Powerline networking:
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-XAVB5001-Powerline-500-Adapter/dp/B004DVEW8I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307922563&sr=8-1
netgear should have that AV adapter out soon what will let you drive 4
devices over a powerline connect. 500 rather than 200 Mbps. I current
use the 200 Mbps AV unit here
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Powerline-Adapter-Ethernet-Switch/dp/B002J9G5XG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1307922563&sr=8-6
but will be upgrading once the 500 Mbps version hits. I also use this:
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Livewire-Powerline-Network/dp/B003VWY0VY/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1307922563&sr=8-9
works with the netgear stuff too.
I also have 5 Ghz and 2.4 Gghz networks....they work as long as you keep
the distance short...almost direct line of sight...otherwise,
unreliable. My powerline stuff is rock solid.
I cna't say I stream 1080p video, though. I rather play blu-rays. I do
stream netflix in HD, youtube, vimeo, and other stuff over google tv and
tivo. I download stuff from Amazon in HD, but those are real downloads,
not streaming.
I did some file transfers a while back documenting a lot of the speeds I
got...should be in the archives.
On 6/12/2011 6:45 PM, Brian Weeden wrote:
Next month we're moving to a new house, one that we will be renting for a
few years. I'm looking at how to stream content from our home media server
around the house. It looks like running LAN cables will not be an option so
we will have to do it wirelessly
We will be streaming everything from 480p xvid to 1080p Blu Ray rips, but
generally to no more than one device at a time (perhaps worst case two,
although not likely both 1080p). My initial thought is to setup two
separate Wifi networks - one on 5 Ghz dedicated to the HTPCs and media
server, and a separate 2.4 Ghz network for everything else.
Has anyone tried that before and run into problems? I think I can still
have all the devices on both networks on the same LAN as long as they are
all on the same subnet, right?
---
Brian
