Product description

Netgear HDXB101 Powerline HD (High Definition) Ethernet Adapter kit (contains 2 HDXB101 devices)

Price: £95.98 This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Average customer rating: 4.5

Binding : Electronics
EAN : 0606449047455
Label : Netgear
Manufacturer : Netgear
Publisher : Netgear
Release date : 2006-09-08
Title : Netgear HDXB101 Powerline HD (High Definition) Ethernet Adapter kit (contains 2 HDXB101 devices)
Studio : Netgear
Brand : NetGear
Model : HDXB101-100UKS
MPN : HDXB101-100UKS
Package quantity : 1
Feature : UK
Platform : Windows

Editorial reviews

Product Description
Turn any electrical outlet into an HD-streaming Ethernet connection. NETGEARs Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter and Kit (HDX101 and HDXB101) for high quality video and gaming, is an ideal solution for connecting a PC, DVR, X-Box 360TM, PS3TM, or other game console to the home network. Simply plug one HDX101 into an AC outlet near your router and the other HDX101 near the device you wish to network. Built-in Quality of Service (QoS) ensures high quality, consistent performance for things like real-time HD video and audio streaming for a digital media adapter (DMA) like the NETGEAR Digital Entertainer (EVA700), or for Internet gaming and VoIP calls. With data rates up to 200 Mbps large file transfers to networked storage devices can be up to 12 times faster than previous Powerline networking products, all with encrypted security. Key Features: Built-in Quality of Service (QoS) for video streaming, gaming and VoIP Simple plug and play installation Uses existing electrical wiring Up to 200 Mbps data rates for faster file transfers Predictable and dependable network speeds Configurable QoS for advanced-users Powerline-friendly easily coexists with NETGEAR's Wall-Plugged or HomePlug compatible products. An HDX101 may coexist with HomePlug 1.0 products but it is not compatible or interoperable with XE102 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter, WGX102 Wall-Plugged Wireless Range Extender, XE104 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Switch, XE103 85 Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter. Package Contents: - Two Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters (HDXB101) - 6 ft (1.82 m) Ethernet cable - Installation guide - Setup CD - Warranty card - Support and information card

Customer reviews

review by: jonteepierre date: 2009-01-07 rating:

Does what it says on the tin...only even simpler
Brilliant - straight out of the box - plugged into router and electric socket on 3rd floor at back of house - and laptop plugged into front room electric socket on ground floor at front of house. Instantly online - where there was no internet due to no wireless signal before. If only everything in life was this simple - and if only I hadn't bothered with wireless range extenders and small bits of string and gaffer tape. It's a Victorian house with several different electric circuits too - so don't be concerned if your wiring isn't bang up to date. Save hours of hair tearing - buy this now - no don't even think "that's almost a hundred quid" - just do it!

review by: NJP date: 2008-12-02 rating:

NikP
Dead easy to install, I think all Netgear products are the best on the market for the price. These plugged into the wall and appropriate machine and hey presto, it just worked! If your wireless signal is pants strongly suggest you try these

review by: date: 2008-11-29 rating:

Could do better
These units are well built and have a clean simple look about them (compared to some of the really ugly garish designs of other units). They are pretty simple to get up and running and do the job that they are supposed to.

Unfortunately I have 3 major gripes about them:

1. The software used to set up encryption is terrible (and you are left not really knowing whether the encryption has been activated or not). I don't know why they just don't encrypt by default and save you having to mess around with software in the first place.

2. The units are really big (limiting which sockets you can use them in - especially switched mains sockets).

3. The worst problem of all is that they emit a very high pitched squeal when in operation.

You may not notice this if your hearing is not that good (or if you have the units located in a noisy room) but I wanted to use them to connect to a media device in my bedroom, and I found the noise to be so unbearable that I had to send the units back.

review by: S Cowen date: 2008-11-06 rating:

Great product
This item is amazing, works really well and was set up in 10mins. Please remember you will need to install the Netgear devices in the same room to start. Makes it easier, give them both their own names and IDS that you want. Then seperate them to the rooms you want and you are good to go.

Well done Netgear, only complain is they should be a lot smaller and the net cable could do with being on the top of the device.

review by: J date: 2008-10-07 rating:

Very poor
Bought this to stream HD videos on my Linksys media extender DMA2200 in the bedroom, currently I have a Comtrend EOP which although was stable and could watch TV, it didn't give me the bandwidth needed to stream HDTV.

Plugs are very easy to install, however the bandwidth monitor on my Extender shows that there was not even enough bandwidth for steaming music without interruption!!!! The Netgear configuration utility showed a speed of 4 mbps!! I tested these plugs by plugging them in side by side and found a connection speed of 133mbps - not bad if you want a link in the same room!

I live in a house only 5 years old, Wiring is not an issue here, as I found with the comtrend EOP.
I will be asking for a refund, as I see not benefit in this upgrade - and in my opinion Netgear should be sued for miss-advertising a "HD" product!

If you are buying this product hoping that this will be your answer around wireless - go for the cheaper netgear EOP plugs, don't bother with these if you are hoping for HD streaming.

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