High definition all over the house

Life

7 July 2006

Netgear has unveiled its 200Mbit/sec Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter (HDX101) and Kit (HDXB101).

The Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter enables home users to connect a PC, digital video recorder, game console or other Ethernet-ready device to their home network.

It distributes broadband throughout the home, without the need to run any cabling between rooms.

Netgear’s Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters turn any AC electrical outlet into a HD-streaming, high-speed Ethernet broadband connection – for real-time high-quality video, gaming and VoIP. Netgear’s Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter offers built-in Video Quality of Service (VQoS) for consistent performance with encrypted security, at unprecedented data rates, to stream high-definition video throughout the entire home. The VQoS feature ensures that video and gaming traffic is prioritised above all other network traffic so that HD video streams are free of interruption from others using the network.

Netgear’s Powerline HD Ethernet Adapter Kit (HDXB101) is comprised of two Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters (HDX101), an Ethernet cable, and set-up CD. By simply plugging one of the elegant white Powerline HD Ethernet Adapters to a router and the other to any Ethernet-ready device – such as a PC, game console, print server, digital video recorder, or the upcoming Netgear Digital Entertainer – home users can have access to speeds of up to 200Mbit/sec without interruption or complicated set-up.