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Mihai B.

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Hello,

Is there any way of installing an usb gigabit network adapter on a webos smart TV?  The builtin wired adapter is only 100mbps (on a 2000$+ TV, shame  on you LG!!!)  while the wifi (N) is very poor, with the router at 1m from TV it only gets half the bandwidth of the wired network. Anyway the wired network  maxes out near 100mbps but I need more bandwidth as I have 4k video content with bitrates grater than 100mbps which I cannot stream without stuttering to TV through XPLAY/PLEX. 

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On 8/16/2019 at 1:42 PM, MisterTB said:

After months of frustration and days of googling (is that a word?) I found this post and tried my luck. I am so happy to confirm this adapter also works on the 2018 models (in my case OLED65C8).
I even took the time to create an account to say thanks. So... THANKS!!!

After plugging in the device it takes some time for the tv to install (I think), after a while I (un)plugged the lan cable again, then the lights started flickering. Still the apps (youtube) say no connection, I had to reboot the tv first. As mentioned by others above, the TV shows no connection for LAN and Wifi, but it all works flawlessly 🙂

I downloaded the speedtest app, I get a more then reasonable 250Mbit up/down (I have 1GB up/down fiber connection). So I should be able to play all available 4K videos.

As for LAN content: 
I use the onboard LG Videoplayer, it plays almost everything without transcoding over DLNA.
I am able to play all my 4k HDR files right from my synology with Media Server App installed.
Also with Universal Media Server on my HTPC (with some .conf changes) everything plays perfect, incl. subtitles. 

Right now I am not at home, but later today I will try and play some of these reference files: 

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Exactly the same here. Thank you guys for the ideation and support.

For everyone in Germany, this is the one to order to get high bitrate content to work: 

 

Und um den anderen  deutschen Googlern zu helfen: LG TV 100mbit Ethernet LAN zu langsam, 4K UHD Inhalte mit hoher Bitrate abspielen, PLEX XPLAY

Ihr benötigt nur den hier von Amazon:  - einfach ans TV in die blaue USB-Buchse! Kurz warten bis der Treiber installiert ist, TV neustarten und es geht.

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On 9/7/2019 at 10:42 AM, Paulus said:

A proper lossless 4k/Atmos stream is 60 MB/s - 70 Mb/s, which is 460 - 560 mbps.

100mbps doesn't fit the bill, to stream 4k you need a 1gbps Ethernet connection.

I have already spoke to Samsung about this, even their latest and most expensive TV models only have a 100mbps connection yet they deliver 4k TV's, Atmos/DTS:X speaker sets.

They advised me to purchase their Samsung  UBD-M9500 or UBD-M9700 player to fix this problem because they should have a 1gbps, turns out even these players have a 100mbps connection.

Sony and LG are doing the same as Samsung.

Why sell 4k TV's and Atmos/DTS:X speaker sets without offering a product that can actually play the content without inserting a disc, now I have to start researching 3rd party products to be able to make use of these features.

Hi Paulus,

Thanks for the information, learn something new every day.

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Hi,

Thanks for the interest 😀

This is a 4k/Atmos file straight from a Bluray disc:

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Using HEVC compression, if it was H.264 the bitrate would be a little lower.

62,3Mb/s video + 4.2Mb/s audio = 66.5Mb/s which is 66.5mbps

That is a 4k/Atmos stream.

 

For some reason my devices cannot stream this without buffering and the entire house has Cat8 1gbps connections, my server has 2x 1gbps connections with LACP so it shouldn't be a problem.

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On 8/16/2019 at 1:42 PM, MisterTB said:

After months of frustration and days of googling (is that a word?) I found this post and tried my luck. I am so happy to confirm this adapter also works on the 2018 models (in my case OLED65C8).
I even took the time to create an account to say thanks. So... THANKS!!!

After plugging in the device it takes some time for the tv to install (I think), after a while I (un)plugged the lan cable again, then the lights started flickering. Still the apps (youtube) say no connection, I had to reboot the tv first. As mentioned by others above, the TV shows no connection for LAN and Wifi, but it all works flawlessly 🙂

I downloaded the speedtest app, I get a more then reasonable 250Mbit up/down (I have 1GB up/down fiber connection). So I should be able to play all available 4K videos.

As for LAN content: 
I use the onboard LG Videoplayer, it plays almost everything without transcoding over DLNA.
I am able to play all my 4k HDR files right from my synology with Media Server App installed.
Also with Universal Media Server on my HTPC (with some .conf changes) everything plays perfect, incl. subtitles. 

Right now I am not at home, but later today I will try and play some of these reference files: 

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Scratch the above....

For playback I switched to EMBY media server on my NAS with the corresponding Web-OS app, so no HTPC needed anymore. Took me a while to setup (disabling transcoding etc.) Finally managed to get it going, it works great. I haven't found a file it can't play. It even plays 80GB movies without stuttering, where I thought my NAS was not able to...  also Emby is great in finding subs. 

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On 9/8/2019 at 5:29 PM, Paulus said:

Hi,

Thanks for the interest 😀

This is a 4k/Atmos file straight from a Bluray disc:

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Using HEVC compression, if it was H.264 the bitrate would be a little lower.

62,3Mb/s video + 4.2Mb/s audio = 66.5Mb/s which is 66.5mbps

That is a 4k/Atmos stream.

 

For some reason my devices cannot stream this without buffering and the entire house has Cat8 1gbps connections, my server has 2x 1gbps connections with LACP so it shouldn't be a problem.

To make a valid comparison, can u find out what files you can (not) play via:  ?

I am downloading  all h264 files between 80 mbps and 200 mbps now.

 

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On 9/11/2019 at 4:39 PM, MisterTB said:

To make a valid comparison, can u find out what files you can (not) play via:  

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I am downloading  all h264 files between 80 mbps and 200 mbps now.

 

I can play 120mbps 4k perfectly fine. Without stuttering. Higher bitrates will cause buffering every x seconds

 

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16 minutes ago, Steffenmand said:

Doesnt work on my 65b7 😞

 

it lights up but no connection 😞

 

bought the one linked to from cablematters 

 

Says a  unknown device was connected and it light up, but no internet when wifi and cable is turned for

It is in the 3.0 slot 

anything special i should do?

I had to plug in and out several times, waited for it to install (no message). Also try turning tv off and on a few times. If the lights start blinking there is communication...

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5 minutes ago, MisterTB said:

I had to plug in and out several times, waited for it to install (no message). Also try turning tv off and on a few times. If the lights start blinking there is communication...

I only have a light in the small blue led. Are you using the 3.0 slot?

So you have to do that every time ? Or does it just work after that first time ?

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1 hour ago, Steffenmand said:

I only have a light in the small blue led. Are you using the 3.0 slot?

So you have to do that every time ? Or does it just work after that first time ?

Hrm... Worked perfectly for me first time...   You're sure it was this guy:

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I have a 65e7, which should be identical to your 65b7 in this regard.

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2 minutes ago, Metasyntactic said:

Hrm... Worked perfectly for me first time...   You're sure it was this guy:

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I have a 65e7, which should be identical to your 65b7 in this regard.

Yep its the 202013-BLK... it seems it might not get enough power or something. I have no lights in it besides the blue led. When i turn on the tv the network leds light up for a split second and then goes to nothing..  tried getting it in and out 100 times.

Plugged into the 3.0 slot

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29 minutes ago, Steffenmand said:

Yep its the 202013-BLK... it seems it might not get enough power or something. I have no lights in it besides the blue led. When i turn on the tv the network leds light up for a split second and then goes to nothing..  tried getting it in and out 100 times.

Plugged into the 3.0 slot

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The 127th time worked! And it works every time now!

Super weird!

Better and more stable speeds now 🙂

 

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On 7/15/2019 at 12:30 PM, sliyk said:

Eureka it works!

I got exactly the same one, the Cable matters plug, initially I tested it wth my usb 2.0 dongle which failed (as in my post above) then I got the usb 3.0 dongle and it works like a charm! you can also connect via wifi for the other tv features to continue to work as well. This a massive fix for the TV!

How can usb ethernet be used for streaming and wifi for the rest?

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first of all, thanks for finding compatible adapter for lg tv. i bought cable matters for my 55uh850v and it works perfect.

but i have a problem. i am using 3.0 port for now and sometimes tv's smartshare app doesnt show my pc as a dlna server. i have to click refresh button on top right and close the app then reopen it. sometimes i have to repeat it 2 or 3 times, then it works.

also i want to ask something. how you guys measure your lan speed on tv? is there any application for turning my pc as a server then using tv's web browser to connect to my pc and doing a lan speed test?

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Hi

I also confirm Cable mater ver work on LG OLED65C8PLA

Question for You

Which software You ae using on your server and tv

I have some problem with 4k content. Sometimes when is more than 8 languages i cant chose the right one. via kodi i can play all audio sources . How can i Bypass my problem or

Can I use another player on my LG ?

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I bought the Cable Matters RJ45 adapter as linked (https://www.amazon.de/Cable-Matters-3-0-Super-Netzwerkkabel-RJ45-Gigabit/dp/B00BBD7NFU/) for my LG B6, but I have not been able to get a connection. I plugged it into the USB port on the side, it says "Unknown device is connected", the adapter's blue light is on as well as the green ethernet light, but none of the TV apps get an internet connection. I have tried turning on and off the WiFi, plugging and unplugging, and restarting the TV but to no avail. I'd really like to be able to get the Gigabit ethernet to work, so I can stream high bitrate content to the Plex app. What am I doing wrong - has anyone been able to make it work on LG OLED55B6V?

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On 11/8/2019 at 3:33 AM, Urbanite said:

I bought the Cable Matters RJ45 adapter as linked (https://www.amazon.de/Cable-Matters-3-0-Super-Netzwerkkabel-RJ45-Gigabit/dp/B00BBD7NFU/) for my LG B6, but I have not been able to get a connection. I plugged it into the USB port on the side, it says "Unknown device is connected", the adapter's blue light is on as well as the green ethernet light, but none of the TV apps get an internet connection. I have tried turning on and off the WiFi, plugging and unplugging, and restarting the TV but to no avail. I'd really like to be able to get the Gigabit ethernet to work, so I can stream high bitrate content to the Plex app. What am I doing wrong - has anyone been able to make it work on LG OLED55B6V?

I'm in the same boat with my LG 65UH7700 (bought in 2017). Seems to me that the USB adapter is getting the power it needs and is communicating with the network, but the OS doesn't seem to recognize that it can use that device for an internet connection. 

Any hope here?

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Hello

I need your feeback, ( sorry for my bad engish, i write from France )

I have an Oled LG OLED_EG910V, and it seems i haven't usb3 slot behind the TV. Just poor classical usb slot

I'm buying the adapter Cable MAtters :

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, It is necessary to have an usb 3 slot available to run with this adapater or not ?

I have to wait after one week to receive the products from amazon.. i cross the fingers

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3 minutes ago, delaroche said:

 

Hello

I need your feeback, ( sorry for my bad engish, i write from France )

I have an Oled LG OLED_EG910V, and it seems i haven't usb3 slot behind the TV. Just poor classical usb slot

I'm buying the adapter Cable MAtters :

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, It is necessary to have an usb 3 slot available to run with this adapater or not ?

I have to wait after one week to receive the products from amazon.. i cross the fingers

I read my specification ( book 's tv) , i have USB 2.0 (Type A) (x3 ...just to be more clear

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Dear gents,

I can happily confirm that the Cable Matters adapter works flawlessly on the 2019 OLED55C9PLA model, plugged into a usb 2.0 port. LG decided to drop USB 3.0 but, even plugged into a USB 2.0 port, it performs better than the LAN port. With the network cable plugged into the LAN port, and a 40+ GB  BluRay movie, i would get buffering every 2 seconds (using DLNA with the SmartShare app installed on my PC). Plugged in the adapter into a 2.0 port, "unknown device connected" and everything works! Netflix, Prime, updates, etc. I do not have wifi configured, it shows wired disconnected and wireless disconnected.

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Any recomendations which USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapter would work with an older LG TV model? (LG 43UJ630V-ZA)

I bought this specific one and didn't work on my LG Tv. 

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It worked on my PC and SteamLink just fine. Connection established normally.

Any help?

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I don't know if it helps but these are the protocols that my TV support for Ethernet i guess. All of them 802.11.

And most of the USB to Ethernet adapters i checked are 802.3 or 802.2. I found an adapter in my country which has the protocols of my TV named on it.

It's brand is chinese named but doesn't really bother me? Should i go for this one adapter?

IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
1000 Mbps
 
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5 hours ago, Razielgr said:

Any recomendations which USB to Gigabit Ethernet adapter would work with an older LG TV model? (LG 43UJ630V-ZA)

I bought this specific one and didn't work on my LG Tv. 

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It worked on my PC and SteamLink just fine. Connection established normally.

Any help?

looks like your tv is from 2017, not that much old. my 55uh850v is from 2016.

try cable matters adapter on page 1. it works perfectly on my tv so it can work with your tv too like the others.

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