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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DGL-4500 => Topic started by: wannaplay on October 05, 2008, 07:22:09 AM
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Hi,
I've got a DIR-655 and am thinking of getting the DGL-4500. Just wanna know if it is worth it? The main reason why i wanna buy it is because it is a gaming router and i often play games through the net such as cod4. Is there any significant improvement in ping between the two routers while your playing a game on the net and someone else is useing it to watch videos etc... at the same time?
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my best cod4 ping times are in the low 20ms using a dgl -4500
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The only signifgant difference between the 4500 and the 655 is the additional 5ghz radio and a faster CPU.
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So the gaming fuel is just a gimmick. Does it just do what qos does?
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They are TONS of reviews on the web that compare the dgl-4500 to the dir-655.
Don’t see how calling the QoS feature on a gaming router “Game Fuel” a gimmick.
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We streamlined it more for gaming, but you could call any feature a "gimmick" if you wanted.
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Hi,
I've got a DIR-655 and am thinking of getting the DGL-4500. Just wanna know if it is worth it? The main reason why i wanna buy it is because it is a gaming router and i often play games through the net such as cod4. Is there any significant improvement in ping between the two routers while your playing a game on the net and someone else is useing it to watch videos etc... at the same time?
A major difference is that the DGL-4500 is dual band selectable. Meaning it has both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz band (only run one wireless band at a time) . The DGL-4500 also has the OLED screen which proves useful for a number of things including usage, quick access to router logs/information, and you can even check the time! (lol).
However, the 655 has support for Bsecure's SecureSpot 2.0 which is nice if you need parental control functionality or a much easier way to remotely manage your router.
hardware wise, they use SIMILAR chips. Obviously the Wireless radio's are completely based on completely different architecture.
Hope this helps!
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Sorry about the gimmick thing. Thank you for taking your time to answer.
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My ping times improved below the 20 ms mark after switching my DNS servers to OpenDNS.org servers. I had just been using the Comcast DNS and they stink on ice.
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Open DNS's server are AMAZING, well that and 90% of people out there are just using whatever their ISP gives them
Open Dns' DNS Server IP = 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222. Give them a try.
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Open DNS's server are AMAZING, well that and 90% of people out there are just using whatever their ISP gives them
Open Dns' DNS Server IP = 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222. Give them a try.
Hi Lycan. Mind giving a brief explanation of this (or anyone else)? I'm afraid I don't know a thing about Open DNS, but would like to. Thanks in advance.
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It's a 3rd part DNS server you can use for your gateway device.