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    Wireless Ethernet Adapter for Bluray Player

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Ridley23, Dec 19, 2009.

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    Ridley23 Notebook Deity

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    Hey guys. I bought the Sony BDP-N460 for my parents for Christmas, and unfortunately there is no built in WiFi. That means the Netflix feature would be difficult to use since they'd have to stretch an ethernet cable all the way from the other room, and would rather not have them deal with that (what with a grandkid running around and stuff). Not to mention, I would rather not have them buy something for the player right after I bought them for it -- that just wouldn't be good gift-giving.

    So anyway, enough of my rambling. What would you guys recommend as a wireless ethernet adapter for the Sony player (ethernet connection, I do not know if this thing will take USB wireless adapters) that is under $30 preferably? Under $20 would be really nice, since we're only talking about something in the other room, so the strength wouldn't be a HUGE issue (but of course, good enough to get a good Netflix stream going, amonst the other services the player offers (Youtube, Amazon On-Demand, etc). Thanks a lot!
     
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    I really need to find one so I can have it by Christmas, or at least very shortly afterwards, so if you guys would mind helping me out with some suggestions, I would really appreciate it -- especially with as many views as this thread has had.