Reddit mentions of TP-LINK TL-PA511 KIT AV500 Powerline Gigabit Adapter Starter Kit, up to 500Mbps

You could try ethernet over power adapters (like this).

apparently they are as good as straight up LAN from the router. I just bought these...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081FLFQE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

we'll see if it helps

I bought a Powerline Adapter starter kit from Amazon and it works like a charm for Remote Play:
TP-LINK TL-PA511 KIT AV500 Powerline Gigabit Adapter Starter Kit, up to 500Mbps

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081FLFQE/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_NyySub01M8DMN

One thing to look at is a powerline adapter. It works wonders. Usually they're between 40 Link for the basic and 60 Link for the upper end ones.

Shitty. I think your only recourse is to use a power line networking adapter. If you don't pay for power, make sure you pair the adapters and they are encrypted.

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA511-Powerline-Starter-Kit/dp/B0081FLFQE/ref=pd_tcs_subst_e_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0P7PRVBPVM067SX9GC8R

That will keep your devices on the same subnet and you can continue to use your firewall.

Use one of the gigabit 500 AV class adapters. Those should allow you plenty of bandwidth to work with.

I have a 50/25 plan at my parents' house and I use a 500AV gigabit adapter to connect my Xbox One, 360, Wii U, PS2 (for no reason other than I can), and computer. I can maintain a stable internet connection fast enough for low latency gaming and support a simultaneous 1080P HD stream coming down from YouTube.

They also make ones that have built in Wi-Fi hotspots, so you can connect your wireless only devices to a more reliable, more stable connection. Something like this could do the trick:

http://amzn.com/B009WG6K66 (with Wi-Fi, no gigabit)
http://amzn.com/B0081FLFQE (no Wi-Fi, with gigabit)

I live in the US, but from what I read anything behind a surge protector (or whatever you want to use to clean up the electrical signal) will strip out all the noise generated from the Ethernet adapters.

http://amzn.com/B0081FLFQE ... I'm using these right now, they're a lot more beefy than they lead on, and I'd believe that they could flicker "touch" electronics no problem.

Yep, powerline adaptors. I bought these and I couldn't be happier. Faster than wifi, and 100% discreet.

At least it beats the Cat 5 cable I had taped to my floor down my hallway for about 2 months. :)

This is the one I use and it works flawlessly, I have a 100MB line coming into my place and get roughly 5MB to the adapter which is in a room across my house

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081FLFQE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0081FLFQE/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1405280117&sr=8-3&pi=SL75

It basically sends the Ethernet communications through your homes electrical circuits. Works well.

Here's the exact item I purchased - link to amazon

They do work every well, but you have to make sure that the two adapters connect on the same side of your circuit breaker, otherwise you may not get a signal. They are a very handy way to get wired feeds around your house, though.

Yes. It's just like plugging any other device through Ethernet into your routers ports.


I have this one.

Powerline Gigabit Adapter Kit to add a second Meraki AP on the third floor of my home using the power outlets/cables. It seems to work well, although I haven't had time to fully test bandwidth degradation. Totally beats having to run CAT5. I just wish it also did POE.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081FLFQE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I would recommend not going for the wireless card and going for power line adpaters instead, depending on how large your house you will pretty much have 100% wired connection

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA511-Powerline-Starter-Kit/dp/B0081FLFQE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1418337878&sr=8-6&keywords=tp+link+powerline

I have 100mb/s DL and in my room i get 5mb/s on wireless and 90mb/s with these powerline adapters (My room is a bit of a black spot for wireless for no reason i know)

100% would recommend you invest in these instead, currently have about 5 of these

The bad news:

Wifi sucks for media distribution. While many routers will do 802.11 a/b/g/n speeds, they'll mostly only do one at a time. So if you have just one slow device in the house requiring a/b speeds, it's going to drag your real-world transfer speeds into the 150kbps range and even SD video will stutter.

Most "smart" TVs aren't. Many brand new smart panels/BD players have poor codec support and abysmal interfaces.

The good news:

All of this is fixable. As for moving files, you can find and disable the slow device that's dragging down your wireless network. In my case, it ended up being a wireless printer. Alternately, you can pull an ethernet cable from your server to the TV, or do ethernet over AC.

As for smartening up your TV, you have several options. The free one is to keep using the PC that's currently connected to it. It's not really putting any "strain" on the CPU, since unless it's an ancient machine, video playback is handled with no real effort by the GPU. If you want a standalone device, I've tried dozens of set-top players over the years and have found the WD TV units to be as close to perfect as anybody has gotten. Codec support is very good, the interface is acceptable, and they play nice with network shares.

However, if you're willing to spend a bit more, you can get a full-fledged windows PC that is even smaller and more capable. I currently use two gigabyte brix systems in my house. Toss in 4GB of RAM and a cheap SSD and you can have a complete system for about $200. Using a good media player like MPC-HC this will handle anything you throw at it.