Actiontec HLE200AV0-01GK MegaPlug 200 Mbps Powerline HomePlug A/V Gaming Adapter Kit (White)

List Price: $169.99 Discount Price: $129.98

Features:

• Perfect for high bandwidth gaming applications
• Creates up to a 200 Mbps gaming network using your home power outlets
• Reduces latency and improves ping times
• Compatible with all routers and gateways
• Very easy to install, simply plug n' play!

Customer Reviews:

Is This Really Necessary? [Posted on 2008-07-13]
If you're reading this review and wondering what exactly this product does, you're not alone. After reading every detail on the package, it was barely clear to me as to what the product even was. All of the information is just a series of vague compliments about itself like "easy to set up!" and "works at high speeds!", or my favorite, "integrated quality of service". What does that even mean? It means they knew there wasn't much to say about their product so they resorted to useless information.

The way this works is you connect one plug into the electrical outlet and a modem/router, and the other plugs into a different electrical outlet and the device that is connecting to the internet (computer, game console).

For this price tag, why not buy an actual router that connects to more than one device without clogging outlets with these giant boxes? A router is half as expensive and exponentially more versatile.

The two stars are simply for the fact that it does what it's supposed to do. There's just no need for it to exist in the first place.

Just what I needed [Posted on 2008-07-13]
I was faced with crawling in the attic and running wires or trying one of these ethernet over powerline adapters. I can honestly say that I haven't regretted the decision to by the adapters at all. By plugging one in the living room and one in my office, I've not only expanded my wired connectivity, but relocating the wireless hub to the living room expanded the number of areas I could carry my laptop into.

Could not get them to work [Posted on 2008-07-15]
Maybe these just don't work with wiring in older houses, but I could not for the life of me get these to work! The right lights were on, the router was ready, and the settings adjusted ... but my remote computer just couldn't see the network. Perhaps if the included documentation had been a little more robust (or the website, which added almost nothing to the package booklet) I could have solved my problem. As it is, i will be giving these to my father in law; perhaps they will serve his networking needs better than they did mine.

Easy to set up and does what it should! [Posted on 2008-07-17]
When I first saw this product on my vine page I was not 100% sure what it was supposed to do but I thought it even tho it said it worked on connecting gaming systems wirelessly to your router that it might work with setting our computer network up as we had one computer that would just not work with our current router.

My husband was the one to hook the kit up and within minutes it was pulg and play! He was deliriously thrilled that it solved the nagging problem we were having keeping my son's computer connected to the network as the router kept dropping it and would not allow it to print but since we have set up the Actiontec we have not had a single problem.

The set-up was quick and simple - even non-tech minded people could work with this product and get the desired results. If it works this well with my computer system I can only imagine how well it would work with a gaming system. I highly recommend this product - just know the plugs can be a bit bulky so make sure you have the space in your outlets.

Works like a charm. [Posted on 2008-08-21]
Installation couldn't be simpler. Plug in one unit where your aparatus needing internet connectivity is located, plug in the other unit where your internet access comes from (near your router, usually). It works as well as a wired internet connection.

The only downside, really, is the price. Can't you just buy a wireless router and the necessary hardware for around the same price? And that might end up being more useful to you overall. But if you can't, or if it somehow won't work for you, or, for instance, you don't want to pay Microsoft's ripoff price for their wireless adapter (that should have been built into the 360 anyway), you won't be disappointed with this product.

I also should make note that the unit can't be plugged into a power strip, usually needs to be plugged directly into the wall, and not only that, it's rather large. I got pretty ticked off trying to find the right way to plug everything in, not because it's hard but just because it was a matter of logistics and moving things around.

Problems and price aside, and fitting your specific needs, this is easy to recommend.

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