Fed up with cable idiocies? How about a wireless LAN for streaming Netflix ?

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Posted by Bambi B (A) on March 24, 2010 at 12:45:44

Mates,

As unhappy as I am with Time-Warner cable service- high cost, 95% worthless content, plus constant pixellation and modem reboot, I decided to try Netflix. The idea of on-demand unlimited streaming for $9/mo. seemed to be the solution to dissatisfaction with cable.

There are a variety of devices that can be used to retrieve the Netflix streaming, including the Roku dedicated boxes, games controllers, and Blu-ray players. I should have done more research, but I decided a Blu-ray player with the streaming capability was a good package: it in a sense includes a "bonus" Blu-ray/DVD/CD player. For about the same price as the Roku box, I've bought a Samsung BDP-1600. Though I have a 2005 Sony non-HD CRT (no HMDI), I figured I could use the Blu-ray player for DVD's and If I ever bought an HD TV, I'd be set.

Problem: The problem with my application is that there has to be a LAN to get the signal from Netflix off the Internet to the television machine. For me this has to be wireless. The distance from the computer to the TV is about 15' though one stud/plaster wall.

Questions: What do I need to set up a wireless network? I do know that for the BDP-1600I have to buy a proprietary ($80) USB wireless dongle, I suppose which acts as the "receiver". Then do I only need attach a wireless router to the modem at the computer? There are various standards for these- the 802 g and etc. Should this modem be an "N"? Should I upgrade my Internet to a faster speed- my service is for the "middle rate". How well do these wireless networks work? Is a there a brand of wireless router that's better- Belkin, Netgear, Linksys or whatever?

Sorry for such a basic question, but networks and Wi-Fi is one of my computer frontiers- I've never had anything to so with them.

Thanks!

Cheers,

Bambi B

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Topic - Fed up with cable idiocies? How about a wireless LAN for streaming Netflix ? - Bambi B 12:45:44 03/24/10 (15)

RE: Fed up with cable idiocies? How about a wireless LAN for streaming Netflix ? - HighEndWire 09:28:42 04/12/10 (0)

I'm not understanding something... - MaxwellP 07:57:53 03/25/10 (0)

RE: Fed up with cable idiocies? How about a wireless LAN for streaming Netflix ? - Sondek 07:53:19 03/25/10 (4)

Something like this? - Bambi B 16:08:36 03/25/10 (3)

RE: Something like this? - Sondek 08:14:37 03/26/10 (0)

You don't need a computer, just a hi speed connection...//nt - MaxwellP 17:29:59 03/25/10 (1)

Let me ammend that.... - MaxwellP 17:34:02 03/25/10 (0)

RE: Fed up with cable idiocies? How about a wireless LAN for streaming Netflix ? - Gmood1 19:29:19 03/24/10 (2)

power line ethernet - sbrians 12:45:49 03/25/10 (1)

RE: power line ethernet - Gmood1 19:08:53 03/25/10 (0)

What I did - Prisoners 13:15:59 03/24/10 (4)

RE: What I did - Bambi B 13:35:30 03/24/10 (3)

Visible cable=ugly - Prisoners 15:24:10 03/24/10 (1)

RE: Visible cable=ugly - cfraser 16:05:16 03/24/10 (0)

One room away? - cfraser 14:45:45 03/24/10 (0)

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