Re: Netflix question


<rfdjr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:09:38 -0500, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

In article <91iup4hnl9c0hlib9g0kef87h7mvn256na@xxxxxxx>,
rfdjr1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Now, seems I have two choices, the ethernet or the
wireless. For the ethernet, do I need a connection to the
computer, or would a
second cable modem, split off the TV cable near the TV, then
an ethernet
connection from the modem to the Netflix box work, or if
wireless, how good a
picture would I have if it's coming "over the airwaves" so
to speak?

Please elaborate on how your computer is connected to the
internet.

No, you don't get a second cable modem. You'd have to share
the one
cable modem among multiple connected devices. To do that,
you'd put a
router in between your cable modem and your computer. The
router does
the work of sharing the cable modem out to the rest of your
house.

The router can require that all computers (and the Roku box,
don't
forget that--it's just another computer!) be physically wired
into the
router, or the router can also offer a wireless signal.

It's easiest to do wireless, and it may be perfectly suitable
for you.
If not, see what it takes to run a wire from the router to the
Roku box.

But start with wireless and see what you get.



Again, this
sounds like a good deal. I rent more than two DVD's at
Blockbuster a month,
so
that already costs more than the $8.99 for the minimum
Netflix unlimited
plan. I
actually probably wouldn't even bother with the DVD through
the mail thing if
I
could just turn the TV on and pick a movie.

You'll settle into a routine, but overall you may be right--at
the very
least, one DVD at a time will suit you and the watch instantly
will fill
in the gaps while you're waiting for the next DVD.

My computer is connected to a wireless router and a cable
modem. A "normal"
wireless network I guess you'd call it. If not for the
nightmare of an attic I
have, I'd have no problem with running an ethernet cable to
the living room. But
I can't do it now. No room to manuever in the attic any more,
and I'm not as
flexible as when I first wired all my rooms for TV, phone and
speakers over 20
years ago.

From what I've read of your current configuration so far, I
believe you'd be better off moving the cable modem and router to
be near to and wired to the Rococo box. Connect your PC
wirelessly to the router. Even compressed digital video is more
demanding of bandwidth than most things one does on the internet
(legally).

Alternatively, you could install an N router (if you've not got
one already), but I'm getting intermittent results with
NetGear's best home user router and wireless adapters -
sometimes having to connect directly to the cable modem to play
NetFlix vids without agonizing pauses or just plain denial for
too slow a connection! In my case that's a minor pain, as only
one TV is situated near the cable modem.


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