Netgear's Home Theater Internet Connection Kit spreads content on power lines
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 12th 2009 8:41AM
posted Aug 12th 2009 8:41AM
Not so fond of those wireless streaming solutions? Unable to strew Ethernet cables all across your abode for fear of an SO beating? Fret not, as Netgear's now-shipping Home Theater Internet Connection Kit has you covered. The $179.99 bundle consists of an XAVB1004 Powerline AV Ethernet switch and a single Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter (XAV101) to get you started; just connect your web-ready wares to these adapters via Ethernet, and connect said adapters to your home's vast array of power outlets. It's magic, really.[Via HotHardware]
I recently switched to Ethernet over power line and I have to say I'm loving it! I grew tired of the inconsistency of wireless.
Netgear sucks I had a router that wouldn't allow me to ttransfer 100mb files or larger from PC to Laptop. It kept losing the stream it said.
I hooked up my Linksys wrt54g no more issues.
They are having DNS "issues" with their product line and ya know how timely they are at releasing FW updates. NOT!
Until recently, I never had a problem. But now looking for alternatives other than Linksys (Cisco's Crap line) and Netgear (now just crap).
Is running Cat 5e/6 really that hard? I realize you can't always do it, such as in a rental arrangement or certain methods of construction. As it is, I have enough stuff hanging off outlets and power strips, I don't need more. And yeah, I'm not hot on Netgear.
How is this home theater related? Looks like they just re-packaged one of the adapters into a black case, which I guess makes it fit aesthetically better on a home theater shelf. I was expecting this to distribute hdmi but it's just re-marketing of an existing product.
PTHTHT somebody wake me up when they have reliable cross switch transfers and it's 19.95 for a six pack.