My brother in law uses Netgear HD ones, and they work perfectly for streaming 1080p MKV movies.
My dad uses it in his computer room since the wifi router's signal there is 1 bar or no bars (i.e. flaky) I personally would not use them since I need raw speed, but my Wireless N access point works great for streaming 1080p content to my media player. The only problem is that seeking is a bit slow, but not to the point of pulling out my hair. -----Original Message----- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 5:13 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Powerline adapter (rather than wireless N) really curious about these units, other then a wify adapter only way to connect my blueray to the network but I am wondering can multiple outlets be used with only one connected to the router ? Like one at the router, one at the tv and one in my shop ( currently on a bridge, WAN works great, LAN is poky) That would seem like a conflict ur are the matched and I would need two at the router. interesting technology, really curious how this works. Fred At 02:12 PM 5/11/2010, Anthony Q. Martin Poked the stick with: >Well, I got my powerline stuff a day early....all of it is netgear, but still running the linksys wrt56g at 10/100. > >Getting the netgear powerline stuff going is too easy...just plug in the PL adapter, plug in the ethernet cable to it, and than plug in the other piece (I got the 4 port AV unit) into a socket someplace. So right now I have the laptop at the other end of the house (one level down), where the wireless signal barely makes it. But on the powerline system I got 100 Mbps network (what's reported) and I am transfering files at 45 Mbps (big files). > >Of course, that same file moved over the router to my other PC moves at 92 Mbps. > >So wired ethernet is definitely better than powerline, but we knew that. > >I can't wait to try this on the Netgear router...it will take longer to get that up, so I'm doing simple tests first. > >On 5/10/2010 11:00 AM, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: >>I've used a few a scrapped all of them. Very slooow and intermittently glitchy. I still have a couple sitting at home somewhere. >> >>lopaka >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >>From: Anthony Q. Martin<amar...@charter.net> >>To: The Hardware List<hardware@hardwaregroup.com> >>Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 6:22:18 AM >>Subject: [H] Powerline adapter (rather than wireless N) >> >>Since I have both Tivo and a Blu-ray player downstairs, I'm think that perhaps a powerline adapter would be a better option. That way, I could connect both devices over a powerline network rather than using a special adapter for Tivo and nothing for the Blu-ray. And, if I get an XBox or something like that, I have a ready solution for networking. >From some reading, the logic goes that a wired ethernet connection is best, followed by a powerline connect, and then a wireless connection. Is that true? I live in a two story house, so one wondering if the wiring is truly connected between the levels. >> >>Anyone played with one? >> >>I guess I can be the tester... >> >> >>----------------------------------------- >> >>So I hear that Tivo now has an 802.11n wireless adapter. >> >>I get spoiled watching HD movies from Amazon on my Tivo XL. >> >>Having the speed of 802.11n would make the transfers faster. >> >>But my laptops are 802.11b and g. Will they work on an 802.11n system? Are the backward compaticable? >> >>Would my new phone (Droid Incredible), when I get it, be able to use 802.11n on its WiFi? What about an iPad? Is everything new these days 802.11n ready? >> >>I just read the descriptions of two different products on Amazon and neither of them mentioned backwards compatibility. That makes me think it's not there. >> >>If it is there, which router is best? >> >> >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2865 - Release Date: 05/10/10 02:26:00 >> >> > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5106 (20100511) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com > > -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- "Five second fuses only last three seconds." -Infantry Journal
