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    802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter For Tivo Lands At The FCC

    Atheros Wireless N for Smartphones Actually Uses Less Power Than Slowass G

    Roku XR Slightly Less Underwhelming With Addition Of 802.11n and USB

    The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100

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    Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?

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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/06/09

    In reply to 802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter For Tivo Lands At The FCC
    I use an N dedicated wireless bridge (shares with a couple of other devices) and find that an HD television show transfers slightly faster than play speed. What is the usual performance with the G adapter? #wifi
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    11/06/09

    @Canoehead: i use a wireless G bridge shared with other devices and i don't have any trouble streaming The Office in HD. admittedly the other devices are not usually active, but the wireless network is running mixed mode and has some active N devices on it too. was thinking about upgrading the N-bridge, but i'd still need a legacy base station for Wii and PS3 :-p #wifi
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/06/09

    @Accelerata: I put in the bridge to feed the Tivo, Popcorn Hour and Wii in the bedroom. It works pretty well, and was a lot cheaper than a proper cable run. #wifi
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11/06/09

    In reply to 802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter For Tivo Lands At The FCC
    The Wifi speed for the Tivo ain't the real problem with Tivo. They really need to address the other shortcomings. #wifi
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    11/06/09

    In reply to 802.11n Wi-Fi Adapter For Tivo Lands At The FCC
    You give me this and an iPhone that uses N, and I won't have to use my dual band anymore. #wifi
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    Image of opanitch opanitch
    11/02/09

    In reply to Atheros Wireless N for Smartphones Actually Uses Less Power Than Slowass G
    Doesnt the iPhone or new iTouch have a wireless N chip that isnt activated? #cellphones
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/02/09

    @opanitch: That is correct, at least I believe it is for the iPod touch. #cellphones
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    Image of opanitch opanitch
    11/02/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: So what does it all mean basil? Will we be seeing new chips entering the iTouch and iPhone or will they just keep it the same and activate them when the time comes? #cellphones
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/02/09

    @opanitch: It's possible that the broadcom chip in the iPods will not be activated with N, and that its inclusion was a matter of cost than capability. If they DO decide to activate it for whatever reason, no doubt it will involve a charge to do so. #cellphones
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    Image of MikeK MikeK
    10/19/09

    In reply to Roku XR Slightly Less Underwhelming With Addition Of 802.11n and USB
    I love how gadget writers always make the argument that "you could just do that with a PC", and completely ignore the fact that many, many people don't have the skills or the inclination to roll their own, and are very happy to have a device that's single-purpose and dirt-simple to operate. #rokuxr
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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    10/20/09

    @MikeK: Nail on head.
    HTPC's are great. I'm prepping to build one right now. But even with the advent of cheap, HD capable hardware, and software improvements like 7MC, HTPC's are still for the 1%-ers. Difficulties with remotes, hardware, codecs, software are still a minefield for the vast majority. HTPC's are still for the hobbyists, or those willing to pay professionals/professional hobbyists.
    Turn it on; press play. That's where it's at. Most people want to watch the movie, not troubleshoot it. #rokuxr
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    Image of yankeesrule yankeesrule
    10/19/09

    In reply to Roku XR Slightly Less Underwhelming With Addition Of 802.11n and USB
    I have a roku in the bedroom and I have definitely gotten my money's worth for it.

    Yeah, I have my home theater set up in the living room where the Roku would be pointless, but I also have a tv in the bedroom which a much more barebones system- just a cablebox, tv, cheap blu-ray player and speakers. With this box I was (cheaply) able to get movies on demand from Netflix that I can watch before I go to sleep without dealing with hooking up a notebook. Also it is small which is important since my tv is just on my dresser- I couldn't even fit an HTPC if I could afford it.

    Now with all of that, would I pay extra for wireless-n or usb? Definitely not, but the Roku for $99 is more than worth it. #rokuxr
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    09/23/09

    In reply to The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100
    Hasn't anyone made a 3rd party wireless adapter?
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    09/23/09

    In reply to The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100
    Just wait for the next generation of consoles - where we will be forced to buy wired adapters when the consoles ONLY include wifi.

    For now, wired is free, still faster, still better for HD streaming.
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    Image of konpyuutaa konpyuutaa
    09/23/09

    @Lizard_King: "... where we will be forced to buy wired adapters when the consoles ONLY include wifi."

    You mean like the Wii?
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    09/23/09

    @konpyuutaa: Yes, apparently. I am not familiar enough with the port layout of the Wii to make a comment, though I thought that was the case.

    Ethernet's days are numbered. *sigh*
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    Image of Ehrich Blackhound Ehrich Blackhound
    09/23/09

    In reply to The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100
    "The 802.11n XBox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be A Ripoff"

    There, fixed it!
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    Image of fastm3driver fastm3driver
    09/23/09

    In reply to The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100
    Should be in the box.
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    Image of CopyPaste CopyPaste
    09/23/09

    In reply to The 802.11n Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter Might Be $100
    You can't blame them, people will buy it for that price, so they sell it.
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    Image of CaptMoose CaptMoose
    09/23/09

    @CopyPaste: It's still slimy. People don't like feeling like they're being taken advantage of.
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    09/23/09

    @CaptMoose: it depends on the context.
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    09/23/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle: Pure and Lego Batman?
    So in essence, I'm better off buying a LinkSys and DD-WRT'ing it for less than half the cost of the g adapter.
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    Image of Mactavish Mactavish
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyReq...: Yes lol
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    09/23/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SomeAssemblyReq...: That is precisely what I did.
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    Image of caniffis caniffis
    09/23/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle: Pure and Lego Batman?
    oh come on Microsoft do everyone a favour and make the adapters at least in line with the cost of a normal router! I can spend half the $80 on a normal wireless router why must you charge so much?
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    09/23/09

    @caniffis: Because there's more people who don't know that than do and they can capitalize on that.
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    09/23/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I'm using dual band through Airport Express and the 2wire router that AT&T u-verse uses. So both g and n and it works out wonderfully.
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    Image of Eavangel Eavangel
    09/23/09

    @macpatrick: I do the same. Wireless N 5.0ghz off the airport extreme and then wireless G from my bros old netgear. The G is for people who connect with cellphones, and the N for laptops =] Everything else is wired gigabit (Desktops, PS3)
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    09/22/09

    In reply to Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
    I was waiting for the final spec to be ratified.

    I'll stick to G until either prices come way down or my router dies. I just can't justify the expense, the WAN connection wouldn't saturate 802.11b, let alone G (I live out in the sticks), so the only reason to upgrade to N would be more on-site bandwidth... and if I need that I can run some gigabit copper for a lot less.
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