Yep, those are ok for me. However, they may not be ok for everyone. My 3 Powerline drops all get different speeds depending on where they are in the house and the quality of the particular electrical circuit.
But for me it works, and was a much better solution than trying to do it over WiFi or having cables everywhere on the floor (we rent so running a LAN in the walls was not an option). ------- Brian Weeden Secure World Foundation +1 202 683-8534 On Feb 19, 2013, at 21:15, "Anthony Q. Martin" <amar...@charter.net> wrote: > I did some reading of reviews on the Netgear 500 on Amazon today. I found a > reviewer who agrees with Brian.... > > So, Thane, I think it is worth giving this a go. I might get one myself so I > can put a Tivo or WD Live in my workout room and not have to depend on Wifi. > > Brian -- I assumed you checked yours with some of the tougher > blu-rays....Avatar, The Dark Knight are two that give problems. Lots don't. > > On 2/18/2013 7:56 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: >> 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 >
