I use the Netgear 500 Poweline stuff specifically to connect my HTPC front ends to the server and can stream 1080p BluRay rips no problem.
------------ Brian Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2013, at 6:38, Thane Sherrington <th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > At 04:19 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >> They are all overrated in terms of those numbers. There is some site on the >> web that has measured throughput of the various powerline devices...you >> might google for it. No where near 500 Mbps end-to-end. >> I think those numbers mean rates at the same time...as in between different >> endpoints, for a total bandwidth rather than end-to-end. >> >> IMO, none of these are fast enough to ensure "reliable streaming" of >> blu-ray....but not all BDs are created equal. Some will work fine and others >> will choke [Avatar, The Dark Knight]. So, you have to define what you mean >> by HD streaming....if you are compressing blu-ray, then these will work >> fine, IME. Ripped files generally work well on these. >> That's why I went to the trouble to run ethernet cable from upstairs at one >> end of the house to downstairs at the other end of the house...and that >> meant getting under my deck...and getting under the crawl space..on my belly >> in the dirt and grass....Yuck! "reliable streaming" is worth it to me. >> Gigabit has enough bandwidth to stream several BDs at a time...I find you >> need 10MB/s for "reliable streaming". >> >> IIRC, the best of these max out around 80 Mbps (megabits, not bytes). >> So, in theory, the best should work. That report should have the numbers. > > Ok, thanks. I don't feel like running ethernet cable, so I'll live with > power line for now. > > T >
