Network-over-powerline solutions have never been bad—their convenience just came at a cost of speed. That’s no longer the case with Belkin’s Gigabit Powerline HD.
Reaching data rates of 1000Mbps (over the former speed of 200Mbps), Belkin’s new $US150 Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit includes one Powerline router and two Powerline adapters, allowing you to stream multiple uncompressed HD data feeds through your home with little issue.
Of course, these are best case scenario numbers. If your old home has lousy electrical, that theoretical spec speed could drop a lot lower. Then again, at the overkill bandwidth of 1000Mbps, it can afford to. [Belkin]
Dal
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:29 PMNow the ultimate test will be in the real world (Field Acceptance Testing). Would be great to get a real 100 Mbps over your internal electrical wiring, so streaming 1080p media will be successful. So far EoP devices I have seen seem to only top out at 4 Mbytes/sec (32-40 Mbps, these products claim 200 Mbps) which is just enough for DVD quality. Would be great if a product gets us the Cat-5e cable speeds, no need to be running extra wiring through the wall cavities in the house or if you are a renter.