Connecting via Ethernet cable

[Reevo87]

How many of you connect your sky glass tv via an Ethernet cable? I have 160mps fibre which I believe should be sufficient enough for Glass, I have considered upgrading to a 320mpbs package. I take it the Ethernet gets you a better connection? 

[GD1]

@Reevo87  Ethernet ports on Glass & Stream are 100mbps ports, however if wifi is unstable ethernet will give you stability, but if you use ethernet you do need to urn off wifi on the TV/Puck and restart the TV/Puck

[Anonymous]

From what I gather the maximum speed the TV can get is 100mbps regardless of what speed above this your broadband is.

However, an Ethernet cable provides a more stable connection. When I got the First Gen Glass the WiFi would lose connection frequently but once I got an Ethernet cable it rarely loses connection. I recommend it - don't forget to turn off WiFi in your settings though if you do use a cable.

[Reevo87]

What sort of Ethernet cable would you reccomend please? Just something bog standard 

[Jporch316]

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@Reevo87 wrote:

How many of you connect your sky glass tv via an Ethernet cable? I have 160mps fibre which I believe should be sufficient enough for Glass, I have considered upgrading to a 320mpbs package. I take it the Ethernet gets you a better connection? 

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I've always run my glass tv from wifi and never had an issue ...... likewise 3 extra pucks dotted around the house. 

[Anonymous]

Cat 6 or Cat 8 would be my recommendation. 

[peter-marlow+1966]

I have both my 55inch sky glass tvs  connected  to the Internet  by  ethernet  cables, i am on sky gigafast broadband  full fibre broadband 900mps 

[TimmyBGood]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Cat 6 or Cat 8 would be my recommendation. 

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Cat8 is for 40Gbs server room interconnects: it's a little excessive for a 100Mbs chipset ; )

[Chrisee]

@Reevo87 any new Ethernet cable you can buy will be Cat5e or higher which can carry 1Gb/s for up to 100m. The highercstandards are more difficultvto run as they tend to be stiffer.