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Discussion in 'Technology' started by lil squid, Aug 26, 2010.

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  1. lil squid

    lil squid F1 Veteran

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    #1 lil squid, Aug 26, 2010
    Need to upgrade my ancient Linksys router, set up a secure network for the house and would like to get a powerline adapter for the Blueray to stream HD movies from Netflix. We have a couple of laptops, a desktop with a local printer, Wii (wireless), and Samsung TV and Blueray that are "wireless capable" but were sold without wireless adapters (and I'd rather get powerline adapter to get quality streaming); current router is about 7 years old at least.

    Don't really trust salespeople too much, would appreciate recommendations for home networking - nothing over the top, basic work and entertainment, no crazy gaming or anything. Really appreciate it, guys!
     
  2. CrusaderTBC

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    #2 CrusaderTBC, Aug 30, 2010
    Why powerline adapters? Why not just run CAT 5/6 lines inside the walls?
     
  3. lil squid

    lil squid F1 Veteran

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    #3 lil squid, Aug 31, 2010
    Do you always answer a question with a question? :D

    Got my answers in Silver, thanks!
     
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    #4 CrusaderTBC, Aug 31, 2010
    I'm from the Platonic school of training. ;-p

    In any case, I asked because power line adapters are limited in speed, though not more so than wireless. A wired connection will still offer the best speed performance. Most casual users will not notice the performance bottleneck, but if you do a lot of simultaneous streaming processes like movies, music, p2p, file transfers, real-time gaming; you will really notice it.
     
  5. lil squid

    lil squid F1 Veteran

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    #5 lil squid, Sep 1, 2010
    :D

    I'd be one of them casual users who won't notice and would hate drilling holes in her nice house!

    LOL touche on "Platonic" (or Socratic, as they called it in law school)
     

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