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I was going to get a WiFi setup for my Xbox 360. I have heard there is a noticeable delay for online gaming compared to just plugging it in. How much of a difference is there?



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I have a wireless N router with the wireless N game reciever. I notice no delay. (except when the router is fucking up)



depends on your setup. If you have a good connection the delay should not be noticeable. I use WiFi and I've never had a problem with lag other than general network lag that is out of my control.

Unless you have superhuman senses and can notice that 1ns delay.




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Delay is negligible if you have a decent setup...



If the signal strength is good then the majority of the time you won't notice any difference. I play 2 player online games regularly with a friend and we were getting occasional lag and disconnection issues until he switched to using an ethernet cable (I was already using one) and since then we've had no problems. I think it's always best to use ethernet where it's practical to do so.



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it depends on your signal strength.

on my ps3 when i go into settings, it comes up as 95% - 98% so its pretty solid.

i dont think it would be any different on 360, you should get a very good connection.



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Well, I may be getting a bridge to connect everything on my t.v. to my WiFi, and it seems that the delays are negligible.



I use wifi on PS3 and 360, and I used to play WoW via wifi on my laptop. All with no issues. Hell, I even get good quality from netflix streaming via wifi on my 360 and I'm using the old xbox 1 wifi adapter. Works perfectly.



there is no difference for me



I have had no problem with my PS3