Actiontec’s Next Gen MegaPlug AV

People may be cutting down on outside entertainment and staying at home more with all the financial uncertainty going on lately, but there are plenty of features and services consumers can take advantage of with an internet connection right from their TiVO/DVR, satellite (free on-demand channels), Blu-Ray player, Playstation 3, etc., making staying at home more rich and entertaining.

If you take a quick peek behind the entertainment center most often you just see a coax connection and a power outlet but on the back of that expensive box, you just see an Ethernet plug. Sure you can go wireless, but then you need an adapter and can have issues with signal strength (especially with larger homes when the internet feeds into an office or bedroom).

This is a great solution to tie in broadband to your entertainment center without stringing Ethernet cables around the house, doing construction to hardwire your home, or deal with weak or choppy signal areas with wireless.

Actiontec solved this problem with the Next Gen MegaPlug AV powerline networking kit. It allows you to funnel you internet connection over your existing power lines with speeds up to 200 Mbps! Since more-and-more cool internet-ready products are coming out you can tap into a whole new level if you connect it online.

This is just plug-and-play—plug one MegaPlug near the device you want to connect into a power outlet, attach the Ethernet cable to the device and MegaPlug, go plug in the other MegaPlug near your internet connection and connect your “hot” Ethernet line in and you are good to go. The MegaPlug can send and receive your data over your homes existing wiring. PLUS it has push-button networking, so you don’t need to be a computer savant to secure your devices.

You just push the buttons and it automatically identifies and secures all the items on the network. To steal Geico’s slogan, “It’s so simple…even a caveman can do it.”

Here are some highlights:
– MegaPlug AV taps into your home’s existing wiring enabling instant high-speed connectivity wherever an electrical outlet is present

– Instantly network your TiVO/DVR, satellite receiver, BluRay Disc player, Playstation 3, XBOX 360, or any other Ethernet-enabled device at speeds up to 200 Mbps…You paid for the Ethernet device, make the most of it!

– Need security? The MegaPlug AV has simple push-button networking to protect your home network without having to deal with WPA, WEP or MAC ID’s

— Unlike wireless networking where signal strength and outside interference can hamper the transmission of data, the MegaPlug AV gives you a steady, constant flow of data

– Home theater owners and “gadgeteers” can enjoy enriched content anywhere in the house – in the family room, living room, bedroom, or office – without having to string cumbersome Ethernet cables throughout the hallway, open up walls for an expensive rewiring project, or struggle with slow and spotty wireless connections

– Up to 16 MegaPlug AV adapters can be added throughout the home

– Available for $169.99 MSPR (standard two-pack kit) online at most major e-tailers including BestBuy.com, Amazon.com and Buy.

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