Sky Glass Ethernet Connection

[Caron998]

Morning,

I'm a complete novice at this, so I'm hoping an expert can help.

I recently had Sky Glass installed with a 43" Sky Glass TV, and a have two pucks connected to Samsung TVs upstairs.

They're all currently connected by WiFi, but the signals upstairs appear to be weaker, as at times the screen appears pixelated, and the response to pressing the remote control is delayed compared to the Sky Glass TV downstairs.

Will connecting the Sky Glass TV by ethernet cable improve things, and will improvement only be seen if I connect all three televisions by ethernet cable? Also, if I connect the pucks upstairs by ethernet, does the cable from the puck need to connect to my router downstairs, or the TVs they're used for, while still having an HDMI connection from the puck to the Samsung TVs?

[Jporch316]

Ethernet is better for longer distances from the router 

one end in router other end in puck 

if you have the means a good mesh WiFi system will negate the need for cables  

[Jporch316]

Or the cheaper alternative is powerline adapters but these do fluctuate in usefulness depending on the electrical ring main setup in your property 

[Exiled-in-HH]

Unless you are good at DIY running ethernet cables will be problematic, hence resorting to ethernet over power line becomes the answer.

How old is the house?

What is the construction of the house walls?

[Caron998]

@Exiled-in-HH - I'm reluctant to use ethernet cables from the two upstairs pucks to the router downstairs, because I can't easily hide the wires and they'd look unsightly. I could however easily hide an ethernet cable from the router to the Sky TV downstairs. Did you mean resorting to power line over ethernet becomes the answer, or have I misunderstood? 🙂

The house is around 20 years old, external walls of brick, most internal walls are stud with plasterboard.

[Exiled-in-HH]

No ... I did mean Ethernet over power line.

Your house's ring main should be good and young enough to support networking over power line🤔

[Caron998]

Ah, okay, so maybe I do misunderstand. You said ethernet cable installation could be problematic if I'm no good at DIY (which I'm not), and that therefore ethernet would be the answer over power line. Why recommend ethernet over power line in this case? Sorry if I appear blunt, I see things in black and white and at times need a really clear answer:)

[Exiled-in-HH]

Ethernet over power line uses the house's ring main wiring😉

[Jporch316]

Basically you get a set of two powerline adapters (or more if necessary)

plug one in to a mains socket near the router and use a man ethernet cable between the adapter and the router 

place the other adapter in a mains socket next to the device you want to use and run an Ethernet cable from this adapter to the device. Basically uses your mains wiring as "ethernet"

[Caron998]

@Jporch316 , that makes perfect sense to me now. Thank you very much 😊