[VictorBoyko]

i uploaded a movie on my time capsule (which is set up to use only "n" mode).
there is a notable lag in playing the x264 .mkv movie every 5-6 seconds.

should it be like that?
what can i do to improve the perfomance?

[ghporter]

A "lag" or a "drop out?" I would say that big movies would be problematic when streamed over slower networks, but N speeds should work fine, but that's just a supposition because I haven't tried anything about that stuff. But a "lag" is when you issue a command, like "pause" and it takes a noticeable amount of time for the pause to happen, while a "drop out" is when playback ceases on its own. Knowing which you're experiencing will help determine what's going on.

[Simon]

It depends very much on what kind of x264 file that is. What is the required transfer rate? If I take a movie that requires 8MB/s I can't stream it without lags over my n network either ( I get around 6 MB/s sustained).

And what kind of player are you using? VLC? In my experience if the player doesn't cache well and your network shows inconsistent transfer rates that's a mix guaranteed to give you playback lags.

[VictorBoyko]

solved.
had to increase cache size in vlc to 3000ms.

[mduell]

Originally Posted by Simon 

It depends very much on what kind of x264 file that is. What is the required transfer rate? If I take a movie that requires 8MB/s

Where do you get 60+Mbps H.264 files? 4k cinema?