websterm Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hi, I have a Sony Bravia TV & Sony Blu-Ray which are Internet enabled & I'd like to connect them to the WWW. Sony sell a dongle (£60+) which will do this but I'm reluctant to splash the cash as this seems expensive to me. Has anyone used a wireless repeater/extender to connect their TV, etc to thier home wifi & if so any suggestions on the best product to use? My plan is to connect both devices to a repeater (wired) & have it connect to my wifi (wirelessly) & out to the WWW. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Buy a pre made cat 5 lead (screwfix / TLC do modest prices), a 15m one is sub £10 and hard wire to your hub / router ? Any wireless hub would do the same thing, pretty sure you could (if you have USB on the TV) connect via a £16 netgear unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websterm Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I'd like to avoid trailing cables from the living room, upstairs to the router. Wireless is my only real option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 pretty sure you could (if you have USB on the TV) connect via a £16 netgear unit. Does the TV have a USB port ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Even if it does there's no guarantee that a USB WiFi adapter from another manufacturer would work. I tried 4 (or 5, I forget) different brands of USB WiFi adapter with my Samsung TV and none of them worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Yeah a friend of mine has a Sony TV and the only USB wireless dongle that works in it is the Sony one. Wireless repeater may work though as it's connected via the Ethernet port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 You could also use Ethernet Power adaptors which use the mains wiring to extend the network. I use them between my router and my BT Vision box without any problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burble Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Another option is a wireless bridge, something like this. Though I'm not sure if you can plug a switch into the ethernet port to give both devices a connection. Nice thing about this one is it's USB powered so no need to find another power socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websterm Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Thanks - looks like the netgear box could be worth a punt. The TV / BluRay both have USB & both only work with Sony dongles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gren Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 You could also use Ethernet Power adaptors which use the mains wiring to extend the network. I use them between my router and my BT Vision box without any problem This is what I'm planning to do with mine, have a BD-770 blu-ray and am waiting a few weeks before the new Bravia TV range hits the streets to upgrade the telly. The wifi connection I use atm just seems a bit flaky to stream movies over so am hoping some homeplugs will do the job better. Maybe its just Lovefilm though as the wifi connection to laptops and phones is usually rock solid... I'd also heard that you have to buy the Sony dongle if you want wireless. No other will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 This will sort you out... not the cheapest solution, but will give you three Ethernet sockets for tv, blurry and ps3/XBox plus wireless access point all in the same unit. Just plug the other unit in next to your router... Jobs a goodun! http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=10025 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gren Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 This will sort you out... not the cheapest solution, but will give you three Ethernet sockets for tv, blurry and ps3/XBox plus wireless access point all in the same unit. Just plug the other unit in next to your router... Jobs a goodun!Devolo Wireless N Homeplug dLAN 200 AV Starter Kit 1409 Just the one I was looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
websterm Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 this looks like a neat option - i may well try this NETGEAR WN2000RPT Universal WiFi Range Extender - Wireless network extender - 802.11b/g/n: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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