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Re: Homeplug speeds

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Originally Posted by hjf288 (Post 35205405)

The 1000Mbit are overkill ...

Maybe. You get what you pay for.

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... and they dont even hit near it..

Whereas the ones you are suggesting do?

Rather than unsubstantiated opinion, here are some facts: http://www.faculty-x.net/homeplug-blog/?p=22

Re: Homeplug speeds

The arrival rate of streamed HD at the cable modem is the key point. If there is congestion on your line, then you would have the stuttering you describe.

Re: Homeplug speeds

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Originally Posted by jms (Post 35205313)

We need to separate two things here. One is your ability to download from the web, and the other is the speed of your local network.

When you say you want to stream from your pc, does that mean you have a copy of the film on the pc and it stutters when you try to stream it over your own network? If so, homeplugs might help.

If you're trying to stream a film that you're downloading on the pc, then the stuttering may be caused by your download speeds, and homeplugs are unlikely to help.

Re: Homeplug speeds

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 35205543)

You only read the quotes in earlier posts not the original.

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Originally Posted by jms (Post 35205313)

Hi guys, looking for a bit of help regarding homeplugs.

Recently, we've been trying (unsuccessfully) to stream HD movie and TV files from my PC to our HDTV via PS3 Media Server. Streaming SD works, but HD is stuttering and buffers regularly.

We were told Homeplugs would be a better solution, but reading this topic has confused me a bit - do the speeds we get through Homeplugs depend on the speed of our phone line? We get about 8MB/s download speed, but are thinking of getting 200 MB/s homeplugs and connecting it as follows:

PC -> Home Hub 1 via Ethernet
Home plug 1 -> Home Hub via Ethernet
Home plug 2 -> PS3 via Ethernet

Will this give us enough speed to stream HD perfectly?

Thanks a lot guys, really appreciate it!

Obviously on BT with a home hub. Not BT Infinity.

Re: Homeplug speeds

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Originally Posted by TheNorm (Post 35205415)

Maybe. You get what you pay for.

Whereas the ones you are suggesting do?

Rather than unsubstantiated opinion, here are some facts: http://www.faculty-x.net/homeplug-blog/?p=22

And where exactly are the 1000Mbit adaptors on there?

I hit around 60Mbit on my 200Mbit plugs, The solwise 1Gbit ones were around 70 - 90Mbit max but had major problems dropping..

If you was going to suggest anything and had knowledge of homeplugs, you'd point him to Homeplug AV2 devices such as the XAV5001 which can get around 130Mbit real world throughput..

But yeah "unsubstantiated opinions" I guess :p Yours being that Gigle (The chipset inside the 1Gbit adaptors) are decent...

Also I could make a website saying the same things, if it was a professional test the guy would be using iperf, the guy would eliminate the NAS as that could be a bottleneck to the performance testing... So your source of "Facts" are about as credible as Tony blairs justification for the iraq war...

Re: Homeplug speeds

It is worth noting that the 200Mb Comtrend Powerline adapter as used for BT customers until recently days are not, in fact, 200Mb. They run 100Mb up and down simultaneously. That is not 200Mb in my book. I am not sure if the Netgear 200Mb product is genuinely 200Mb up and down. I wonder if the 85Mb homeplug cited by Tod is really that or perhaps it is 40Mb+ in both directions. Worth checking think.

Netgear do have a 1Gb powerline adapter. ie 500Mb x2. That ought to cover most needs if you want to go that way. It certainly ought to be a lot better than wireless.
http://www.netgear.co.uk/home/produc...e/default.aspx