Powerline adapters any good?

RobotXander

RobotXander

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Hi folks, I'm looking for a bit of advice...

I will be moving into a new house at the start of December where I will at last have the perk of a PC/Gaming room of my own.
Now, the router, TV, Xbox, PS3 etc will all be downstairs in the living room, with my PC upstairs until I decide on a final layout. I have a box of Cat5 available but I don't want to run any cabling (lazy I know) and don't want to use wireless as I will be streaming HD movies etc from the PC.
Hopefully the upstairs will be on the same wiring loop (I dont know much about modern wiring, the house is ~3 years old)

Has anyone used these:
Netgear AV Powerline Adapters

Throughput is rated at 200mbps. now I doubt they will acheive that but if anyone has used them I would appreciate some feedback, or evan an alternative.
I like the idea of these as they can be moved from room to room should the setup change in future
 
Great price on those, I didn't even check if OCUK sold them!

When you say moments, what do you mean exactly? Random disconnects or something?
 
Avoid the netgear. I had those and throughput fluctuated massively for file transfer and 1080p streaming (which it couldn't sustain...).

Now using the devolo AV200 plugs which are superb, not missed a beat for over a year. One is behind an RCD (in conservatory!) and wiring is 30+ yrs old and it eats 1080p for breakfast! Wouldn't ever go back to wireless for desktop use! :cool:
 
I notice almost all other websites have dropped prices and are mostly out of stock of that particular Netgear homeplug (200mbps).. Hmm....
 
-=Vect0r=- said:
Avoid the netgear. I had those and throughput fluctuated massively for file transfer and 1080p streaming (which it couldn't sustain...).

Now using the devolo AV200 plugs which are superb, not missed a beat for over a year. One is behind an RCD (in conservatory!) and wiring is 30+ yrs old and it eats 1080p for breakfast! Wouldn't ever go back to wireless for desktop use! :cool:
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Exactly the same experience, the Netgears were awful and broke in months. The Develos are a much better network connection and reliable.

For the original poster, you will probably have issues between the two floors as typically they will be on a seperate ring main. Cant tell without knowing how the wiring in the house is. But thats pretty much the standard, particularly in new builds.

They are a much better option for me as i'm in a moderate density flat block and each unit has it's own trip switch / meter. There's too much wifi interference from the neighbours.
 
I've got a pair of the 200Mb/s TP-Links from OCUK, great price (£44 for a twin pack) and they perform brilliantly, sync at 197Mb/s and that gets me around 80Mb/s real throughput which is plenty for 1080p.
 
krisab said:
are these good to use instead of a wireless adapter for the PC?
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Yes most definitely, main reason for having one imo.

Mines have been running 24/7 for a year now and not a single fault. Using a value double pair (£40) from a competitor.
 
Thanks for the input folks.

I'm guessing newer houses are a bit hit or miss with regards to connectivity due to current wiring standards?
 
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