Home audio & video forum: Streaming Netflix to my Blu Ray DVD Player

"Modem too router (most people put the router right next or very near too the modem)... then there are 3 ways from there...

Get a wireless bridge or a power-line bridge to hook up to the BD player, just makesure it is compatable with the router."

Okay so this is pretty complex for me. My computer is in my bedroom. I'd have to get a router (not wireless?) and plug it into my DSL modem. Then, in my living room, I'd plug the power-line bridge into the outlet next to my TV and connect the ethernet cord to my TV and ... what then? Am I all set?

Almost all routers handle both wireless and wired connections. The router goes in between the cable modem and the rest of your devices. You can do one of two things:

1. Put the router in the bedroom where the modem is now, hardwire the computer and find a device for streaming that has built in wifi (or buy a wireless bridge for devices that only have ethernet)

2. Put the router and the cable modem in the living room and hardwire the Netflix streaming device and get a wireless bridge for the computer in the bedroom.

I find Netflix streams better (especially HD streams) when its hardwired so I would go for option 2 if possible.

Okay, so I'd have to buy:

1. ethernet cable
2. router
3. wireless bridge, so my modem wouldn't be plugged into my computer anymore? would it still work just as fast in my bedroom as it does now?

and -- could you recommend a router and bridge? i have a macbook if that matters. thanks so much for your help!

So you have a notebook and never done wifi with it?

What model is it, it may have built it wifi.

For routers there is
'Linksys' (what I have)
or
'D-link'

look for a multiband N Band router, cost bit more then G-band ($40) one's but N-band ($100) is the future. And if I remember right you live in an apartment, right(?), so you do not need one like mine that has dual 12" extended anntenas for 300ft+ coverage. So you can get one of the small sleek lookings ones out there now days.

Yes you will need some Cat5 cables... One about 1ft to connect the modem to router then one XXft from the router to Bluray player, that one get more feet then you think to hide the cable.

I have a brand new MacBook -- got it two weeks ago. not sure how to check if it has wifi built in. if it does, how does that change things?

No you should not need that.

Wifi = No wires

I am pc person & my limited knewledge of mac stuff is just my Ipod touch, but this should help you some.

http://forums.linksysbycisco.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&message.id=80236


You can do some of this with out a router, you will just will see someone else's router but you will then now it is working.
First thing get a N-band multi band router (linksy or D-link) and then 2 cat5 (ethernet cables) one for modem to router then one long one for router to tv/bluray player.

And what Bluray player do you have??

Your also going to have to figer out if your going to run open wifi or run some security on the router. I just run open wifi because of 4 things. I have 5 wired/wireless things running, I have dynamic IP address that changes every 4-6 hours, where I live (distance of houses) & I know there is no real such thing as safe secure wifi (wired is the safe way).
I just turn off the router and modem via a surge protector when not in use & I do not put anything inportant like passwords & CC numbers on my computers, also only use webhost email accounts, no 'outlook' for me. + I have internet security software running and browser security settings set high.

So you don't need a wire or a bridge for it.

Just get an Apple airport extreme and put it and the living room along with the cable modem. Plug whatever device you are using for Netflix streaming directly into the router and connect that to your TV.

You haven't said what you plan to use to stream Netflix? Roku Box? XBox 360? Blu-ray Player with built in streaming?

So you don't need a wire or a bridge for it.

Just get an Apple airport extreme and put it and the living room along with the cable modem. Plug whatever device you are using for Netflix streaming directly into the router and connect that to your TV.

You haven't said what you plan to use to stream Netflix? Roku Box? XBox 360? Blu-ray Player with built in streaming?

okay, so what you're saying is I don't need a router at all, all I have to do is move my DSL modem into my living room, plug the ethernet cable from the modem into the TV and then plug ANOTHER ethernet cable into the airport extreme and then I can have wireless over my entire apartment?

I use the LG BD-370.