Best homeplug kits

edwardcasbon1 · 7 Apr 2012 at 13:25

Hi all,

I'm looking at homeplug kits and I've seen a few that are available. What are the best make and model of homeplug kits?

I'm looking to stream the connection downstairs to my sky box (for use with Anytime+) and possibly Xbox.

What speed homeplugs should I get? I've seen some that do 85, 200 and 500 Mbps speeds.

I'm looking forward to hearing all of your suggestions.

Cheers,

Edward

HEADRAT · 7 Apr 2012 at 13:29

Best thing is to have a look here:-

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/powerline-charts/view

I've been more than happy with my ZyXEL 500Mbps, actual performance will depend on your house wiring.

HEADRAT

GeezerButler · 7 Apr 2012 at 13:38

Using Devolo 200Mbps pair here - no problems.

drunkenmaster · 7 Apr 2012 at 14:12

Got a pair of the cheapest £33-35 for a two pack, errm, tp-link ones, worked much better than I expected.

welshdragon · 7 Apr 2012 at 14:16

Friends have bought the TP LINK ones and all find them evry good. I ahve been using a pair of Solwise gigabit ones whcih are also very good.

-=Vect0r=- · 9 Apr 2012 at 11:27

GeezerButler said:
Using Devolo 200Mbps pair here - no problems.

Ditto, enough for 1080p streaming.

Nightglow · 9 Apr 2012 at 11:45

Used to use a pair of Devolo dLAN 200Mbps AV to connect my Sky HD box for Anytime+.

Then I upgraded to pair of DEVOLO dLAN 500Mbps AV off the bay very cheap, but I don't notice any difference in performance.

Wouldn't use anything less than 200Mbps for streaming Sky.