Ethernet connection

[borninusa]

I just took the plunge and bought a Sony 550. I want to take advantage of the whole Blu Ray LIve feature. My question is, what sort of ethernet connection are ppl out there getting in order to get a wireless connection?

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by borninusa

I just took the plunge and bought a Sony 550. I want to take advantage of the whole Blu Ray LIve feature. My question is, what sort of ethernet connection are ppl out there getting in order to get a wireless connection?

huh? if you have an ethernet connection then it wouldnt be considered wireless
does that player have wireless? i know a ps3 does but i dont know about any other player

[kpkelley]

You would need a wireless bridge to which you could connect the player with a standard ethernet cord, then the bridge would communicate over the wireless signal to your wireless router.

[borninusa]

Sorry..that came out a bit wrong. Its been a long day.

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

huh? if you have an ethernet connection then it wouldnt be considered wireless
does that player have wireless? i know a ps3 does but i dont know about any other player

[borninusa]

Just either get the standard Linksys or Belkin? Or is there something else that may be better?

Originally Posted by kpkelley

You would need a wireless bridge to which you could connect the player with a standard ethernet cord, then the bridge would communicate over the wireless signal to your wireless router.

[borninusa]

...and another potentially stupid question....

Upon looking on Amazon for a Linksys wireless bridge....

Could I just get the Linksys wireless gaming adaptor? Would that be the same thing essentially?

The reason for asking is the gaming adaptor is much cheaper and I am trying to save a few bucks.

Thanx

[El Negro]

Originally Posted by borninusa

...and another potentially stupid question....

Upon looking on Amazon for a Linksys wireless bridge....

Could I just get the Linksys wireless gaming adaptor? Would that be the same thing essentially?

The reason for asking is the gaming adaptor is much cheaper and I am trying to save a few bucks.

Thanx

What type of setup do you have?

Do you currently have a router at home?

[borninusa]

Originally Posted by El Negro

What type of setup do you have?

Do you currently have a router at home?

Yep..I have a router.

I just wasnt sure if the bridge and the gaming adaptor where the same.....because to be honest, I am not going to use the whole Live thing all that much. I just want it available to me (mainly for updates).

[El Negro]

Originally Posted by borninusa

Yep..I have a router.

I just wasnt sure if the bridge and the gaming adaptor where the same.....because to be honest, I am not going to use the whole Live thing all that much. I just want it available to me (mainly for updates).

How far is the router from the BD player? if it's near by then a network cable should do just find which only cost a few bucks.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by borninusa

Yep..I have a router.

I just wasnt sure if the bridge and the gaming adaptor where the same.....because to be honest, I am not going to use the whole Live thing all that much. I just want it available to me (mainly for updates).

They probably are the same thing, they've also been called media center extenders.

Just make sure that it is designed as Wireless Access Point (WAP) and has connections in the back for wired devices.

As for brand I would just go with whatever router brand you have as the same compnay tends to play nicer with eachother than mixing brands.

[camper]

This is what you want:

http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WGA54G...4274974&sr=8-4

You could probably get a small router cheaper, but honestly you don't want to go through the hassle of having two wireless routers talk to each other if you're not very tech savvy.

camper

[borninusa]

Originally Posted by camper

This is what you want:

http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-WGA54G...4274974&sr=8-4

You could probably get a small router cheaper, but honestly you don't want to go through the hassle of having two wireless routers talk to each other if you're not very tech savvy.

camper

That is what I came up with. The whole router thing sort of throughs me off at times. So I ask questions.

Anyways, I guess I shall go with that. On CompUSA..you can get a refurb for $39.

Thanx for answering my questions. I am hugely excited to get the blu-ray player next week at some point (hurry up UPS).

[camper]

Originally Posted by borninusa

Anyways, I guess I shall go with that. On CompUSA..you can get a refurb for $39.

Thanx for answering my questions. I am hugely excited to get the blu-ray player next week at some point (hurry up UPS).

Yeah, cheaper is better. This doesn't really 'do' anything but convert a hard-wired connection to wireless. You may have some setup instructions, but shouldn't be hard. Getting 2 wireless routers to talk to each other, could be more trouble than it's worth. $39 is a good price.

camper