internet connection? If it's a cheap router that splits the bandwidth between connected devices - and is also only 100Mb since it's cheap - you have a 50Mb connection to the router. Unless your internet is faster than 50Mb you'll see no difference. If you have one of the terrible routers you would only have a 25Mb connection, but you'd also have that even if no other devices were hooked up.

Originally posted by 86themadhatter:

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

How far? Do you think it matters?

And why would it anyway?

Is it travelling to no where is what i'm asking? Do you know or just wasting my time?

Your computer sends data to your router.
Electricity normally doesnt travel to nowhere.
And if cable length would matter, you would need a day to get a signal from the other side of the world.

And about wasting time, explaining this to you wasted mine. Not the other way around.

Originally posted by Muppet among Puppets:

And about wasting time, explaining this to you wasted mine. Not the other way around.

Well, you are a Muppet among Puppets....LOL