Is this worth getting for a home with an old PC with Windows XP? Worried about streaming issues. Currently only have wired Comcast.
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Camera is independent and has little to do with your PC's age other than setup and occasional viewing via your PC or other browser capable devices. You do need a relatively current browser. Your network is more important (wired or wifi) for streaming or downloading recorded videos on your LAN or over the internet (provided your router/firewall is setup to allow viewing from the internet). Once setup, camera will continue to run even if your PC is off. The manual has setup suggestions (frame rate so on) and the tech support is pretty prompt so you can ask them for the best streaming configuration, if you are worried about your bandwidth. I would get the higher resolution versions of the camera though. Camera is independent and has little to do with your PC's age other than setup and occasional viewing via your PC or other browser capable devices. You do need a relatively current browser. Your network is more important (wired or wifi) for streaming or downloading recorded videos on your LAN or over the internet (provided your router/firewall is setup to allow viewing from the internet). Once setup, camera will continue to run even if your PC is off. The manual has setup suggestions (frame rate so on) and the tech support is pretty prompt so you can ask them for the best streaming... » Read More Camera is independent and has little to do with your PC's age other than setup and occasional viewing via your PC or other browser capable devices. You do need a relatively current browser. Your network is more important (wired or wifi) for streaming or downloading recorded videos on your LAN or over the internet (provided your router/firewall is setup to allow viewing from the internet). Once setup, camera will continue to run even if your PC is off. The manual has setup suggestions (frame rate so on) and the tech support is pretty prompt so you can ask them for the best streaming configuration, if you are worried about your bandwidth. I would get the higher resolution versions of the camera though. « Show Less
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I don't know what you are using for a computer or how full your hard drive is. I'm running windows 7 in one computer while also using And older Vista as my second computer with a larger "LGL television being used for a screen and streaming. I installed a new "Net Gear" router and because my cable service was charging $10.00 a month for rentals, I returned and bought a Net Gear Modum also. We have Netflix and we also have Amazon Prime instant video and it all runs so smoothly it makes me wonder why Inpaid for cable services so long. My guess is, that it's something running in the computer in the background , not the modem or router, clean the computer first, then look at a movie ;-) I don't know what you are using for a computer or how full your hard drive is. I'm running windows 7 in one computer while also using And older Vista as my second computer with a larger "LGL television being used for a screen and streaming. I installed a new "Net Gear" router and because my cable service was charging $10.00 a month for rentals, I returned and bought a Net Gear Modum also. We have Netflix and we also have Amazon Prime instant video and it all runs so smoothly it makes me wonder why Inpaid for cable services so long. My guess is, that it's something running in... » Read More I don't know what you are using for a computer or how full your hard drive is. I'm running windows 7 in one computer while also using And older Vista as my second computer with a larger "LGL television being used for a screen and streaming. I installed a new "Net Gear" router and because my cable service was charging $10.00 a month for rentals, I returned and bought a Net Gear Modum also. We have Netflix and we also have Amazon Prime instant video and it all runs so smoothly it makes me wonder why Inpaid for cable services so long. My guess is, that it's something running in the computer in the background , not the modem or router, clean the computer first, then look at a movie ;-) « Show Less
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I tried win 7 profession and ubuntu, if the hd video is on the pc them it run fine, but if your streaming it won't play hd video well. I wanted just for streaming video from netflix, abc.com, nbc.com and youtube.com. Other than the OS and the browse there was no other intent purpose for it. if you going to use it for a web server this great but the video card on it is very poor, though, cpu is ok
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Man! This is an old thread. You could buy one of the Roku devices and stream audio/video. They're rather inexpensive and highly reviewed. Hookup either wireless or through ethernet cable. Then connect via HDMI input on the Sony and you should be good to go. And yeah, to cruise the internet you'd have to go through your computer.I no longer use this set in my main room but my son still loves it.
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seems to be working now but Comcast had a lot of difficulty adding it to their system. I would try a "ubee" instead since that seems to be the make they are distributing. But I have no technical training and have no idea how it might perform.
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Well I purchased one about a couple weeks ago and it's great, I've been using it for showbox, xbmc etc....check Internet connection
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Win7 and 8 support is spotty at best. With the drivers from Netgear's website, I could only get a 2Mbps download speed. I thought the issue was the OS, so I upgraded to Win8 but had the same issue. My two other computers can download at my cap of 25Mbps. All are wireless. All are less than 20 feet from the router and in the same room with no blockage.
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Yes. Mine is hooked up to get the internet through a wireless network and it works very well. My computer is relatively far from the wireless modem, so I had to buy a mid-range modem to broadcast far enough for the computer to receive a consistently good signal. When Comcast upgraded the internet speed in this area, the modem was able to keep up with it.
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I bought mine about a month and a half ago and haven't had it not play anything so I think it does. I do netflix, youtube, stream hulu, and other videos from network sites like abc, nbc, mtv etc. It is full windows 8 so should do everything a PC would.
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It WORKS with Comcast. I just ordered the second one to skip the riddiculous $8 Modem rental (Lost the first one due to a power surge few days ago (Idiocy will always prevail...USE a power surge protector). I start by connecting the cables to the modem then the ethernet cable to my laptop and lastly plug the modem to the power outlet. Open up your browser, go to xfinity.com, loggin to your account and it will self detect and self install your new modem. the last step which will be updating the hardware (it takes forever and franckly I don't know if it does update). I just open a new tab/window, browse thru multiple websites to test the internet. Unplug the power cord to the modem, plug the ethernet cable to your wifi router, plug in both modems and everything should work.
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My wireless router is so slow. I can't get thru a short You Tube video without it hanging and loading every 2 minutes. I have Comcast cable and a Belkin Router. I only paid $29.95 for the router, is that the reason if two of us are trying to use the wifi it will only work for one person. Would I have the same hang with the movies, tv is I used this wireless router? I am not tech savvy at all. Thanks
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Its just a modem - you'll have to get a separate router. Unlike what comcast provides which is a dual purpose modem/router.
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thanks for your help ! connected to the router it loading a little faster (like dial-up speed) the speed is listed as 300 mbps. Is this normal? My dell loads like the wind is this normal for $400 computer vs a $2000 machine
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It works well for my media streaming via YouTube and all other online streaming I have done. You'll have to confer with Comcast regarding usability with their network.
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I have no problem watching live TV via my Home WiFi, and surfing the net is no problem, depending on the WiFi speed - I usually use my Cell Phone as a Hot Spot, but still able to stream video adequately. Just had to get used to Windows 8.1 from Windows 7.
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I have a home network that uses Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, my printer, a bluray player, and a kindle. Haven't had ANY problems at all. And it was the easiest install I ever had. Used the same network name and password as my old router and was up and running in literally minutes.
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I would stay away from this one. I found with Windows 7, that you have to unplug and replug this one in to get it to work again. I believe it could be with the right software, but it is very unreliable, unsupported, and doesn't work most of the time. I recommend find a different modem.