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How would one hook a Blu-Ray player to a wireless network? |
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| Registered: March 28, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,299 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting synner_man: Quote:
It hasn't been $600 for a while. You can get a PS3 for $400 now. Still the best player on the market, IMHO. That depends on your needs. I want one with analog outs so for me the PS3 isn't even in the running. KM | | | Tags, tags, bo bags, banana fana fo fags, mi my mo mags, TAGS!
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You've got questions? You've got answers? Take the DVD Profiler Wiki for a spin. | | | | Last edited: by Astrakan |
| | Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Another possibility would be to buy a new PC in the silent class with already integrated Blu-Ray and Wi-Fi, should be around $ 500,- including Windows Media Center.
All that needs to be in this box is a 1080p (Full HD) capable graphics solution preferrable would be VIVO (means Video In / Video Out) (Some mainboards have this onboard already), a Blu-Ray player (or Burner), 2 Gig RAM and about 500 Gig HDD, optional is a TV-Decoder and a reasonable Sound Card (usually a sufficing 5.1 solution is onboard already).
Advantage: You have an All In One: Video recorder, Radio, Blu-Ray player, fast access to HDD-stored media, etc. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
| | Registered: March 18, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,460 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm not a big fan of the Powerline devices, but they can work - usually with a speed penalty. Another option is the pre-configured access point / bridge marketed as "Wireless Game Adapters". Linksys and other companies make them. Basically turnkey attachments to any ethernet device to make it particpate in a wireless network. Here is one example: Microsoft makes one called the XBOX 360 Game Adapter. Here is a quote from an Amazon.com customer review of the MS product: Quote:
"By NukeMecca (Richmond, VA United States) - See all my reviews
I have had this bridge for like 3 or 4 years. I bought it for my original Xbox. Once you interface with the bridge through your Xbox (or Xbox 360) and enter the correct settings (wep encryption key and so forth)to connect with your wireless router, this thing doesn't care what it's plugged into. I've actually used this bridge to connect my Toshiba HD DVD player to the internet for firmware upgrades. Currently, my son has it connected to his PlayStation 2 to play PS2 games online! Once you have it set to connect to your router, it doesn't care what it's connected to.
Pro's: It's fast/Can be used as a universal bridge for any device
Con's: This bridge can only be interfaced through the Xbox or Xbox 360. You cannot simply plug this into a PC and interface with it to make settings for it. It's completely Xbox dependant to change any settings within it./Only supports WEP encryption. And like someone else mentioned, there IS no firmware update for it to make it support WPA (which is a racket by MicroSoft to try to get you to buy their new $100 bridge).
If you want a bridge that supports WPA, buy the Dlink DGL 3420 ($89). You can interface with it through your PC (a major plus) to make settings for it and use it for any device, including the Xbox 360.. just like the MN 740. "
Edit: Recently I tried the Linksys WAG600N gaming adpater. Very easy to set up. It is basically a single port device. It cannot be used as a bridge to a remote LAN - it almost worked. I wound up using Netgear wireless-N dual band routers in Repeater mode instead. | | | Thanks for your support.
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