ZyXEL PLA-401 200Mbps Homeplug Twinpack £46 @ Scan

Richie_UK · 11-12-2008, 5:18 PM

ZyXEL PLA-401 200Mbps Homeplug Twinpack £43.69 @ Scan

Scan Deal of the Day.

Free shipping for AVForum members

salty · 20-12-2008, 8:22 PM

Great, looks like still there now, I'd picked up an 85MB pair but these arent quick enough for media centre to work properly, 200 should do fine though.

PILos · 20-12-2008, 9:02 PM

Wow that's a great price.

rcaudwell · 22-12-2008, 10:01 AM

Thanks for this, ordered yesterday, and should arrive tomorrow. Been trying to move away from wireless and get a media server kind of arrangement going, so this should be just the job. Couldn`t get the free delivery thing to work though, although at this price not overly bothered

Just checked - offer still on.

PlasmaManiac · 22-12-2008, 9:23 PM

Just ordered - I managed to get the free P&P too. £48.75 (inc VAT) now though.

itn · 22-12-2008, 10:45 PM

Hi, ive just order a set for myself I managed to get the free P&P too. £48.75 (inc VAT) Should be delivered tomorrow.

tobytronic · 23-12-2008, 6:57 PM

This looks a good price but forgive the stupid question.............

Can these be integrated into an existing network with wifi and cabled ethernet already in place??

sdb123 · 23-12-2008, 7:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobytronic

This looks a good price but forgive the stupid question.............

Can these be integrated into an existing network with wifi and cabled ethernet already in place??

Yes.

gyprocboy · 24-12-2008, 9:16 PM

Great price,just about to order

Richie_UK · 29-12-2008, 2:49 PM

Again on Scan Deal of the Day

Now £43.69

MiniMax · 30-12-2008, 6:37 PM

I think I'll treat myself. Wireless is a bit annoying whilst gaming. :D

Hypernoob · 31-12-2008, 9:16 AM

These look great - thanks OP

dipenk · 31-12-2008, 9:18 AM

ordered 1, thanks. good deal

deadmeat30 · 31-12-2008, 5:20 PM

spoilt myself to these, lol. look great! and a good price!

Nemeus · 01-01-2009, 3:02 PM

Going to order one now too, reviews seem to be good and the increased bandwidth should allow me to stream higher resolution media to the XBMC and 360.

rcaudwell · 02-01-2009, 4:32 PM

Had mine a week or more now and they have been outstanding. To reassure anyone thinking about going for these, they stream any media I`ve thrown at the (mainly HD from dreambox sat receiver to PC) and movies via Xbox360, without the slightest hint of a problem. Well recommended.

Tincan78 · 02-01-2009, 9:58 PM

just ordered these.... is there a certain ethernet cable you should buy or are they all just as good lol ?

jrc1985 · 03-01-2009, 2:30 AM

Brilliant, thanks for pointing this out!

And any ethernet cable will do

jrc1985 · 03-01-2009, 3:44 AM

Does anyone know the actual Mbps speed rating that they're achieving with these? Thanks in advance.

ThirtyQuidKid · 03-01-2009, 12:10 PM

Thesae seem like a bargain.

Has anyone who ordered these had any problems or are they as good as they sound?????

deadmeat30 · 03-01-2009, 2:21 PM

ive ordered them, they should be here on monday, so will give them a test

misterS3 · 04-01-2009, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tincan78

just ordered these.... is there a certain ethernet cable you should buy or are they all just as good lol ?

standard cable will be fine. but i'd be surprised if they didn't come with them.

I have 4 (advents) in my house, might get another 2 of these though!!

jrc1985 · 04-01-2009, 1:26 AM

Think I'll go for it as well. Got to be better than my 3-4Mbps wireless connection! Will post impressions when I get it.

ss30 · 04-01-2009, 11:05 AM

I would love to know what sort of speed's you can get through these as well.

deadmeat30 · 04-01-2009, 2:45 PM

Might be worth a look at THIS Thread on connection speeds for these plugs.

hope this helps you out.

deadmeat30 · 05-01-2009, 5:47 PM

just got mine today, plug into my router, and into my xbox, logged into xbox live straight away, im more than impressed with these! great buy and and awesome alternative to the wireless adapter.

scimitarx · 06-01-2009, 12:05 AM

is there any security risk on these as I have a mains socket available outside.. and whilst its unlikely ...

could someone plug something into that and access my data?!

*daknin* · 06-01-2009, 10:35 AM

Thanks, going to buy a pair.

daveb975 · 06-01-2009, 2:31 PM

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Originally Posted by misterS3

standard cable will be fine. but i'd be surprised if they didn't come with them.

I have 4 (advents) in my house, might get another 2 of these though!!

Are the different brands compatible? I recently bought two of the Netger 20o mbps plugs, but would like another two.

The Netgear ones were £88 for a pair, so ideally I would return those and buy four of these Zyxel ones, but I have lost the receipt!

If I buy 2 of the Zyxel plugs, which of the following is likely to occur:

1. They are totally compatible and all work fine with each other.

2. They are not compatible, but will will work in tandem (i.e. one Netger plug connected to my router talks to the other Netgear plug, while one Zyxel plug connected to the router talkes to the other Zyxel plug only)

3. They interfere with each other and nothing works!

Any advice appreciated.

vineetpatel · 06-01-2009, 2:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveb975

Are the different brands compatible? I recently bought two of the Netger 20o mbps plugs, but would like another two.

The Netgear ones were £88 for a pair, so ideally I would return those and buy four of these Zyxel ones, but I have lost the receipt!

If I buy 2 of the Zyxel plugs, which of the following is likely to occur:

1. They are totally compatible and all work fine with each other.

2. They are not compatible, but will will work in tandem (i.e. one Netger plug connected to my router talks to the other Netgear plug, while one Zyxel plug connected to the router talkes to the other Zyxel plug only)

3. They interfere with each other and nothing works!

Any advice appreciated.

I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I've also got some Netgear HDXB101 Powerline HD adapters and wanted to know if the Zyxel work with them.

May just have to buy some and see if they work!!