Yeah but my point is Wireless video streaming usedto work like a dream before 2.50 update. If you buffer enough WiFi speed is not an issue.
A quick TCP dump shows some issues with transmision window size being ful:
62109 68.427930 60 10.0.0.40 10.0.0.60 TCP 57880 > cslistener [ACK] Seq=270 Ack=613560 Win=64240 Len=0
62110 68.427942 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=674880 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62111 68.427948 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP [TCP Window Full] cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=676340 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62112 68.434747 60 10.0.0.40 10.0.0.60 TCP 57880 > cslistener [ACK] Seq=270 Ack=616480 Win=64240 Len=0
62113 68.434760 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=677800 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62114 68.434766 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP [TCP Window Full] cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=679260 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62115 68.446737 60 10.0.0.40 10.0.0.60 TCP 57880 > cslistener [ACK] Seq=270 Ack=619400 Win=64240 Len=0
62116 68.446769 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=680720 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62117 68.446777 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP [TCP Window Full] cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=682180 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62118 68.446948 60 10.0.0.40 10.0.0.60 TCP 57880 > cslistener [ACK] Seq=270 Ack=622320 Win=64240 Len=0
62119 68.446961 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=683640 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62120 68.446967 1514 10.0.0.60 10.0.0.40 TCP [TCP Window Full] cslistener > 57880 [ACK] Seq=685100 Ack=270 Win=6912 Len=1460
62121 68.447111 60 10.0.0.40 10.0.0.60 TCP 57880 > cslistener [ACK] Seq=270 Ack=625240 Win=64240 Len=0
Definitely looks like some buffering issues at the PS3 end.
Copying a 700Mb file over WiFi takes about 90secs. Therefore expecting the PS3 to be able to buffer the first few secs of a video and then download the rest while the initial part is playing is not too much to expect. (Thats what it used to do.) This is how YouTube videos work over poor internet connections.
I'll run some wired tests tomorrow. I suspect there will be no issues with wired, apart from my landlord objecting to drilling holes in the walls to run ethernet cable between my office and lounge
-Steve