Hi, how is the youtube chanel work,look is amazing in HD? or look is like old view poor look? About WiFI, Can past 2 wall over 25 feet distance from router and work fine? Thanks.
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To yell you the truth, I started with XBMC and it froze up on me and it was returned to Amazon. I never had a chance to check out you tube app because XBMC has you tube as well. Sorry but that's all I know.
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YouTube works like it always has... HD is fine, WiFi question has to many variables to answer.
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Yes it has good quality in HD specially netflix, for WiFi its working great in 15 feet one wall, but it has one problem with the Fly mouse some times it doesn't work so I connect wireless mouse and it woks great
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Heres the problem. The unit has limited space which prevents you from viewing a lot of videos. You have to frequently clean the cache. I don't like the Google play verison of Youtube so I use Chrome to watch youtube content. I also watch MLBTV with Chrome. It works but Vizio and Google need to tweak the device's software.
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I have somewhat the same set up as you David but I have two walls inbetween my router and BD390 as it sits about 53ft in distance in the lower living room. The w-ifi works good for us as I use the Netgear WNDR3700 model. Once in a great while as we load the HD portion of the Netflix on it will not download all "bars" but then as it begins to play it does stop to reconfigure
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I wouldn't recommend this product. Its WiFi reception is very poor...have to be within 15 feet of the router for reception. Its so bad it may be defective but haven't decided if its worth returning it to have it fixed. Also, for a college student, I'd recommend going with a tablet with about a 9 inch screen.
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I have watched 2 Netflix movies, and the quality was super via my home wifi. Is it true High Def? My best answer is "I think so!"
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Thanks Albert and A. Macharia. I'm a gal BTW... : ) I was able to use my HDTV as a monitor, but nothing more really. I bought the cable that you mentioned (A.) and I could watch Netflix, but the audio was still coming out of my laptop which wasn't fun. I ended up returning the cable to the Apple store and bought an Apple TV, but now downloading anything on that thing takes forever. Grrrrr...... Maybe it's time to bump up my wireless connection. IDK...
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answered of tp-link staff: Dear , Many thanks for your waiting. Our senior engineers have tested the router and find that it can not block secured websites such as facebook, youtube. We are really sorry for the inconvenience caused, your understanding will be highly appreciated! Have a good day!
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I just bought one of these last week and the picture looks good from any angle. I am very pleased with the picture quality also, as well as it's wi-fi conections. My wife streams Netflix movies on it at least once a day.I hope this has been of some help for you.
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It's been reported that there can be bandwidth degradation due to the way the extender utilizes the network (frequency/channels) between itself and the main WiFi router. In my case, with a 10Mgbps DSL line in a tech shield roofed 2500+ sq. ft home, this unit works just fine. My main router is in the front office and the extender is at the farthest point in the back of the home, so that they overlap in coverage. Online Speed tests from the extender were fine while testing from phones, tablets, and laptops. I am in IT, so I understand the limitations of this type of unit, it's not a Business class AP. Those will autoswitch the device to the strongest AP, where these wont. I think some peoples problems are that they think they are connected to the extender when in fact, they are still connected to the main router. The SSID will show the same for both units, but the MAC addresses are different, so I watch the signal strength indicator on the device I am using. You can test this. Connect to the main WiFi router, then walk to where you have the extender. You should see your signal drop on your device (tablet/phone). Find the "dead" spot, turn off your WiFi (phone/tablet)and then back on. If the extender is working, you will then have a stronger signal than before. I will typically switch to the strongest signal depending on where I am in the home. This unit can still reach the front of the house though. It's not as difficult as it sounds to monitor, you just have to be conscience. For the money, it was well worth it IMO.
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more than likely you don't have HD chanel. It will only do HD 1080i on HD channels otherwise it goes to lower res. Mine works fine but with cable you have to go to the HD channels.
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I also had problems with the BD 390 and the Dir 655 N series. Purchased the new router and could connect the 390 to the network, but could not download streaming video. Reinstalled my old DI 524 G series router and was able to stream from Netflix. Connection with the G series is quirky and sometimes it will not connect, but when it does it will stream in HD mode if available for the movie. I had hoped to improve this with the faster N series, but ended up returning the 655 router. I personally think LG has some firmware bugs that need to be worked out.
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I doub it, like I said my review the quality is not that good with my Sony 42 Led. Netflix and Hulu plus app did not worked. Try the Archos tv connect $129 with a nice controler. My solution was a Sony BluRay buil in wifi perfect picture.
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There are significant differences in the functionality of the internet apps available on various brands of TVs and BluRay players even within the same BRANDS. I have a Panasonic DMP-85K BluRay and a Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV. Vieracast for Netflix functions very differently between the two units. I have a very versatile search function within Netflix on the plasma but absolutely none on the BluRay and they both come from the Vieracast server! I am limited to viewing the movies added to the instant queue via a PC (or the plasma) on the BluRay. Additionally, Foxsports and Twitter is functional on the plasma but not the Bluray. VuDu is functinal on the BluRay but not the plasma - go figure. Would give my eye teeth for HuLU but it's not mentioned on either device. I assume it's a combo of licensing and hardware restrictions but I really don't know that for sure. Searching for Netflix video on a PC is not really all that bad condsidering the option of trying to punch in the data via tri-tap or onscreen keyboards using the devices. Gotta love VierraLink though if all your equipment is compatible. BTW, the Panny WiFi adapter is dual mode and works flawlessly. The only other one that I know of that is compatible is the Netgear WNDA3100version2 for about the same price. Not a valid gripe that it isn't "built in" because the USB cable allows for multiple positioning. Also, after much research, dollars spent. and time wasted, I think it is worthwhile to get a dual band router (Netgear WNDR37AV) and devote the 5Mz to the dumb BluRays and Tvs and devote the 2.4 band to data. You will be happy you did. This router allows you to set up QOS by MAC and it makes a huge difference even with a "so-so" broadband connecton of 5Mb down. I can stream 2 HD movies at the same time without loss of quality (and check out whats up on Facebook)
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Hi Karl - I had the same experience but attributed it to my wireless router being on another floor. The stream rate was not enough to enjoy Netflix. When I connected the TV via the ethernet cable the problem disappeared. It could be an issue with the wireless router having insufficient connectivity at times. My other HDTV is not smart and connects thru a bluRay player with WIFI and sometimes its data rate is not good enough. Not a definitive answer I know but I hope this helps.
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Yes, it's different than when watching a DVD. With a DVD there's a button on the remote. With Netflix you have to stop the video, which returns you to a window that's one step from browse. Scroll down 2-3 items, select. then scroll back up. not the easiest, but it works. Image quality on WiFi is pretty good, actually better and smoother than on my MacBook Pro.
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I returned this device because of the useless wireless feature. It only works if you are a few feet from the router. I needed wireless for a setup on another floor and I got that with my Samsung "SMART" blue ray player. It costs a little more but there are at least 2 hdmi and it has full HD 3D too! We watch Netflix and listen to Pandora more than tv now!
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I have a cable modem and I occasionally have quality problems. I haven't figured out yet if the trouble is with my network, the player or Netflix. Sometimes I'll get a message saying that the connection is too poor to even connect, so I click OK, reconnect, and generally it loads at high quality. Or sometimes it will load at medium quality so I'll stop the playback so it will load again. More often than not it loads the second time at high quality. It's kind of quirky. I can't answer your question, but thought I'd share my experience. Oh, and I have a 46" Samsung tv.