What cable when hooking up BD Live
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What cable when hooking up BD Live
My panasonic BD player just arrived and I was thinking of running a cable to it for the time being to utilize the BD Live feature until I find a sweet deal on wireless adapter for it. Would I need to purchase a Cat 6 cable for that? If so, is a 50 or so ft run ok?
Also, would I plug the cable into one of the ports on the back of my belkin router?
Also, would I plug the cable into one of the ports on the back of my belkin router?
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Just run a network cable from your router to the player's RJ45 jack. 50' should be fine.
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A Cat5e or Cat6 network cable will do. I went with Cat6 for my network cables in my setup because they're just as inexpensive as Cat5e if you look around hard enough anyway.
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Thanks for the info! Are there any settings I will need to adjust on the router or player, or is it just a true simple plug and play?
I also have a HDDVD Player I was considering hooking up too. Is there a splitter I can put near the players?
I was thinking Monoprice for the cable since I order most of my cables from them. They are $11.86 with shipping for 50ft Cat 6. Is that about as good a price for quality cable?
I also have a HDDVD Player I was considering hooking up too. Is there a splitter I can put near the players?
I was thinking Monoprice for the cable since I order most of my cables from them. They are $11.86 with shipping for 50ft Cat 6. Is that about as good a price for quality cable?
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Just go in to the player's menu and see if there's anything to change.
Those Monoprice cables will be great for you. As for a splitter, yes you can use a network hub without any issues. but it's another piece of hardware, so you may just want a WAP that has a hub built in and just put that next to the players.
Those Monoprice cables will be great for you. As for a splitter, yes you can use a network hub without any issues. but it's another piece of hardware, so you may just want a WAP that has a hub built in and just put that next to the players.