- Feb 17, 2015
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First of all just wanted to point out that I'm a newbie at this so please bare with me.
I recently moved in to a new apartment and the way the setup for cable is, I've had to put the modem and router upstairs, while pulling out the old powerline adapters to be able to stream movies and play on my xbox downstairs.
I've used powerline adapters before with minimal issues but the new place doesn't seem to be geared towards to providing me with the best bandwith to stream MKV's and watching content on my Xbox one. Since the adapters are almost 5 years old I figured it's time for an upgrade.
Here's the current setup:
1. Optimum Modem upstairs with an wired connection to the router (Net gear WNR3500U, Wireless N Gigabit Router)
2. Router to Powerline adapter (Net gear Powerline Av200 XAV2001) , plugged directly into wall socket
3. Downstairs - Powerline adapter (Netgear Powerline XAV1004 with Ethernet Switch), plugged directly into wall socket
4. Wired connections to Xbox one, Harmon Kardon receiver, Western Digital Media Player, Netgear NAS
5. HDMI from Xbox one and also WD Media Player to HK Receiver
6. HDMI Out from HK receiver to Samsung UNC6500 TV - HDMI 1
I use my receiver to control everything and can browse my NAS using my WD media player and can stream MKV's on my NAS to my TV. Similarly I can stream content and play online games from Xbox One on to the TV.
The streaming from the media player has lately been choppy and at times has completely stopped. Similarly, content from Xbox One, Hulu, NHL GameCenter Live seem to be choppy at best and at times crash the app as they can retrieve the necessary content.
I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could suggest how I can improve my setup and upgrade or add different accessories to not have to worry about the choppiness and stopping.
I'm a newbie at the tech speak for sure but know my way around the gadgets I'm using for the most part.
PS performed some speed tests on my laptop, connected wirelessly to my router upstairs, at 11:15 PM. Download speed shows 39.84 Mbps download and 9.57 Upload.
I recently moved in to a new apartment and the way the setup for cable is, I've had to put the modem and router upstairs, while pulling out the old powerline adapters to be able to stream movies and play on my xbox downstairs.
I've used powerline adapters before with minimal issues but the new place doesn't seem to be geared towards to providing me with the best bandwith to stream MKV's and watching content on my Xbox one. Since the adapters are almost 5 years old I figured it's time for an upgrade.
Here's the current setup:
1. Optimum Modem upstairs with an wired connection to the router (Net gear WNR3500U, Wireless N Gigabit Router)
2. Router to Powerline adapter (Net gear Powerline Av200 XAV2001) , plugged directly into wall socket
3. Downstairs - Powerline adapter (Netgear Powerline XAV1004 with Ethernet Switch), plugged directly into wall socket
4. Wired connections to Xbox one, Harmon Kardon receiver, Western Digital Media Player, Netgear NAS
5. HDMI from Xbox one and also WD Media Player to HK Receiver
6. HDMI Out from HK receiver to Samsung UNC6500 TV - HDMI 1
I use my receiver to control everything and can browse my NAS using my WD media player and can stream MKV's on my NAS to my TV. Similarly I can stream content and play online games from Xbox One on to the TV.
The streaming from the media player has lately been choppy and at times has completely stopped. Similarly, content from Xbox One, Hulu, NHL GameCenter Live seem to be choppy at best and at times crash the app as they can retrieve the necessary content.
I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could suggest how I can improve my setup and upgrade or add different accessories to not have to worry about the choppiness and stopping.
I'm a newbie at the tech speak for sure but know my way around the gadgets I'm using for the most part.
PS performed some speed tests on my laptop, connected wirelessly to my router upstairs, at 11:15 PM. Download speed shows 39.84 Mbps download and 9.57 Upload.
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