NETGEAR 3DHD Wireless Home Theater Networking Kit WNHDB3004 Review

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(More customer reviews)Of all the gadgets purchased in 2010, and I bought a bunch, the Netgear 3DHD WNHDB3004 is the biggest disappointment of the year. Netgear says loud and clear, our product will stream Blu-Rays. Well, I suppose it does but not more than a few minutes without getting dropouts.
I ran tests using a Netgear NeoTV 550. The NeoTV has a network test mode that shows streaming performance. To stream Blu-Ray, you need a constant 56Mbps or faster speed. The NeoTV would report that the 3DHD streams 62Mbps most of the time but occasionally showed dips below 56Mbps, sometimes as low as 38Mbps. That's literally a showstopper when streaming Blu-Ray. It turns a movie into a slideshow. The failed NeoTV network test results are completely consistent with the failed playing of Blu-Rays. The product is a big fail for its principle claim of streaming Blu-Rays.
I ran many other tests. Wired performance from my server worked fine. I flipped back and forth between wired and wireless. Clearly only wireless had an issue. I also tried moving the two devices around. I changed the orientation and distance between them. At no time did network speeds consistently stay at or above 56Mbps. I even fiddled with router settings hoping that disabling encryption or other changes would help. Nothing did. In the process of testing, I did discover a curious issue. If the two units are within inches of each other, communications fails. They have to be not-too-close and not-too-far.
Hard to believe that in 2010 there still are no devices that can wirelessly stream Blu-Rays without issue.
Update 11-Feb-2011: Retested with same result. Unable to sustain Blu-Ray bitrates in every configuration.

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Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter Review

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(More customer reviews)I have spoke to Samsung level 2 support and wanted to let everyone here know that although Amazon brings this link for this device up when you search for model WIS08BG this device WILL not work with your series A 2008 model TV, not even if your TV was manufactured in 2009 and is a series A! This device (WIS09ABGN) will only work with Samsung Series B TV'S! Don't even try to order it or you will be dissatisfied! The drivers are not compatible with series A TV'S


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The LinkStick is a wireless USB 2.0 adapter that provides instant access to InfoLink RSS data – like news, weather, sports and stock information – on your Samsung HDTV screen! Requirements: Compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g and 802.11n draft 2.0. Supports '09 & '10 Samsung TVs with Internet@TV, AllShareTM OR InfoLink. Support '09 & '10 Samsung Blu-ray Disk Players with BD Live. Compatible models: LCD ('2009 : B630 series and higher / '2010 : C550 series and higher), LED ('2009 : B6000 series and higher / '2010 : C5000 series and higher), Plasma ('2009 : B650 series and higher / '2010: C540 series and higher), Blu-ray disc player ('2009 : BDP1200, 1220, 1250, 1252, 1255, 3250, 3275, 7200, 7250, 8200 / '2010 : Except BD-C5500, HT-C5500 )

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ASUS COMPUTER INTL - ASUS WL-330g Pocket Wireless Access Point Review

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(More customer reviews)I had purchased after not being able to get the Apple Airport card to work on my wireless network. Not only does this work GREAT, but it was quick and easy to setup and pulls the full 54g from the edge of my network!
Don't waste your money on the Apple cards, this is the way to go!

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Panasonic DY-WL10 Wireless LAN Adapter for select Panasonic Viera HDTV's and Blu-Ray Disc Players Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm using this with a Panasonic TC-P50G20 TV. As soon as it was plugged in, I was prompted to join a wireless network. Showed all Wi-Fi available with signal strength and type, a b g or n (very nice). Works perfectly with my Apple airport,type n.Very easy setup, just followed the prompts. It comes with a 3 ft USB extension cable which made hiding it much easier. Otherwise the dongle sticks out a little if plugged directly into the left side USB port. A bit expensive for what it is, but apparently nothing else will work. PS,there was already a update for the TV that was painless to install.I find Netflix works much better(clearer picture) with this adapter and the Panasonic TV than with my LG 390 blu-ray player.

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Wireless LAN Adaptor for Blu-ray Disc Players. With the wireless LAN adaptor plugged into the USB terminal, VIERA Cast and other online content can be enjoyed wirelessly by accessing your Wireless LAN router. With a high sensitivity receiving antenna, the connection will be stable. Now you can setup your Blu-ray Disc Player or home theater system freely without worrying about LAN cable wiring. Compatible with DMP-BDT350, DMP-BTD300, DMP-BD85, DMP-BD65, DMP-BD655, SC-BT730, SC-BT330, SC-BT230, SC-BT235 and DMP-B500

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