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MAC Compatible Homeplugs - CCL Computers £31.99

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This is the first set of homeplugs i've seen that are MAC compatible at a super low price and cheaper than Amazon,

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    andreapedrazzini
    they should all be mac compatible, either way, good price for devolo branded ones!
    imrank123
    The software that comes with these Devolo's is also MAC Compatible none of the others have MAC compatible software as standard, i have checked,
    hrsh26
    yep not seen one ever that not mac and pc compatable as it just shares the network out over your exsisting power points in your property. very good price for a branded Devolo one.
    benjefreys
    andreapedrazzini
    they should all be mac compatible, either way, good price for devolo branded ones!


    Yes its only producing Ethernet at the end points - surprised they didn't double the price when they put "" MAC Compatibility""" LMAO

    Its like saying this sliced loaf of bread is ""Russell Hobbs compatible"" so everyone with a Russell Hobbs toaster start licking their lips.
    andreapedrazzini
    benjefreys
    andreapedrazzini
    they should all be mac compatible, either way, good price for devolo branded ones!


    Yes its only producing Ethernet at the end points - surprised they didn't double the price when they put "" MAC Compatibility""" LMAO

    Its like saying this sliced loaf of bread is ""Russell Hobbs compatible"" so everyone with a Russell Hobbs toaster start licking their lips.


    why, have you seen such bread? sounds delicious :P :P :P
    Dear Mr Echo
    I'm no technobod but are you talking about MAC as in Apple and their operating system? I have the TPLink homeplugs and an iMac - you don't need any software with them. Seems like an OK price but only 85mbps mind.
    Someonemailing
    It's just the software that lets you monitor the throughput and security level etc. Not needed, but handy if you have problems with them.
    J1135
    Quick!

    Theyre Mac comptaible!

    *facepalm*
    Uridium
    Someonemailing
    It's just the software that lets you monitor the throughput and security level etc. Not needed, but handy if you have problems with them.


    Last set of homeplugs i used (think they were Devolo ones) had a built in Web config tool that allowed access to security features/throughput etc...

    Just point your browser at the Homeplug IP address.
    imrank123
    Been looking round and the Devolo ones seem to be the best rated for performance and software functionality, read that you only need 4mb to stream HD so 85mbps should be enough
    imrank123
    Been looking round and the Devolo ones seem to be the best rated for performance and software functionality, read that you only need 4mb to stream HD so 85mbps should be enough
    Uridium
    imrank123
    Been looking round and the Devolo ones seem to be the best rated for performance and software functionality, read that you only need 4mb to stream HD so 85mbps should be enough


    No.

    85mbps ones WILL give you buffering on HD.

    200Mb homeplugs as a minimum for streaming HD.. even then you may get buffering on high bitrate stuff...

    Personally i wouldn't stream HD on anything but Wired Ethernet...



    Edited By: Uridium on Jul 13, 2012 12:53
    andreapedrazzini
    Uridium
    imrank123
    Been looking round and the Devolo ones seem to be the best rated for performance and software functionality, read that you only need 4mb to stream HD so 85mbps should be enough


    No.

    85mbps ones WILL give you buffering on HD.

    200Mb homeplugs as a minimum for streaming HD.. even then you may get buffering on high bitrate stuff...

    Personally i wouldn't stream HD on anything but Wired Ethernet...




    it does depend on how you set it up, in optimal conditions you should have no problems streaming full HD.
    however this means that both the PLCs need to be on the same circuit and same jumper. also they should be plugged straight into a wall socket and the quality of the power circuit needs to be good.

    Either way, I used to work for a company who provided IPTV, their 720P was 9Mbit/s so 900KB/s, WHICH I can currently achieve with my 4 year old powerline adapters (85Mbit)

    If by HD streaming you mean compressed HD, such as a 1080p MKV file, these are the specs for a random one (not necessarily the most/least compresed) I just pulled from the internet:


    Size: 9.95 GiB
    Codec: x264
    Resolution: 1920x816
    Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
    Frame rate: 23.976 fps
    Bit rate: 11.9 Mbps

    so it should work.
    Uridium
    andreapedrazzini
    Uridium
    imrank123
    Been looking round and the Devolo ones seem to be the best rated for performance and software functionality, read that you only need 4mb to stream HD so 85mbps should be enough


    No.

    85mbps ones WILL give you buffering on HD.

    200Mb homeplugs as a minimum for streaming HD.. even then you may get buffering on high bitrate stuff...

    Personally i wouldn't stream HD on anything but Wired Ethernet...




    it does depend on how you set it up, in optimal conditions you should have no problems streaming full HD.
    however this means that both the PLCs need to be on the same circuit and same jumper. also they should be plugged straight into a wall socket and the quality of the power circuit needs to be good.

    Either way, I used to work for a company who provided IPTV, their 720P was 9Mbit/s so 900KB/s, WHICH I can currently achieve with my 4 year old powerline adapters (85Mbit)

    If by HD streaming you mean compressed HD, such as a 1080p MKV file, these are the specs for a random one (not necessarily the most/least compresed) I just pulled from the internet:


    Size: 9.95 GiB
    Codec: x264
    Resolution: 1920x816
    Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
    Frame rate: 23.976 fps
    Bit rate: 11.9 Mbps

    so it should work.


    With those stats yes it should work....in reality it rarely does without plenty of buffering.
    Uridium
    dga
    85Mbit is 42.5 x 2 (RX & TX). Deduct losses and overheads and you might just get 1/5th of the indicated speed. They are just marketing ploy figures.

    As Uridium said, 200Mbit plugs can in theory work for HD streaming.


    Indeed...been there, tried it, binned them.

    in reality i rarely saw more than 40mbps through the 200mb plug's on my admittedly ropey mains cabling...got bored with buffering on high bitrate 1080p so went back to Wired Ethernet....

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