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Originally Posted by Buff
How many connections would a person need in one room? Planning on having a lot of LAN parties? Do people still do that? Genuinely curious, not trying to poke fun.
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If you know for sure where your main entertainment centre area will be, it wouldn't hurt to load up there. Some TV receivers use ethernet now, and throw in devices like a game console, an Apple TV (or similar), a Slingbox, a connected TV and/or DVD player for Netflix, etc. It is unlikely that you'll have all of those in use at once, but more and more devices are connecting to your network. And although wifi is constantly improving, nothing beats a hardwired connection if you've got one available.
Another option is to buy a small switch that you can put in your entertainment unit that can expand one jack into as many as you'd like. And bandwidth shouldn't be a concern because it is unlikely that you'll be running all of your devices at once anyway.
And I absolutely agree with putting your wireless AP somewhere central by utilizing one of your ethernet jacks. The basement is a waste for your wireless access point.