powerline query.....

Reality Bites · 10 Dec 2013 at 13:17

I currently have some old Netgear powerlines (around 5-6 years old). I want some quicker devices and have been looking at the TP link AV500 sets. If i bought the GB ones, but then wanted to extend further but didn't need the extra speed, would the 500MB's ones work with them? Can i mix speeds?

I'm tempted just to go with the 500MB's ones anyway. I want them to connect to my server in my spare room for HD streaming.

a1ex2001 · 10 Dec 2013 at 15:34

I believe if you mix speeds everything runs at the slowest speed (or even slower). 200MB's shoud be fast enough for HD streaming so 500's should be fine.

I'm having exactly the same dilema, I've got a couple of 200 home plugs at the minute but want to add some more and I'm loath to go with the slow ones but too tight to upgrade them all!

bledd · 10 Dec 2013 at 15:47

Drill holes, lift carpets, fit ethernet ports.

Cheaper and 1000x better!

Reality Bites · 10 Dec 2013 at 15:50

bledd. said:
Drill holes, lift carpets, fit ethernet ports.

Cheaper and 1000x better!

if i could, i would.......but my server is in the spare room and my av kit the lounge. It's a long way to run cables.

£40-50 for a set of 500MBS powerlines should do the job.

schnoodles · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:20

a1ex2001 said:
200MB's shoud be fast enough for HD streaming so 500's should be fine.

I stream HD across AV200s with no problems whatsoever.

Reality Bites · 10 Dec 2013 at 16:27

Considering the 500's are around £25-30 a set, I may aswell plumb for those? I'm assuming the GB port on them is pointless as the 100mb ports shouldn't be a bottleneck with these?

a1ex2001 · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:41

Reality Bites said:
Considering the 500's are around £25-30 a set, I may aswell plumb for those? I'm assuming the GB port on them is pointless as the 100mb ports shouldn't be a bottleneck with these?

Would give the GB ports a miss, 500's seem to be the market sweet spot at the minute

bledd. said:
Drill holes, lift carpets, fit ethernet ports.

Cheaper and 1000x better!

The homeplugs do the job take a 1000x less effort and are 1000x easier to get past the wife than destroying the house! I know which I chose, I would only consider cat5 if I was rewiring or redecorating the whole place.

AtreuS · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:44

Avoid the tp-link ones... I and others have had problems with them cutting out randomly.

schnoodles · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:57

AtreuS said:
Avoid the tp-link ones... I and others have had problems with them cutting out randomly.

I've been running a LAN on four tp-link adapters for about 18 months without a single problem. That includes gaming, streaming HD, NAS etc. Luck of the draw, I guess.