1. Does it have the ability to connect via Ethernet to my router? 2. AMAZON, NETFLIX, CRACKLE, HULU? Can I get all these?
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1. Yes, i have connected a cat 5 cable from my wireless router to my sony player and am able to surf the internet. 2. yes, it came pre~installed and was able to sign up but do not really use the service my self. even though I was successful in downloading a free movie. I really do not subscribe to netflix,I do not see any reason why it should not work if amazon video did. Crackle worked fine for me. Hulu is a subscription service like netflix and unfortunately I do not have any intention of paying for these services.
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I'm trying to do the exact same thing. I have a Sony BDP N460, a blu ray player with an ethernet port but no wireless. First let me suggest what I'm currently using. The Netgear XAV101 PowerLine AV (look for the product that includes two units) which sends internet through your existing power wires. You connect an ethernet cable from your router to one of these devices plugged in to an outlet. Then take the second device and plug it in where you want internet access. Ideally you can get about 150 Mbps (when I connected to the next room). But where I need to go is across the house and the speed is at best 47 Mbps. The bottom line however is that it totally works. I can stream Netflix content (in HD) no problem. The quality is noticeable reduced, but definitely watchable, and for content you're not going to watch on blu ray disc anyways, might not be an issue. Now for the question at hand, I just received this item you are asking about. I was hoping it would grab internet wirelessly from my wireless N router. I'm thinking that yes another one may be required. For just under twice as much there is this product http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00126R3P6/ which includes two wireless bridges. This may be what we're looking for. I can't understand why there isn't simply a single device that will connect wirelessly to my wireless router and give internet access to a network device. But maybe it's possible if the tech said so. I hope so otherwise I'm spending more money and I want to stick with Netgear because my experience and the general consensus is that their devices are more reliable than others. And I just noticed the post is a year old. Well maybe this will help someone.
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It has a connection for Ethernet but I have not used it so I don't now if or how it works; wish I would have gotten a machine with WI-FI but alas..... The box says - "Ethernet, 10/100Mbps, BD-Live, BD-J" it that is helpful. I have also not used a BluRay disc from another region as of yet but only region A. One issue I have had is that if I left it on but not using it, it shuts off automatically and then will not respond to the remote or front buttons; I have to unplug to essentially reset; otherwise, I am happy with it so far. Watched the Lord of the Rings extended on BluRay one weekend, one right after another and no issues [Yeah, it was a long day]. Hope this all is somewhat useful in deciding your purchase. M.
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Sorry I can't help. This device did not meet my need. I can't remember now what I wanted it to do. I am doubtful that it would do much ethernet connecting. But please don't take that as fact
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From what I saw on another page, from TP Link: Though the speed of the Ethernet port is limited to 100mbps, the data transmission and receiveing between the devices will be approximitaley 500mbps, given the integrity of the circuit. Someone else posted that essentially if you add more than 2 of these in your house, the combined bandwidth could be up to 500mb. In my case, I had a near-wifi dead zone (1 bar, Amazon prime wouldn't stream), and after adding this, and a wifi router I turned into an AP, I can now stream Amazon prime without any issues, via ethernet to my roku, and wifi on my other devices gets MUCH better signal. In short, if you only plan to get 2 of these, you shouldn't need the 500mb ones. If you plan to setup 3+ over your house, and you have a gigabit router already, then go that route. I got these b/c at the time, they were the same price as the 200mb ones. Good luck w/ your purchase!
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Ethernet only I am not sure if but someone said there was wifi hardware capabilities that could come with a update. Not sure if this is true but not Ethernet is the only way.
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May also be able to use a network cable to plug into your router. I would just plug it it in to the network to see what happens. How do you currently have it connected? Or is this going to be new?
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I have my tv set up with apple tv and i have access to Netflix, hulu plus, all iTunes content & many others. I can also connect my lap wirelessly for streaming amazon prime.
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If you can connect to the Internet thru Apple TV then you probably don't need this. I didn't hav Apple TV or any other box to connect so it was a reasonably priced quick way for me to connect to my wifi network. Also with this you can connect directly to Amazon and wtch movies or TV in Prime or even not prime. I can download Amazon app to my iPad but I'm not sure how it works with Apple TV.
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You are welcome. Do me (us) a favor and let me know which one you decide to keep and why. If the next firmware revision or two does not fix the video streaming, then I will probably add one of those two just for Hulu. You could save me the hassle of buying both, comparing, and returning one :)
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RhymeBoy.G, Thanks for your post. I want to connect our satellite receiver, blu ray disk device, and plasma tv to the internet by cat5 cable. We have the following: dsl modem&gt;D-link wifi router&gt;desktop pc&gt;wifi laptops. I was not certain if I could connect the entertainment devices through a switch connected to the wifi router. Now I know this will work! Thanks.
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Yes you can stream from Netflix, Hulu, amazon video as long as you have it connected wired/wireless to the interweb
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if you have a blu ray player in a room without internet access..no Ethernet portals..its easier to do updates and for streaming services like Netflix. I was using one of those ethernet power bridge setups on my last blu ray because my entertainment center is in a room that does not have a portal. Wireless has no baring on the playback of discs, its about maintenance and other functions such as playing videos from your pc thru the player on to your TV
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You can stream from many different apps including hula, you tube, crackle and many more. Remember this is wired not wireless so you will need a Ethernet cord from you internet modem to the player like the cords to your computer that you receive internet on. The price of 312 there showing right now has to be wrong, it goes from between 50 to 100 dollars
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Yes it does. I had no problem connecting it to my wired lan and access the AllShare (pc program) shares from my desktop at home. The downsides are that I could not update the firmware via web so I had to do it manually using a usb pen drive. Also I couldn't make Netflix to work on this device even thought it was so easy to do on the smart tv of the same vendor. If you are interested in using it for Netflix I would recommend you to stay away from this model (and maybe you should try a gaming console like the PS3 which let you play Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HULU, Crunchyroll, etc or another blu ray player model). Yes it does. I had no problem connecting it to my wired lan and access the AllShare (pc program) shares from my desktop at home. The downsides are that I could not update the firmware via web so I had to do it manually using a usb pen drive. Also I couldn't make Netflix to work on this device even thought it was so easy to do on the smart tv of the same vendor. If you are interested in using it for Netflix I would recommend you to stay away from this model (and maybe you should try a gaming console like the PS3 which let you play Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HULU, Crunchyroll, etc or... » Read More Yes it does. I had no problem connecting it to my wired lan and access the AllShare (pc program) shares from my desktop at home. The downsides are that I could not update the firmware via web so I had to do it manually using a usb pen drive. Also I couldn't make Netflix to work on this device even thought it was so easy to do on the smart tv of the same vendor. If you are interested in using it for Netflix I would recommend you to stay away from this model (and maybe you should try a gaming console like the PS3 which let you play Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, HULU, Crunchyroll, etc or another blu ray player model). « Show Less
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I'm not really sure what your question is. The unit comes with a built in Wi-Fi connection or you can buy a ethernet to USB adapter and connected to the Internet that way. I hope that answers your question.
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We use Amazon video, Hulu, M-Go, and VuDu on a regular basis over wifi and have no problems at all. VuDu and M-Go are even in 1080 resolution. In fact I'm watching Hulu right now. There are other video services like Netflix, Crackle, YouTube, etc. too but we don't use them as often.