Power Network Plugs

[ratbane]

I have a PANASONIC Vierrs which I want to connect to the internet. The TV is too far from the Wireless router to use ethernet cabling.

What are these Power Network Plugs like? Anybody use them?

[GregE240]

Have a search in the Computers & Stuff forum - plenty of topics in there.

I've got a set of 85Mb/s ones myself - and they great for what I need them for (Apple TV - shared media library)

[matc]

I bought these yesterday:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004INVKP4

I want them to connect to my Sky box so I can get Anytime +, should arrive tomorrow so I'll let you know what they're like.

[oola]

I stream Blu Ray over my 200mbps ones ... I would personally avoid the 85mbps versions.

[tim2100]

I used to use some 4 port 85Mbps ones. Superb.

I have now upgraded to 1Gbps ones.
Very easy to set up and get working. Plug & play.

[z4chris99]

i have them, work a charm. sometimes if your house is older and has more than one loop they dont work

[bristolracer]

They work best when plugged into the same ring main.

If your router and TV are on different fuse boxes they are unlikely to work

[tank slapper]

Please investigate alternatives before using these things. They are effectively broadband radio jammers and obliterate the entire HF spectrum. The faster ones cause huge interference all the way up to the DAB broadcast band at 200MHz or so.

[NDA]

I've used them for a while...... I bought some Billion ones and before that used Develo. All bought from Amazon.

Easy to use, if you get stuck please feel free to ping me a PM.

[alxce]

I plan on getting a couple of the TP-Link power outlet passthrough models for my Viera when they release them. I have no hesitation in using them after having something similar throughout a house in the US back in 2002.

[Mutton]

I use these for my Panny V10 and they work a treat for things like YouTube and iPlayer. I use Solwise 200Mbps Homeplug AV units.

[TonyRPH]

tank slapper said:

Please investigate alternatives before using these things. They are effectively broadband radio jammers and obliterate the entire HF spectrum. The faster ones cause huge interference all the way up to the DAB broadcast band at 200MHz or so.

Sadly this plea will fall on deaf ears.

But you are right of course.

Quite how they meet with RF transmission requirements escapes me, but as they're classed as a 'closed loop' device, I guess that's how they get away with it.

[aizvara]

I have a couple of oldish ones still in use. Netgear something or other I think. Fast enough for me. They get a bit hot, and they have (I believe) jammed my car's keyfob on occasion.
One other problem is that mine appear to be proprietary in the protocol they speak, and won't work with any other model, which makes getting an additional unit a pain. So check that if expansion might be an issue for you.

Overall, they are better than wireless for me, but I'd rather be able to run cables (not practical at the moment).

[tank slapper]

TonyRPH said:

Sadly this plea will fall on deaf ears.

But you are right of course.

Quite how they meet with RF transmission requirements escapes me, but as they're classed as a 'closed loop' device, I guess that's how they get away with it.

They don't meet any of the requirements but ofcom have their head up their backside over it. They are fully aware of the problem but aren't doing anything about it.

[Toffer]

Nasty