How do you connect your BD-Live capable stand-alone players to your network?

[Chordata]

NOTE: If you have a PS3, this doesn't apply to you. Sorry.

My computer/router are so far away from my entertainment center. I have no idea how to connect (since there's no standalone wireless player CURRENTLY available) in a visually-pleasing way.

How do you do it?

[gonk]

I ran a bundle of network cables through my attic a couple years ago so I'd have network connections behind the equipment rack, but that's not an ideal solution for everyone. There are a number of wireless bridges available that allow you to connect wired devices to a wireless network (benefit also being that you can connect multiple devices using a single bridge). There are even a couple powerline devices that plug into your outlets and use the house's electrical wiring to create a network connection.

[SlmShdy1]

Sorry, but I have a PS3 and this does apply. The wireless on the PS3 sucks. It took forever for downloads to finish and I couldn't connect to online games successfully. I ended up moving my router closer to my PS3 and just hooking up a wireless adapter to my PC. It worked out beautifully because that way I could hook up my Wii to the router as well (since the WiFi on the Wii is horrible).

Why not just get a wireless card or USB adapter for your PC and move the router closer to your stand alone?

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

Sorry, but I have a PS3 and this does apply. The wireless on the PS3 sucks. It took forever for downloads to finish and I couldn't connect to online games successfully. I ended up moving my router closer to my PS3 and just hooking up a wireless adapter to my PC. It worked out beautifully because that way I could hook up my Wii to the router as well (since the WiFi on the Wii is horrible).

Why not just get a wireless card or USB adapter for your PC and move the router closer to your stand alone?

I stand corrected -- that's a great idea, but I was under the impression my wireless router had to be connected to a computer....not true??

[rlf3911]

Yep think everyone hit on the solutions. Get an adapter that turns it wireless, run a cable, or get one that runs it through the power lines.

I've never had any problems with my PS3's wireless, make sure you forward the ports to the ps3 from the router. I've had good success doing this.

http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/bo...hread.id=91278

[SlmShdy1]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

I stand corrected -- that's a great idea, but I was under the impression my wireless router had to be connected to a computer....not true??

As long as it's connected to the modem, you're fine.

Originally Posted by rlf3911

I've never had any problems with my PS3's wireless, make sure you forward the ports to the ps3 from the router. I've had good success doing this.

Tried that and it never worked. I finally got fed up when I tried playing the Resistance 2 Beta and it wouldn't stop disconnecting me from the game. After I hooked it up directly to the router, I had no problems.

[Branden]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

NOTE: If you have a PS3, this doesn't apply to you. Sorry.

My computer/router are so far away from my entertainment center. I have no idea how to connect (since there's no standalone wireless player CURRENTLY available) in a visually-pleasing way.

How do you do it?

try something like this?

[Sammy]

Hard wire it. That is the only solution that works for me.

I ran the ethernet under the house in the sub-floor and I have ethernet in the attic going all over the place. Not too bad; an 80 y.o. house that's completely wired for network.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

A network cable.....

A really long network cable.

[brettallica]

Physical connections are alwas going to give you the most reliable down and up speeds, since they are connected directly to your network; i.e. they're not suceptible to interference from other wireless networks in your area (common problem, especially for those in close quarters to other houses with wireless), to say nothing of the fact of walls, floors, and other factors that can get in the way of a wireless transmission.

My entire house it hard-wired with Ethernet, and I have my modem, router, and switch located in a fairly centralized place so I can get best reception on my laptop and iPhone no matter where I am in the house. All my HTPCs are hard-wired to the network, though. It's the only method I trust to deliver a quality signal. Plus where I live, über-high speed (3.0Mbps+) isn't available yet, so since I'm working off of 384Kbps - 1.5Mbps max, I need to have the most reliable connection that I can; this is especially true if you're doing online streaming or sharing media over your network from a server. For basic browsing, it's not as crucial.

It was not easy to set up -- it took SEVERAL hours to complete -- but it was well worth it because I'm totally dialed-in wherever I go in my house.

Maybe this isn't the answer you wanted, but I recommend hard-wiring every connection over which you're passing a lot of data. I own a condo, so I am familiar with space constraints as it pertains to installing new line. It just takes a lot of work!

[Rob J in WNY]

Fortunately, my router is not far from my home theater.

A short run using a 15' length of network cable did the trick with a few feet to spare joins my Sony BDP-S350 directly to the router.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

Sorry, but I have a PS3 and this does apply. The wireless on the PS3 sucks. It took forever for downloads to finish and I couldn't connect to online games successfully. I ended up moving my router closer to my PS3 and just hooking up a wireless adapter to my PC. It worked out beautifully because that way I could hook up my Wii to the router as well (since the WiFi on the Wii is horrible).

Why not just get a wireless card or USB adapter for your PC and move the router closer to your stand alone?

I thought about this last night when I looked at my setup. My problem is, my modem is obviously at the computer. To move it near my entertainment setup, where I only have 1 coaxial cable coming into the house, wouldn't I need a splitter (to run cable to the modem, and to my cable box)?

Also, I'm not sure I'm crazy about plugging TWO more things in (cable modem, wireless router) around my TV, Wii, playstation, CD player, DVD player, BD player, receiver, etc.

What a life-changing problem...

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Rob J in WNY

Fortunately, my router is not far from my home theater.

A short run using a 15' length of network cable did the trick with a few feet to spare joins my Sony BDP-S350 directly to the router.

I think that's the route I have to go --- so I was wondering how people hide the cable.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

I think that's the route I have to go --- so I was wondering how people hide the cable.

If you have access to your crawlspace, you can run it under the house and then back up to your HT area. If you don't, or don't want to do that, you can run it under the carpet. If you don't have carpet and you don't have crawlspace... well... then you might have some issues with exposed cables.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by brettallica

If you have access to your crawlspace, you can run it under the house and then back up to your HT area. If you don't, or don't want to do that, you can run it under the carpet. If you don't have carpet and you don't have crawlspace... well... then you might have some issues with exposed cables.

No crawlspace for me. I think a big ethernet cable might be a little to obvious under the carpet...I don't want people tripping over it.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

I thought about this last night when I looked at my setup. My problem is, my modem is obviously at the computer. To move it near my entertainment setup, where I only have 1 coaxial cable coming into the house, wouldn't I need a splitter (to run cable to the modem, and to my cable box)?

Also, I'm not sure I'm crazy about plugging TWO more things in (cable modem, wireless router) around my TV, Wii, playstation, CD player, DVD player, BD player, receiver, etc.

What a life-changing problem...

So you have cable internet then? What you could possibly do is simply pull the coaxial where your modem is currently, and route it to your HT area and mount it there. But then you'll be back at square one as far as running an Ethernet line, because you'll need to run an Ethernet line back to your computer.

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

No crawlspace for me. I think a big ethernet cable might be a little to obvious under the carpet...I don't want people tripping over it.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Well you run it along the lines of the wall, if possible. You don't just put it through the middle of the walking area. There are also smaller gauge shieldings you can get, to minimize the lump. If you're good, though, you can run it without anyone knowing. Just put it along the outside edge of the pad under your carpet. I've done this before with all kinds of wires and it turns out totally invisible to the naked eye.

[SlmShdy1]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

I thought about this last night when I looked at my setup. My problem is, my modem is obviously at the computer. To move it near my entertainment setup, where I only have 1 coaxial cable coming into the house, wouldn't I need a splitter (to run cable to the modem, and to my cable box)?

That's how I have mine set up. It works out just fine. If you want to run a long ethernet cable, do what brettallica suggested and run it along the wall. If it stands out too much, you could always paint the cable to match the wall color .

[LifeOfAPirate13]

I run mine through wi-fi via the playstation 3. It works like a charm but there hasn't been much good content on BD-Live they should just make something cool for every movie that comes out. It seems like just a ploy to get people to convert who were in the HD DVD online thingy. I haven't heard of anything cool on BD Live since the Hellboy II chat thing.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by LifeOfAPirate13

I run mine through wi-fi via the playstation 3. It works like a charm but there hasn't been much good content on BD-Live they should just make something cool for every movie that comes out. It seems like just a ploy to get people to convert who were in the HD DVD online thingy. I haven't heard of anything cool on BD Live since the Hellboy II chat thing.

LOL


I don't think this thread applies to you man, but thanks for the BD-LIVE info anyway.