Hey guys,
I recently purchased a Panasonic VIERA TC-P50GT25 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV and a Panasonic DMP-BDT110 Wi-Fi Ready 3D/2D Blu-Ray DVD Player. I have a few questions about being able to connect to the internet with 1 or both of them.
1.) To watch Netflix I plan to split my Cat5e line currently hooked to my AT&T U-verse box with a router and hook to both my TV and U-Verse box. I don't plan to use wireless anytime soon, but I wouldn't mind having wireless capability in the router if it's a really great deal. I've come up with a few options and would like to know what you would suggest (out of these or your own suggestion...the links provided are for user reviews, and may or may not be actually where I plan to buy from).
a.) A refurbished Cisco-Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch for $11.17 total.
b1.) The Medialink - Wireless N Router - 802.11n - 150 Mbps - 2.4 Ghz - NEW Design w/ Internal Antenna for $53.48 total. This has great reviews on Amazon, but may be something fishy going on review-wise. I read it is the same as b2 except for the color.
b2.) The W268R Wireless-N Broadband Router with 4-port Switch for $25.98 total.
c.) The Cisco-Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux) for $49.99. I read you can do a lot of different changes to it because it has customized Linux firmware available from third parties. I don't know that I would want or need anything extra...maybe you guys will know better.
2.) Would I need to do any firmware updates to these routers before I could just hook them up to my U-Verse box and TV, or should they be good to go right out of the box?
3.) My U-Verse modem has wireless capability. Should I just get the $11.17 router because by the time I would want to use anything wireless the technology would either be too far ahead of anything I would buy now or I could get something newer/better for cheaper later than anything I would buy now (and don't see myself using anytime soon)?
4.) Should I hook up both my TV and Blu-ray player (get a 3rd cat5e cable to run from the router instead of 2) to make sure they are getting their firmware updates, or could I just periodically switch the Cat5e cable between them to check?
5.) Anything wrong with these cables? MWAVE Premium cat5e 7ft 350mhz stranded network cable - light grey for $0.99?
Thanks,
-TG
I recently purchased a Panasonic VIERA TC-P50GT25 50-inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV and a Panasonic DMP-BDT110 Wi-Fi Ready 3D/2D Blu-Ray DVD Player. I have a few questions about being able to connect to the internet with 1 or both of them.
1.) To watch Netflix I plan to split my Cat5e line currently hooked to my AT&T U-verse box with a router and hook to both my TV and U-Verse box. I don't plan to use wireless anytime soon, but I wouldn't mind having wireless capability in the router if it's a really great deal. I've come up with a few options and would like to know what you would suggest (out of these or your own suggestion...the links provided are for user reviews, and may or may not be actually where I plan to buy from).
a.) A refurbished Cisco-Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch for $11.17 total.
b1.) The Medialink - Wireless N Router - 802.11n - 150 Mbps - 2.4 Ghz - NEW Design w/ Internal Antenna for $53.48 total. This has great reviews on Amazon, but may be something fishy going on review-wise. I read it is the same as b2 except for the color.
b2.) The W268R Wireless-N Broadband Router with 4-port Switch for $25.98 total.
c.) The Cisco-Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router (Compatible with Linux) for $49.99. I read you can do a lot of different changes to it because it has customized Linux firmware available from third parties. I don't know that I would want or need anything extra...maybe you guys will know better.
2.) Would I need to do any firmware updates to these routers before I could just hook them up to my U-Verse box and TV, or should they be good to go right out of the box?
3.) My U-Verse modem has wireless capability. Should I just get the $11.17 router because by the time I would want to use anything wireless the technology would either be too far ahead of anything I would buy now or I could get something newer/better for cheaper later than anything I would buy now (and don't see myself using anytime soon)?
4.) Should I hook up both my TV and Blu-ray player (get a 3rd cat5e cable to run from the router instead of 2) to make sure they are getting their firmware updates, or could I just periodically switch the Cat5e cable between them to check?
5.) Anything wrong with these cables? MWAVE Premium cat5e 7ft 350mhz stranded network cable - light grey for $0.99?
Thanks,
-TG