Posts tagged ‘netgear’
MoCA in a Nutshell – Netgear
Don’t understand what MoCA does? Here’s a fun and educational cartoon from Netgear that explains everything about MoCA, what is means, why you need it, and how it works. Titled “MoCA in a Nutshell”, the video takes us into a typical home where a family needs to use the home network whether it’s to watch a movie, download a file, or play video games. “MoCA in a Nutshell” shows how a MoCA network can handle all of those tasks at the same time, and even have a little more bandwidth to spare. If you’re convinced that MoCA is for your home, read more about Netgear’s MoCA products here.
MoCA Networking Making a Splash at Amazon.com
Amazon.com: Netgear MCAB1001 MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit (Black): Electronics.
MoCA Coax-Ethernet adapters are beginning to make a splash at Amazon.com, showing why MoCA is the ideal choice for networking to the Home Theater and gaming consoles. Citing a simple set up, reliable HD streaming and low latency gaming, expect a lot more satisfied customers who are looking to add streaming digital entertainment to their homes. Both Netgear and Actiontec are now selling their MoCA products on Amazon with more products expected to come.
MoCA has landed in San Diego!!
San Diego Fry's
I went by the Fry’s here in San Diego to check out some home networking products and to my surprise, there it was: The Netgear MCAB1001 Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit . The Kit is going for $199 which includes two of these MoCA adapters. I’ve heard some good things about these, can’t wait to see what all the excitement is about.
MoCA Now at Fry’s!
MoCA at Fry's San Jose (Brokaw)
Just spotted at the Fry’s Electronics in San Jose, CA off Brokaw Road. Netgear MCAB1001 Coax-to-Ethernet adapters going for $199! It’s positioned solidly with the other 11N and Powerline bridges and looks good as part of the entire networking lineup. Fry’s had 8 units for sale and I need to check some of the other locations to see if they have the same. Come get ‘em while they’re hot!
First MoCA Bridge Review – Thumbs Up!
SmallNetBuilder.com just did the first review on the MoCA Ethernet-to-Coax bridge from Netgear (MCAB1001) and gave it a glowing thumbs up. They hooked up a pair of MoCA bridges and ran them through some difficult HD video tests in both the lab and in a home scenario and came up with this summary:
Simply put, MoCA is the only “alternative networking” technology that I have laid hands on that can reliably stream HD video—even 1080p. Of course, my limited test enviroment in no way presented a difficult test environment. But then again, my wireless environment is clean and so is my powerline. And neither of those technologies have been able to do what the NETGEAR MCA1001s did.
Wow, that’s a nice start to what will probably be a number of reviews that will be written on the new batch of MoCA products coming out. With all the new HD video streaming stuff that was shown at CES, it will be interesting to see how well the new HDTVs, Bluray Players, Tivos and Slingboxes work on a MoCA home network.
It’s Coming!
It’s coming. How do I know? Because CES said it would. Three, count’em, three announcements from Netgear, D-Link, and Actiontec on MoCA Ethernet-to-Coax bridges that will start showing up in stores near you. These black boxes perform a simple function: coax in and ethernet out. Connect one to the LAN port of your router and the other to your Xbox or Bluray player’s LAN port to start enjoying 175Mbps usable bandwidth.
D-Link DXN-221
Netgear MCAB1001
