Wii U has no ethernet port

[runqvist]

Viper1 said:

runqvist said:

Actually the debate started with people defeding nintendos honour with phrases like "nobody needs ethernet" and "are you people still using 802.11b or what", when nintendo could have easily put that one ethernet port on their console. It is not like it costs a lot and it does offer advantages over wifi.

We may also get decent quality 4k streams, in fact I think that it is likely before the end of next gen. If moderately compressed 4k stream would be around 300-600mbps, I would not want to buffer it with  50mbps wifi.

Do you think that wireless-n will be available to do 300mbps or higher during next gen? I am very interested in that, care to provide me with a link?

 

And since you edited your post, what is a data cap?

300-600 mbps 4K data stream?  WTF?   1080 movies are generally stream at 4.5 - 9 mbps.   4k might need 20 - 36 mbps.

runqvist said:

So that is something which I don't have. Too bad for you if your connection has that, get another one.

In most countries, especially the US, we don't have competing broadband options.

A moderately compressed bluray (1080p) can have a bandwith of 54mbps, 4k is roughly 6 times bigger resolution than 1080p. Stereoscopic 4k could be around 600mbps, right?