bit-tech News: Belkin's Powerline AV Network Adapters

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Hi all,

 

We have just published a review of *Belkin's Powerline AV Network

Adapters* - if you could post a link on your site that would be very

much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/12/27/belkin-powerline-av-network-adapters-review/1

 

 

*Picture:*

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*Quote:

*/While the actual speeds we experienced were a long way off the 200Mbps

quoted by Belkin they’re still great results for a power line

connection, and while you can theoretically better them with a wireless

N network and a gigabit connection is always going to be the fastest

solution, here there’s none of the hassle of installation, wireless

security or signal strength woes.

 

It really is wonderfully simple to setup – you just plug it in and

you’re sorted with a secure and fairly speedy connection to the rest of

your network anywhere in your house. The decent network speeds and tiny

effect to ping certainly make it an attractive proposition for those

looking to play games far from the router or Internet access point

without the extra lag of wireless, and it’ll also nicely compliment a

media centre – the speeds we experienced are certainly enough for

streaming high definition video.

 

Perhaps the only really off putting thing here is the price - £60 is

steep to connect one machine (or room if you pop a switch on the end) to

your network via the power lines and the cost of fitting out an entire

house with them is even worse. There’s also the fact that every machine

connected to the network via the power lines will be sharing the same

bandwidth, which if you’ve got multiple machines connected could soon

cause a problem.

 

However, if you’re looking for an alternative to the pricey Xbox 360

Wi-Fi adapter or want a fast and reliable connection for your media

centre, this kit is perfect, and goes a long way towards proving that

power line networking can not only work, but work well./*

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net