Infuse speedtest results

Streaming & Network
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With a wired network I get 940 Mbps between the PC Server and the ATV 4K via the router. The best I could ever get on 5 GHz. wireless (both legs) was only about 80 Mbps, even with very good WiFi gear and a fairly short distance.

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Same question hereā€¦

Apple TV 4K
Synology DS918+
NFS
All direct wired to Router GE ports
Infuse speed test from DS918+: only 180-220 Mbps

Apple TV 4K Speedtest app result: 930Mbps
File copy between 2 Synology in the same network: ~980Mbps

Why Infuse speed test is so slow?

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FWIW: try using WebDav to serve your video files.
On my iMac, NFS, SMB, FTP could never get past ~60 Mbps; with WebDav I can hit ~150 Mbps.

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Agree. After a lot of tests, I realised that WebDAV is the fastest file sharing protocol for Infuse

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Hello,

I am getting 150-350Mbps on Infuse TVOS speed tests when I connect via my Plex server (use a Synology NAS). When I connect via FTP, Infuse speed tests how 500-650+ Mbps. Problem with connecting via FTP is that I canā€™t get the benefit of Plex metadata, which is superior to Infuseā€™s. Any thoughts? Everything is on LAN. I am not connecting via remote to plex or anything. Any thoughts would be helpful. The maximum video resolution/size I playback from my Synology is 20GB/1080p, and there is no stuttering on my Apple TV. Plex shows direct play and even though it shows 31Mbps in the summary, the bandwidth shows 250-300+Mbps. Not sure what that means. Any thoughts on whether there is any utilitity in trying something else to maximise my speeds would be great. My Synology is connected to a wi fi extender via ethernet - so not hard wired to my router. This is b/c it is in a room at the back so it can make all the noise it wants back there! Thank you!

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Welcome to the forum!

Sorry if I missed it but are you having any problems using the Plex share on Infuse?

The speed tests in Infuse are to simulate the playing of a video and if youā€™re not having any issues then just stick with what works. Switching to FTP may gain some speed but if you donā€™t need it then itā€™s no added value.

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Hello NC-Bullseye,

Thanks for your super prompt reply and the warm welcome! Much appreciated. Sorry if my post was a bit meandering. I donā€™t seem to have any playback issues with even 1080p movies/shows when I play on on Infuse via Plex Media Server. Virtually no pause/circling wheel when I fast forward, etc. This tells me the bandwidth on my LAN is sufficient to playback this content from my Synology NAS. However, I am a bit confused by the Infuse speed test versus what Plex server shows as the speed at which the data is being transmitted. For example, Infuse may show 250Mbps average, Plex seems to show 31 Mbps for 1080p and 2-3 Mbps for 720p content. But Plexā€™s bandwidth chart shows speed similar to Infuseā€™s speed test. This leaves me wondering what speeds data is being transmitted from the NAS to my Apple TVā€™s Infuse player via Plex server. Does this makes sense? I agree that getting 500+Mbps via FTP is probably overkill for my needs. Thank you!

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I donā€™t use Plex in any form so Iā€™m not one to analyze what the differences are. I have seen where James has said the speed test in Infuse is not a full blown max speed test but a test of what running a video may require using your configuration. If youā€™re getting good playback then Iā€™d not worry too much about the differences since Plex may be taking other factors not pertinent to Infuse into itā€™s calculations of whatā€™s going on. Kind of like gas mileage numbers that differ between city, interstate and average.

For what itā€™s worth, my 1080 content plays great and shows around 60 to 80mbps usually. Iā€™ve got to the point the only time I even use the speed test is if something starts buffering or acting strange. :wink:

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Thanks so much NC_Bullseye. Very wise advice. I like how you are not constantly running speed tests, etc. unless something strange impacts playback. Infuse is really nice. For some reason Plex is unable to play 1080p to Apple TV on its naive app - stuttering all the time. Iā€™ve read about this problem. Infuse doesnā€™t have this problem at all.

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That may have been me! Good old FTP does seem to outperform all other connection types from my testing.

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Couldnā€™t agree more. But, then you donā€™t get the benefit of Plex metadata if you connect via FTP. Via FTP, Iā€™ve found the speeds to match speeds I get on my Synology NAS (when I do a speed test on it).

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I donā€™t use Plex, but, good point. I donā€™t even use ftp anymore either as I am using the built in Emby connections.

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Thanks. How do you like Emby? I tried it a few years ago and preferred Plex back then. I tried using Emby a few days ago and canā€™t get it to access the mp4 files stored on my Synology NAS. Curious how you like the metadata in Emby. All of my mp4 files are commercial movies/tv shows (no home files).

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The metadata is good, at least for me. I use it for antenna recordings, I use it for my movie library as well. Iā€™ve used Emby, Plex, Kodi, MythTV, tvheadend, and a few others whose names escape me. Iā€™ve liked some about all of them, but didnā€™t like Plex so much for various reasons, biggest of which was support. The best recording capability was MythTV IMHO. I gave that up for Emby as I liked the overall feature set, integration, etc. MythTV didnā€™t integrate with too many things or too many devices.

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