My wireless router died- what do I replace with?

[Thrak]

G or N wont make much difference when pulling data from the internet (ie - netflix) because you are limited by your external connection.

20mb from your cable is less than half of what G can push (54mb/s), so you wont hurt yourself using the G band.

I use a Cisco E3000 and Netgear WNDR3300 and have had good results with both. The E3000 is setup such that the G band is for all the random devices (phones, laptops, tablets, desktops, etc) and the N band is for media only (streaming HD movies/tv to WDLive or PS3, or pulling on-demand stuff down from directv) using the WNDR as a wireless bridge to my entertainment center.

[ucubed]

Originally Posted by Thrak

G or N wont make much difference when pulling data from the internet (ie - netflix) because you are limited by your external connection.

20mb from your cable is less than half of what G can push (54mb/s), so you wont hurt yourself using the G band.

I use a Cisco E3000 and Netgear WNDR3300 and have had good results with both. The E3000 is setup such that the G band is for all the random devices (phones, laptops, tablets, desktops, etc) and the N band is for media only (streaming HD movies/tv to WDLive or PS3, or pulling on-demand stuff down from directv) using the WNDR as a wireless bridge to my entertainment center.

Essentially no, but it will provide better range and effectiveness/reliability at said ranges

[Thrak]

Originally Posted by ucubed

Essentially no, but it will provide better range and effectiveness/reliability at said ranges

Not necessarily... 5ghz N is not as good at penetrating walls due to its higher frequency. If you run it at 2.4ghz you'll overlap with G and could get interference.

Of course each situation is different and should be evaluated individually.

In any case, unless you've monitored and identified G as your limitation, it should do fine for the vast majority of home users. My movie streaming spikes over 80mbps routinely, so I had to move that segment to N to avoid stuttering and pauses.