millwork400
07-25-2009, 06:20 AM
I already have the Panny BD35, but I am looking to get a player with integrated WiFi. Any opinions on good players with WiFi?
Chris
Chris
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Best Blu Ray Player with WiFimillwork400 07-25-2009, 06:20 AM I already have the Panny BD35, but I am looking to get a player with integrated WiFi. Any opinions on good players with WiFi? Chris PFC5 07-25-2009, 06:45 AM I think it would be cheaper to just get a powerline Ethernet setup as the cost of a very few players (don't remember models) is hundreds more over a BD player without built in WiFi. I believe the new $700.00 Sony ES series BD player will have WiFi, but it costs $700.00 compared to around $200.00 and less than $100.00 to add a powerline adapter at both ends. Chris Gerhard 07-26-2009, 08:07 AM The only Blu-ray player I have seen I consider better than the PS3 doesn't have Wi-Fi. I have used a Linksys WGA600N ethernet to wireless adapter with the DMP-BD35 and that option appears to me to work great although I don't know if it works great with every wireless router. Chris millwork400 07-26-2009, 08:14 AM Chris, Can you let me know how you have your system hooked up. I am in the process of getting a router for my wife's new laptop, so on top of that router would I just need the Linksys WGA600N? I am pretty new to this kind of equipment. Thanks, Chris Chris Gerhard 07-26-2009, 08:28 AM Chris, Can you let me know how you have your system hooked up. I am in the process of getting a router for my wife's new laptop, so on top of that router would I just need the Linksys WGA600N? I am pretty new to this kind of equipment. Thanks, Chris Our network includes a ZyXel P-330W wireless router connected to AT&T DSL internet service, one desktop computer, two laptops, one PS3, and two WGA600N adapters which have worked great with any Blu-ray or HD DVD player I have used. Both laptops have built-in wireless. The Linksys WGA600N comes with software which I ran in the desktop that formatted the WGA600N for use with my network which was connected during the process and it was fast and easy. I will say I tried a couple of other ethernet to wireless adapters and could never get things working at all with those. The process with some ethernet to wireless adapters is more complicated, I won't say they won't work but nothing I have seen is as simple and straight forward as the WGA600N. I have been doing firmware updates and BD-Live applications using the WGA600N without any issues. I don't know if it would work with Netflix streaming since I haven't tried that yet but I have no reason to believe it won't. I would say get your wireless router and laptop working properly first, then add a Blu-ray player with built-in wireless or by use of an adapter. Chris | |