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    Best Powerline Adapter for Plex Media Server

    Hi All,
    I am looking for the best powerline adapter for a Plex Media Server which streams media to numerous clients, I know that ethernet is most preferred but where I live I can't run ethernet through walls or roof cavities so powerline is really the only way
    Any recommendations for a powerline adapter??
    Any help is appreciated!

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    Re: Best Powerline Adapter for Plex Media Server

    I've always used Devolo kit and it's been rock solid. The speeds you get on these things is more about your home wiring than the plugs anyway.
    http://www.devolo.com/uk/
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    Re: Best Powerline Adapter for Plex Media Server

    I used a powerline but it wasn't fast enough with my wiring, so switched for a matched pair of Archer C7 802.11ac routers. 100mbit+, the powerline was only around 60bmit.

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    Re: Best Powerline Adapter for Plex Media Server

    Quote Originally Posted by thelawnet View Post
    I used a powerline but it wasn't fast enough with my wiring, so switched for a matched pair of Archer C7 802.11ac routers. 100mbit+, the powerline was only around 60bmit.
    This - if wirings the issue and you won't run cat 5 the latest wireless standards are blazingly quick and the archer c7 is one of the better routers of recent times.
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    Re: Best Powerline Adapter for Plex Media Server

    Bearing in mind that 60Mb is WAY faster than you need to bounce 1080p around the house.
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    Re: Best Powerline Adapter for Plex Media Server

    Quote Originally Posted by Phage View Post
    Bearing in mind that 60Mb is WAY faster than you need to bounce 1080p around the house.
    Yeah but when you add in other traffic and interfere it can be a bit of a lottery. I still run power line adapters for much of my stuff but they are sometimes a PITA. I don't know too much about the power lines or standards in Oz however.
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