as of right now. VOD is available. also, if you cant hard wire it...... i would consider the directv powerline adapters. they work great(and are pretty cheap as well)
What are the powerline adapters used for?dave29 said:as of right now. VOD is available. also, if you cant hard wire it...... i would consider the directv powerline adapters. they work great(and are pretty cheap as well)
I have heard this many times but every time I try to order a PPV with the remote and only a network connection it tells me it can't do it without a phone line or internet connection, although i do have an internet connection because VOD works fine.Rakul said:There is also the ability to order PPV from the remote without the need of a phone line. Some other stuff down the road from reading some posts, but what the stuff is who knows.
How cheap are we talking here??dave29 said:as of right now. VOD is available. also, if you cant hard wire it...... i would consider the directv powerline adapters. they work great(and are pretty cheap as well)
basically, they allow you to use your existing electrical wiring as a network (instead of wireless).dlt4 said:What are the powerline adapters used for?
Dave could you point me to an info source for the basics of powerline netwotking, and where to buy the gear?dave29 said:as of right now. VOD is available. also, if you cant hard wire it...... i would consider the directv powerline adapters. they work great(and are pretty cheap as well)
yes, i have 4 hr2x's hooked up via powerline. i love it. they are basically plug and play. very, very simple and very stable. i think they are $25 each from the directv website. log into your account and then go to "my setup" then click on "add kits and equipment" you need 2 adapters initially for your first receiver, then you only need one for each additional hr2xreber1b said:Dave could you point me to an info source for the basics of powerline netwotking, and where to buy the gear?
BTW, can I assume you have personal experience in powerline networking, or know someone who has?
TIA, this sounds like a great altenative to drilling holes or using wireless.
Yes but the likelihood of powerline failing in a particular installation is substantially lower than wireless. With wireless you can get interference from neighbors, your own cordless phone, etc. The interference can show up the first day or six months later.Canis Lupus said:One thing to remember about Powerline is that they don't work in all situations. In my case, I had a house addition, and the different wiring didn't get along, so I had to hardwire. But as mentioned, those who have them working well really like them. In fact, the Powerline I couldn't use at home works just fine at my work office.
Yeah there isn't too much on there yet, however I am looking forward to seeing what they offer from the olympics via On Demand. It would be nice just to get the highlights each day without the human interest crap.grape said:So far I haven't seen anything I would use a network for (outside sending bug reports for CE). It seems to cause some people problems. But I'm one of those that doesn't see the value of VOD over my internet connection and don't order PPV.
gregjones said:Yes but the likelihood of powerline failing in a particular installation is substantially lower than wireless. With wireless you can get interference from neighbors, your own cordless phone, etc. The interference can show up the first day or six months later.
Nothing replaces the stability of an ethernet cable, but powerline adapters have the advantage of working or failing fairly obviously from day one. You have to alter your home wiring substantially in order to make these fail later.
I just wanted to point out that networking an HR2x is not the best "first visit" into setting up wireless networks. It is an option for folks if they have already ruled out the other two for some reason.Canis Lupus said:I agree completely. Just to be clear though, I was not making a comparison between Powerline and wireless.![]()
So can I just plug a cable from my reciever to an open port on my wireless router and have it work?gregjones said:I just wanted to point out that networking an HR2x is not the best "first visit" into setting up wireless networks. It is an option for folks if they have already ruled out the other two for some reason.
A lot of people I have seen complaining about the networking features of the HR2x are not having problems with the features: they are having issues because they have no idea how to setup a wireless network. Removing that unnecessary step often makes the process considerably less complicated.