When all my smart home devices are on and connected at the same time, video streaming quality from my Roku 4 or ps4 goes to shit. Is my router likely to blame?

Edit: Roku 3, not 4. I do have an Ultra but it's still boxed. I got it to use if or when the 3 dies.

I have a 100mb tier plan and the speeds are consistent and mostly stable over both Ethernet and wifi.

I own two 1st gen echos, two taps, an echo show, a Google home, the Lenovo Show, and several Insignia / Google smart speakers. If no more than two or three are plugged in throughout the house, all is well. But if everything is connected at once, streaming video quality from a roku or a console suffers....even if NONE of the Amazon or Google products are in use and streaming any music or doing anything at all.

Have I just reached a cap? My router was a top of the line "N" and it's not THAT old. I don't mind unplugging the other speakers but that defeats the whole point. If my router is likely to blame, I suppose the best time to look into an upgrade is fast approaching. But I'd really rather not deal with this if I don't have to. Setting up another network from scratch is going to be a nightmare just dealing with all my hue and lifx bulbs and strips alone.

If a new router is in fact the way to go, suggestions would be welcome. Even if it's an expensive model holiday sales are right around the corner.

Submitted November 03, 2018 at 03:41AM by FluffleCuntMuffin https://ift.tt/2qoaVqK via TikTokTikk