Ethernet Deals & Offers

;( PRC Direct also back at 1499

Back up to 1499 :(

Good morning Folks! Not going to lie, I was a bit confused by the warranty too; when I purchased I only selected the 1 year. Just got off the call to them - the guy explained that the first year will be under LG themselves, and then the next 4 years which RGB Direct will help you file in, will be under D&G; RGB Direct will send you another warranty form within 4 weeks.

Would be mix of gaming/sports/netflix. I can be the most careful owner in the world but can’t guarantee kids will be!

Are you going to be spending your days looking at a static logo or image on your screen? If not, don’t worry about screen burn I have a 2015 LG 65 EF950v - and almost fours years on have no screen burn

Can't see that price

Even with powerline many of us still need a switch. For example in a standard family home you could have your TV, DVD player (for updates) and PS4 connected.

You can get a proper non blocking switch for about 10 quid. So unless you don't have any network storage and/or all your equipment only runs in the 10/100 range this is a bad idea. Actually it's a bad idea anyway because for another 5 quid you will be covered for most future outcomes.

Perfect bought it after finding out sky's "superhub" only has two ports! Don't need over 100mbs unless you have a PC with a network drive.

If your internet speed is less than 100mbit you'll be fine with it because that would bottleneck all devices connected to your router. The only time when this would not be great when you're transferring huge files within the home network. Then again how often would that happen unless you're running servers?

The same router, but in a plastic housing, is £14.99. I’d probably pay the extra pound for this one though as it looks much better.

comparing with these 2 TP-LINK TL-SG1008D 8-Ports Gigabit Desktop Ethernet Switch vs NETGEAR GS308-100UKS 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop/Wallmount Switch ,, wich one should i get it ? thank you

Yes it is ok to use with Powerline.

Fine with a power adaptor. It is how I use mine...The powerline will basically "bridge" one route to the other and what you have either end is of no relevance to the powerline. I may get one of these. I have a TP Link currently behind my TV but my Kodi just will not stream so I don't know if it is the network switch, my new TV or my new Amp that is causing the issue at the moment!

I would have thought this was fine to use with a powerline adapter ... if you buy from zon , they pay no tax, but customer returns are good (Your morals may vary) :)

What on earth is this?

The packaging for TP Link network switches used to be blue and you kinda knew the brand at a glance. The new packaging makes it look like it's an EE product.

Thanks...got one!

Heat.

Thanks, just what I needed.

8 port gigabit switches from Netgear and D-Link are often sub £15...saw a D-link for £9.99 the other day,

Old junk cold . Like this is year 2000.

Got a brand-new, sealed one for £1 on eBay, & when the seller personally delivered it in person, I paid him another £1 for his trouble. So, may be worth a look in your local eBay listings / Gumtree / Shpock / similar before purchasing & save yourself a bit.

I have one-cheap and cheerful, does exactly what I need. Hot for what it is, not cold for what it's not.

+1 to Ahenners

This review on Amazon kills the product dead: "Product quality is great, but let me explain why it deserves only 2-star. Imagine you have remotely located router which serves as internet access point, now you connect it to network and all work great... until you switch off your PC, TV or local network would be inactive (at night, for instance). Then you will end up with HomePlug on the side of your router going to power saving mode and the only way to deactivate this mode is to reset this plug (unplugging it). There is no official way you can deactivate this mode. Some people tried deactivating it via Zyxel utility, but it doesn't save this state (it saves it in utility, but plugs would go to power saving mode anyway). Netgear Manufacturer states on their official page that it can't be deactivated and they do not plan to add this possibility in the future. It is beyond my understanding as other manufacturers have the option to deactivate this mode. 4x plugs have been returned and will go with the alternatives. Just be aware."

Nice. Quick question who here actually gets more then 200mbs ? I get 150 at uni in east london and 20 max at home.

You missed one

There are different chipset vendors - products marketed as 2000Mbps primarily use Qualcomm chipsets whereas products marketed as 1200Mbps tend to use Broadcom. They achieve their speeds in different ways (bandwidth etc) and the way the marketed speed is determined also seems to vary slightly (neither has any basis in reality). Without getting too technical, most tests find 2000Mbps products to be not significantly better than 1200Mbps products - and in many cases worse.

any good? is it better than AV500 TP-link??

First gaming routers and now gaming switches, what next? Gaming Ethernet cables? (embarrassed)

and they cheaped out with a plastic base.

I guess this product has a different design, but there's no justification for the price of it.

Yep, so much better. All metal construction, enterprise quality, smaller and cheaper. NETGEAR GS108Ev3 8-Port Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch, Prosafe Lifetime Protection amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N2JPKEC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_96TLBb7AR6J3H

If you NEED a managed 8-port switch just buy the GS108E instead for £32.49 @Amazon.

From where?

Hence why I started off my comment with the words "not saying these aren't any good but a warning in general."

Yes but these are sold by Amazon themselves plus they are made of 100% copper not alu and to be fair they are not eBay or China and come on it's an Ethernet Cable for 80p

Not saying these aren't any good but a warning in general to watch out for dodgy Ethernet cables. Ebay in particular is full of them. If you don't mind paying the extra, Excel Networking make excellent quality cables and networking equipment in general.

When I ordered mine yesterday I did that comes on Friday they must have sold a lot.

I'd like to know that it's £2 anywhere other than Sainsbury's Heaton park before I make the trip to donate to charity.

It's £2. Does what you need. You also give a home to an orphan.

If your tv had an internet connection, any wired device connected to it (console, sky box, blu-ray) could receive it too without a need for its own connection to your router. THATS THE THEORY However none of the hardware manufacturers adopted it’s potential (I think the terminology is Orphaned Tech). So it’s likely the only thing you havethat’s HDMI Ethernet capable, is the cable itself.

but one end goes into a display... i honestly cant see this being useful

Any device needing an HDMI cable can use HDMI with Ethernet cable as it is fully backwards compatible. This cable feature allows your internet-ready entertainment devices, from gaming consoles to Blu-ray Disc players and more, to share an internet connection without any need for a separate Ethernet cable.

If you have to add delivery then it's probably the same price in your local Currys.

Any 8+ ports ones available at similar price point? not sure to go for a couple of these or just one 8 port one? good price this though

Thanks for the heads up op, ordered (y)

Yes you can

Hi there, Could I plug the Ethernet lead coming from a homeplug into one of these and use it to provide a wired connection to two devices (a TV and a network printer) ? Thanks in advance.

The 97294e was a joke... I do however have my house hard wired. There is a switch is under the stairs and in the loft, the cable runs around the outside of my house.

doesn`t it get tired? and what sort of name is 97294e for a cat? :/

With the ethernet cable and switches showing everywhere .

Gone over my head

Thanks for your always helpful input.

Seems most home entertainment manufacturers abandoned the idea pretty early on. So your hdmi cable can do it, but it’s unlikely any of us have devices to make use of it. Which is a shame

Do all TVs with Ethernet allow it

the idea is that you have one device that's connected to your router (ie the TV). then everything connected to the TV (sky box, DVD/blue-ray player, playstation/xbox) gets it's internet via the TV. i think the idea was to declutter multiple wire cables and/or reduce wireless device connections. but the idea never caught on. reading up on it, it appears some folk who require v v v long HDMI cables (eg feeding to a Sky signal into a summer house in the back garden) plug the hdmi cable into an ethernet adapter for the necessary length, have another adapter at the other end to convert it back to HDMI, then plug is into the device.

Not even sure how it’s supposed to work

The product code is F3Y023BF2M :/