Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-20 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 05:46 PM 19/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Three. One at my router (which is also where the media server downstairs HTPC are), one at the upstairs HTPC, and one where my desktop is. Excellent. I need one at my router, one in my wife's office, and one in the basement. Are you using the

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-20 Thread Brian Weeden
Single. --- Brian Weeden Secure World Foundation +1 202 683-8534 On Feb 21, 2013, at 4:27, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 05:46 PM 19/02/2013, Brian Weeden wrote: Three. One at my router (which is also where the media server downstairs HTPC are), one at

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-19 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
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

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-19 Thread Brian Weeden
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

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-19 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 08:56 PM 18/02/2013, 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. How many of the Netgear boxes do you use? Just point to point, or point to multipoint? T

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-19 Thread Brian Weeden
Three. One at my router (which is also where the media server downstairs HTPC are), one at the upstairs HTPC, and one where my desktop is. Brian Sent from my iPhone On Feb 20, 2013, at 0:06, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 08:56 PM 18/02/2013,

[H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
I know we've discussed Powerline in the past, but I'm not very familiar, so I have a few questions. I was looking at this device: http://ca.netgear.com/home/products/powerline-and-coax/high-performance/XAVB5004.aspx# Am I right in assuming I can put the single port thingy in the room with my

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
The answer to the first questions is yes. I'm not 100% on the second question as I have not done it before, but I do believe the answer is yes. I have also mixed devices between brands and they work. I think this was actually doing the thing above, but memory fades over time and I have

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Amazon.com review on adding units to the WD (this means the answer to your second question is yes, if you get the WD): This is a terrific product. It does what it says that it will do. You will get much faster speeds than wireless without all the dropouts. Each box comes with two units. These

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:42 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Amazon.com review on adding units to the WD (this means the answer to your second question is yes, if you get the WD): Awesome, Anthony. Thanks! Are the 200Mbps models like the WD fast enough for HD streaming? The reason I was looking at

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
+1 for the wd version. It really is great. On Feb 18, 2013 10:54 PM, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 03:42 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Amazon.com review on adding units to the WD (this means the answer to your second question is yes, if you get the

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
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,

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
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

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Brian Weeden
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,