Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD adapters debut

Christmas comes early for HD streaming fans

24 June 2009 6:13 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Home cinema enthusiasts will be able to stream multiple HD sources around their home, thanks to a new product scheduled for release in the UK by Belkin later this year.

The new Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit adapters, which go on sale in the US this month, and promised to arrive in August in Europe, promise a five-times jump in performance from current offerings on the market giving users the ability to stream HD content around their home via their electrical cables.

"Because of its high Gigabit speeds and consistent connection, Gigabit Powerline reduces online gaming latency and provides large bandwidth, making it ideal for online PC gaming and ultrafast high-quality transmission of multiple video streams", the company that specialises in routers said in a statement.

The company will offer the new product as a Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit costing $149.99 in the US when it launches this month, however has yet to set a price for the UK launch.

Powerline products allow you to plug one end of the Adapter into an available wall outlet and the other end to any device with an available Ethernet port, such as a gaming console, set-top box, or computer allowing you to get internet to the far flung reaches of your house or garden shed.

We will keep you posted.

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Comments

  • sounds great!!
    doeas any one know which chipset is integrated in this device?
    Posted by Javad, UK
  • Looks good, though, this is only a theorical Gigabit limit, the 100mbit ones were doing 20mbit or so in real life.

    Does anyone know what the real life speed of those ?
    Posted by apleks, Canada
  • For what I have been able to see in the press, these come with Gigle's new chip. It is Homeplug AV with some sort of boost mode.

    I have a pair at home and I am getting around 200Mbps application speeds between my living room and office. Mind you, it will depend on the wiring of your house.
    Posted by Aprika, USA

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