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Multi-TV Setup for HT/Game room

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#1 ·
Hello everyone. So I have a question about streaming from multiple devices on the same router/wifi point. A few years back in a previous home I had a 5-TV setup in the same room (primarily for sports viewing). With that setup I had 3 full size cable boxes and 2 of the smaller digital adaptor boxes from Spectrum cable company. See picture of my old setup.

Anyways, I moved out of that place and I want to recreate the setup, except this time I want it to be exclusively streaming with no cable boxes. Question is, how much internet speed will I need to stream 5 HD TVs at once (sports games for example) and will it work all off of the same wifi access point. I have a google nest setup. The room the TVs will be in will have its own wifi point (though not the main router). I have Spectrum ultra internet and I usually can count on anywhere from 50mbps-250mbps download speeds depending on time and other circumstances. Average is probably around 100 or so.

Will I be able to stream 5 games at once using my cable companies app/espn app/ youtube etc? All the TVs are TCL Roku TVs.

Any help/suggestions/comments appreciated. Thanks.

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#2 ·
It probably depends on if you are streaming 1080p HD or 4K. We often stream 4 things at a time when everybody in the family is watching something.

When I looked into things I think you needed at least 5mb/s per 1080p signal and 25mb/a for 4K.

Bear in mind you may have other devices using your wifi internet as well.


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#3 ·
Hello everyone. So I have a question about streaming from multiple devices on the same router/wifi point. A few years back in a previous home I had a 5-TV setup in the same room (primarily for sports viewing). With that setup I had 3 full size cable boxes and 2 of the smaller digital adaptor boxes from Spectrum cable company. See picture of my old setup.

Anyways, I moved out of that place and I want to recreate the setup, except this time I want it to be exclusively streaming with no cable boxes. Question is, how much internet speed will I need to stream 5 HD TVs at once (sports games for example) and will it work all off of the same wifi access point. I have a google nest setup. The room the TVs will be in will have its own wifi point (though not the main router). I have Spectrum ultra internet and I usually can count on anywhere from 50mbps-250mbps download speeds depending on time and other circumstances. Average is probably around 100 or so.

Will I be able to stream 5 games at once using my cable companies app/espn app/ youtube etc? All the TVs are TCL Roku TVs.

Any help/suggestions/comments appreciated. Thanks.

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