Should I be able to watch HD video over the network?

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I have a PC with some mkvs on them it's connected directly to an Asus RT-AC66U router. I connect to the PC from my Macbook Air and try to watch the video. It works generally, but now and then the video pauses for 5-15 seconds.
the video bitrate is generally 2,000-3,000 kbps but occasionally up to 8kbps
Is it reasonable to expect this to play over a network connection Mac to PC? What can I do to make it possible?
I know I could copy the files over to the macbook, but I'd definitely rather not worry about that
 
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Pretty major oversight... The torrents will kill the bandwidth!
Regardless though, your router's throughput will dictate the overall network speed. But I don't think that your ASUS should have any problem copping in that area.
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Macbook Air (2013 version) is connected wirelessly and it apparently has 802.11ac technology.
My desktop is connected via wires... the Local Area Connection Status lists the speed as 1.0 Gbps

I feel like that should be enough no problem.. esp given my router is apparently amazing.
 
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Pretty major oversight... The torrents will kill the bandwidth!
Regardless though, your router's throughput will dictate the overall network speed. But I don't think that your ASUS should have any problem copping in that area.
 
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