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Damage Inc. · 09-12-2009, 04:50 PM

Here's one for you:

My "theater" is set in an attic, far away from the modem two floors lower.
Also, even just routing a cable there... I wouldn't even know how.

Anyway, I do have an internet-adapter for a laptop, which sends the signal over the power-grid(?).
So would this also work for a BD-player once I get one up there too?
I'm not sure if it would be some kind of issue being through the power-lines.
But the laptop works well with it.

Anyway, just making sure, it would sure save a load of hassle...
Well, I wouldn't even try and route a cable, as it's next to impossible.
But an adapter I can just plug into the plug-box and the player and be done with it.

un4gvn94538 · 09-12-2009, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damage Inc.

Here's one for you:

My "theater" is set in an attic, far away from the modem two floors lower.
Also, even just routing a cable there... I wouldn't even know how.

Anyway, I do have an internet-adapter for a laptop, which sends the signal over the power-grid(?).
So would this also work for a BD-player once I get one up there too?
I'm not sure if it would be some kind of issue being through the power-lines.
But the laptop works well with it.

Anyway, just making sure, it would sure save a load of hassle...
Well, I wouldn't even try and route a cable, as it's next to impossible.
But an adapter I can just plug into the plug-box and the player and be done with it.

i think the player would have to have the wireless built in. adapters for computers usually need drivers to run them

jonesyg27 · 09-13-2009, 10:03 AM

I'm not sure which adapter you have or if it would work. If it is usb, it probably needs a driver on a cpu, as mentioned before. But any gaming adapter or ethernet bridge would work with any player with an ethernet port. You can even get a bridge kit that works with or without a wireless router. A powerline adapter could work too, but I don't personally know anyone using them. Of course, you could also get a player with built-in wifi and really be done with it.

Damage Inc. · 09-14-2009, 08:51 AM

There is no wireless whatsoever Unforgiven.
It's, like the next poster said, a powerline-adapter, and it just has a network-connector too.
I'd think it shouldn't be a problem,
but just wondering if there were any known issues to people that already tried it.

I forgot that there were players with wireless in them too, that's cool actually.
My modem has wireless but... I'm not too comfortable with having it on.
I mean, I'd be fine with it for the player, but the computers are on the same modem.
Too bad the on/off-switch (for the wireless-signal) isn't easy to get to, but in the modem's software.
Or I'd immediately just go with that.

09-12-2009, 04:50 PM	#1
Damage Inc. Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:The Netherlands 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:384 DVD collection:5	BD Player + Internet Adapter? Here's one for you: My "theater" is set in an attic, far away from the modem two floors lower. Also, even just routing a cable there... I wouldn't even know how. Anyway, I do have an internet-adapter for a laptop, which sends the signal over the power-grid(?). So would this also work for a BD-player once I get one up there too? I'm not sure if it would be some kind of issue being through the power-lines. But the laptop works well with it. Anyway, just making sure, it would sure save a load of hassle... Well, I wouldn't even try and route a cable, as it's next to impossible. But an adapter I can just plug into the plug-box and the player and be done with it.

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09-13-2009, 10:03 AM	#3
jonesyg27 Active Member Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray collection:19	I'm not sure which adapter you have or if it would work. If it is usb, it probably needs a driver on a cpu, as mentioned before. But any gaming adapter or ethernet bridge would work with any player with an ethernet port. You can even get a bridge kit that works with or without a wireless router. A powerline adapter could work too, but I don't personally know anyone using them. Of course, you could also get a player with built-in wifi and really be done with it.

09-14-2009, 08:51 AM	#4
Damage Inc. Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:The Netherlands 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:384 DVD collection:5	There is no wireless whatsoever Unforgiven. It's, like the next poster said, a powerline-adapter, and it just has a network-connector too. I'd think it shouldn't be a problem, but just wondering if there were any known issues to people that already tried it. I forgot that there were players with wireless in them too, that's cool actually. My modem has wireless but... I'm not too comfortable with having it on. I mean, I'd be fine with it for the player, but the computers are on the same modem. Too bad the on/off-switch (for the wireless-signal) isn't easy to get to, but in the modem's software. Or I'd immediately just go with that.

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