Under stairs cupboard - AV Equipment and cooling

i personally wouldn't put a console in another room. the bluetooth chips are crap on them.

i've had issues with a defective chip on a ps4 and then it's replacement pro version had issues when i got a wireless sub with a new yamaha soundbar. i had to use wires to wire up the sub to stop the controller from glitching out every so often.

same with the defective ps4 the controller would glitch out randomly every so often say once every 20 mins if it didn't have line of sight.

so if you have crowded wifi or thick walls or a crappy chip it's a no go. it works but doesn't work very well IMO.

i have a lot of smart devices in the home so my wifi is extremely crowded. same goes for bluetooth devices. got multiple in every room.

living room - AVR, smart TV, Echo, Sky Q, HTPC, smart plug, nintendo switch with 4 controllers, wireless cctv
kitchen - nest protect, bluetooth speakers, smart plug, smart bulb, wireless cctv
games room - gaming pc, router, ps4 pro, smart tv, wireless cctv, wireless sub/soundbar, nest protect

then add in all the stuff in the bedrooms, nest thermostat, smart watches, smart phones, tablets, tv's. other cctv and nest protects. i'll be getting a nest hello at some point too. hell even my solar panel inverter uses wi-fi. things you just forget about.

we really need to move back to wired for a lot of stuff. i wish new builds could be specced with multiple ethernet outlets in every room all linked up to a switch in the attic where you would run a single line to where it enters the property.

28WiFi devices at last count 2 x PS4's in use at the same time and an Xbox 1 S, the PS4 with about 4 meters line of site has been rock solid even surrounded by 4 wifi devices (on the shelf) and my bedroom harmony hub with RF remote (which is also linked to the PS4 via bluetooth for all the good that gives.. :rolleyes: ) + a mobile and tablet at the same time in the vicinity of the controller.
 
28WiFi devices at last count 2 x PS4's in use at the same time and an Xbox 1 S, the PS4 with about 4 meters line of site has been rock solid even surrounded by 4 wifi devices (on the shelf) and my bedroom harmony hub with RF remote (which is also linked to the PS4 via bluetooth for all the good that gives.. :rolleyes: ) + a mobile and tablet at the same time in the vicinity of the controller.

well i've had 3 different ps4's now and iirc 2 of them have had issues with controllers glitching out. but the recent 2 were fine until i got the soundbar.
 
well i've had 3 different ps4's now and iirc 2 of them have had issues with controllers glitching out. but the recent 2 were fine until i got the soundbar.

I don't have the same issue regarding soundbars mines a Sony with a hardwired sub and 2 x wired rear however the cooling fan in the sub drives me potty. Also got a handfull of those ewelink sockets in the bedroom (which I hope get smartthings support soon)
 
I don't have the same issue regarding soundbars mines a Sony with a hardwired sub and 2 x wired rear however the cooling fan in the sub drives me potty. Also got a handfull of those ewelink sockets in the bedroom (which I hope get smartthings support soon)

Never had a cooling fan on any sub. Sounds over or under engineered.

My bk xxls400 has the world's largest heatsink attacked to it and the yamaha you can't see it's cooling all internal
 
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