wireless dongle

bells · 3 Apr 2011 at 21:36

Hi i have bought a new bluray player that can connect to the internet via the Ethernet port but i the room i am putting it in does not have an internet connection and i am wondering if there is some sort of receiver /dongle that will work from my wifi connection ?

help appreciated

cmndr_andi · 3 Apr 2011 at 21:43

Hi there,

Unless the blu-ray player has wifi onboard, then your best bet is to get a powerline kit like this one.

bells · 3 Apr 2011 at 21:51

cmndr_andi said:
Hi there,

Unless the blu-ray player has wifi onboard, then your best bet is to get a powerline kit like this one.

thanks andi but i was hoping for something a bit cheaper

cmndr_andi · 3 Apr 2011 at 21:58

A long length of cat5e would be quite a bit cheaper.

Another option would be a wireless ethernet bridge. You could get a wireless G bridge like the TP-Link TL-WA500G for less than £20, but depending on the distance from the wireless router and your internet connection speed - this would not be as fast or reliable as a powerline kit. A wireless N ethernet bridge (which has much more range and bandwidth than a G - so long as your router supports N) costs more than that powerline kit.

setter · 3 Apr 2011 at 21:59

Which model of blu ray player do you have, should tell you in the specs wether or not it has wireless built in. Unfortunately my budget sony bdp-s 360 doesnt have wireless so i had to use homeplugs. Another alternative would be an ethernet cable, of course this will depend on how far your br player is from your router.

bells · 3 Apr 2011 at 22:07

thanks but i cant run a cable to it as its in the conservatory and my wifi router is in the front room and the lg player is not wifi enabled which i bought on price and i should have thought about it as it would be good for the bbci player and the itv player

bells · 3 Apr 2011 at 22:12

cmndr_andi said:
A long length of cat5e would be quite a bit cheaper.

Another option would be a wireless ethernet bridge. You could get a wireless G bridge like the TP-Link TL-WA500G for less than £20, but depending on the distance from the wireless router and your internet connection speed - this would not be as fast or reliable as a powerline kit. A wireless N ethernet bridge (which has much more range and bandwidth than a G - so long as your router supports N) costs more than that powerline kit.

cheers andi the tp link looks like what i am after