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Today's Electronics Need a High Speed Ethernet ConnectionEthernet isn't just for computers anymore. Many of your AV electronics, like Blu-ray Disc players, TiVo , and video game consoles feature high speed Ethernet ports to connect to the internet to download movies and music or stream video and music from your computer, or media server. But most times, there isn't an Ethernet connection where you need it. You could connect wirelessly, but WiFi can be unreliable, hard to set up, and can't deliver the speed you need to play multiplayer action games or stream HD video, especially over long distances.High Speed Ethernet From Any Wall OutletThe Monster PowerNet 200 brings a high speed Ethernet connection to any room in your home. It instantly turns your home's existing electrical wiring into a high speed whole-home network. You can get blazing quick speeds up to 200 Mbps* for multiple connections to the internet or streaming high definition audio and video. It's also incredibly simple to set up – simply plug in two PowerNet devices and they automatically connect to each other. You can add even more network connections in more rooms of your home with the PowerNet 200 Expansion Module, available separately.Quicker and More Reliable than Wireless NetworksThe Monster PowerNet 200 is the ideal solution for streaming HD movies and multiplayer action games that demand a high speed connection with reduced lag time. Wireless (WiFi) can keep you waiting when you want to quickly download a movie, and it is often too slow to play online action games or to stream an HD movie to another room in your home. WiFi can pick up interference from other wireless networks, and it can also have dramatic drops in speed over long distances because wall, floors, and doors can severely degrade wireless signal strength.
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 Monster PowerNet 200 Turns Connections from Wireless into Wired |
| Review Date: March 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Linda I. Caldwell, Richmond, VA |
| With my new Samsung Blueray, not only can I pop in a Blueray disk but my model has Netflix, Pandora, You Tube, and Blockbuster download and play capability via wireless connection. Problem was my router is upstairs on one end of the house and the Blueray is downstairs on the other end of the house, some 60+ feet distance; and not even a linksys WRT610N would send enough signal to get better than a 10% success rate on the download. Most of the time, it just chugged and chugged and then timed out. Solution: Monster Powernet 200 which sends the signal through your electrical wiring. It takes 2 units of equipment to get started - thus it's called a starter kit. You just plug one into a wall outlet at your PC and connect an ethernet cable from the Powernet to the router. Plug the other Powernet unit into a wall outlet at your Blueray and connect an ethernet cable from it to your Blueray player. Then go into setting on your Blueray and change the connection type from wireless to cable. Now the movies download in about 10 seconds. Another plus is now that the first 2 units are installed, I can add additional units in another room of the house where I have an ethernet ready TV. My only word of caution is that the Powernet unit plugs into both sockets of a typical wall outlet, then compensates by having an outlet on both sides of the unit; but not all plugs may fit into it because of angled plug shapes. |
Works as advertised
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| Review Date: November 25, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM USA |
Worked fine out of the box, no complicated setup. Worked OK through two different power strips, but got slightly better results using it directly in the wall socket, and putting the power strip into the included plug.
NOTE: this requires a standard two port wall socket arrangement (there is an additional ground for a second socket), which isn't detailed in the documentation, so if you have unusual power sockets this may not work. |
high-speed networking that is somewhat wireless at wired speeds
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| Review Date: February 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: O. CHAVEZ, San Francisco, CA |
I loved my network-able Blue-ray player I bought, but I despised the wireless adapter which left me always praying my Netflix or U-tube content would really play. Same with my networkable TV, I'd always lose the radio or the news. My PS3 online gaming was a joke wirelessly. I dreaded running a network cable from my livingroom into my bedroom. Such a downer for such fantastic products.
But, I found this small device and AMAZINGLY everything works flawlessly! It's literally plug and play. High-speed networking that's virtually wireless!!! You need one on your router end to plug "wire" a Cat5/ethernet cable into and one for wherever you want to have a "wired" connection for your equipment. You use a Cat5/ethernet cable to "wire" your components into the Monster PowerNet which is plugged into the wall. No cables between rooms, only between your router to PowerNet which plugs into the outlet and one from your components to the PowerNet 200 or 300.
You may have to reset your components from wireless to wired, but after that, it just works! NO more jagged netflix, waiting for info to load, missed songs or slow online gaming. It really downloads the best quality off netflix. I'm really pleased with this. I'm used to wiring and setting up computers, home theatre, and complicated set-ups. I was really amazed at how simple it was.
Excellent luck and buy it! It really is worth it if you use networkable products, or even if you have a wireless deadspot in your home. I'm glad I found this because it's much cheaper than running network cables through my home which was going to run me ($3,000-$4,500).
BTW the difference between the PowerNet 300 and PowerNet 200 is the PowerNet 300 allows for more than one component (4 ethernet ports) in a room. The PowerNet 200 has only one ethernet connection. The PowerNet 200 & 300 also gives you some surge protection & line conditioning (clean power filtering) which erases some of the "buzz/noise" or interference in your walls to give a quicker connection. |
Predictable installation and performance
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| Review Date: February 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Leo Mercer, USA |
| Have 4 adapters in my network and all have worked flawlessly. Installation is simple and rotating plug makes variations in plug layouts simple to deal with. Adapter supports HD video without any network lag. |
Couldn't be simpler
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| Review Date: February 27, 2010 |
| Reviewer: D. Wegner, Pasco, WA |
I bought this product to upgrade from trying to stream HD content over Wireless N, and I couldn't be more pleased. The product works as advertised, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone who has distress getting excellent wireless signals around their home with a need to network or stream media. It may cost a bit more, but there is nothing simpler to set up. Plug it in, attach to your router, connect to your desired device, and that was it. 3 minutes tops, and it was up and running. I like the fact you can add as many as you'd like.
So if you're queasy about the price, I know but it works! |
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December 2nd, 2009 | 
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