Thank You Brian. Okay so my Wii works great with the wifi in the house , but when we try to connect to Netflix through the Wii , it says no connection & other times we can connect depending on how strong the connection is . There is a USB on the back of the Wii , can I use an extender or repeater in that USB port to get a better signal in that room? Its a very spotty area in the house. thank you ahead Thank You Brian. Okay so my Wii works great with the wifi in the house , but when we try to connect to Netflix through the Wii , it says no connection & other times we can connect depending on... » Read More Thank You Brian. Okay so my Wii works great with the wifi in the house , but when we try to connect to Netflix through the Wii , it says no connection & other times we can connect depending on how strong the connection is . There is a USB on the back of the Wii , can I use an extender or repeater in that USB port to get a better signal in that room? Its a very spotty area in the house. thank you ahead « Show Less
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I assume you would need such a part that is compatible with the Wii, although I do not know of such a part. Also you could achieve the same effect by purchasing an extender and placing it close to the Wii.
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We bought our reciever from or through NewFlex, it's a LG and/or Trendnet. I want to see if we can use the wii fi antenna to pick it up in another room but we need a newer tv that has a usb connection. The netgear antenna works good all over thje house and outside. Right now I useing for internet for my computers.
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It is wifi ready, not wifi built-in. Meaning you have to plug something else in to receive the signal. The problem is that many USB adapters do not work with sony blu ray players. Sony says only their $80 adapter will work. What Janean and everyone is asking which USB adapters will work besides Sony's.
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Thank You both so much!!! I FINALLY figured it out. I had to plug the wireless grey box into the BACK of the TV and not into the connection panel on the front of the tv. Geez! For non tech savvy people like myself, the company could be a bit more detailed about where to plug it into on a tv. Like most big screen tv's, there are quite a few places on both front and back to plug into. Thanks again for your input!
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I'm technically challenged, so I hope my response makes sense. I used the HDMI cable to hook up my TV and Roku. I then followed the instructions I received with the Roku to sync up with my WiFi. The instructions were easy, and there were no additional cables required. Hope this helps :)
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Probably too late, but no the Wii already has internal Wireless. If you go into system settings, there is an internet option where you can tell the Wii your network settings. However, you need a wireless network setup at your house to access Netflix. If you don't have a wireless network, then what you need to buy is a wireless router. If that is the case, I'll be glad to help in whatever way I can.I have checked the "Receive e-mail when new posts are made" option so if you post another question, I should be able to respond fairly quickly. Hopefully, you already solved the problem but if not I'll be around. Probably too late, but no the Wii already has internal Wireless. If you go into system settings, there is an internet option where you can tell the Wii your network settings. However, you need a wireless network setup at your house to access Netflix. If you don't have a wireless network, then what you need to buy is a wireless router. If that is the case, I'll be glad to help in whatever way I can.I have checked the "Receive e-mail when new posts are made" option so if you post another question, I should be able to respond fairly quickly. Hopefully, you already solved... » Read More Probably too late, but no the Wii already has internal Wireless. If you go into system settings, there is an internet option where you can tell the Wii your network settings. However, you need a wireless network setup at your house to access Netflix. If you don't have a wireless network, then what you need to buy is a wireless router. If that is the case, I'll be glad to help in whatever way I can.I have checked the "Receive e-mail when new posts are made" option so if you post another question, I should be able to respond fairly quickly. Hopefully, you already solved the problem but if not I'll be around. « Show Less
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The TV is advertised as "WiFi Ready", not "WiFi Built in". What that means is that it does not have WiFi without a WiFi adapter that you have to buy separately.I plug my Panasonic directly into an Ethernet router. That works great.I can stream movies directly from providers like Netflix and Amazon.But since I have never had a need to get an adapter I have neverused one. I suspect it would work like my Ethernet cable.Plug it in one of the USB ports, log-on to your wireless router,hit the Internet button on the controller and your good to go.Here is a sample adapter: Panasonic TY-WL20U Wireless Adapter for Panasonic 2012 Internet Ready TVs The TV is advertised as "WiFi Ready", not "WiFi Built in". What that means is that it does not have WiFi without a WiFi adapter that you have to buy separately.I plug my Panasonic directly into an Ethernet router. That works great.I can stream movies directly from providers like Netflix and Amazon.But since I have never had a need to get an adapter I have neverused one. I suspect it would work like my Ethernet cable.Plug it in one of the USB ports, log-on to your wireless router,hit the Internet button on the controller and your... » Read More The TV is advertised as "WiFi Ready", not "WiFi Built in". What that means is that it does not have WiFi without a WiFi adapter that you have to buy separately.I plug my Panasonic directly into an Ethernet router. That works great.I can stream movies directly from providers like Netflix and Amazon.But since I have never had a need to get an adapter I have neverused one. I suspect it would work like my Ethernet cable.Plug it in one of the USB ports, log-on to your wireless router,hit the Internet button on the controller and your good to go.Here is a sample adapter: Panasonic TY-WL20U Wireless Adapter for Panasonic 2012 Internet Ready TVs « Show Less
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Actually what Im trying to figure out is how to actually connect to that wifi connection. HOw do I hook up to it with my PC? Or do I actually need something to plug into my laptop that picks up the signal. Im not sure if the tiny laptop I have will automatically pick up a wifi signal if there is one in the area, or If I have to buy some kind of device to hook up to it. And if I need a device, I wouldnt even begin to know what Im looking for.
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Maybe - My extender works well but for something like Netflix I think I would try something like on of the Linksys Powerline Network Adapter Kits or something similar. I have not tried Netflix on my extender but I think that the Powerline option might offer better bandwidth & throughput.
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That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only. That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the... » Read More That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only. « Show Less
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I bought a sony blu ray player with netflix capability, but apparently I need to buy a usb wireless LAN adapter to be able to connect the player to the net and pick up netflix. Will this adapter work for that?
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I used cable connection, mostly. WiFi is very poor and unstable. I dont remember if I had to do something special to connect, and I dont use that device any more.
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I'm trying to do the exact same thing. I have a Sony BDP N460, a blu ray player with an ethernet port but no wireless. First let me suggest what I'm currently using. The Netgear XAV101 PowerLine AV (look for the product that includes two units) which sends internet through your existing power wires. You connect an ethernet cable from your router to one of these devices plugged in to an outlet. Then take the second device and plug it in where you want internet access. Ideally you can get about 150 Mbps (when I connected to the next room). But where I need to go is across the house and the speed is at best 47 Mbps. The bottom line however is that it totally works. I can stream Netflix content (in HD) no problem. The quality is noticeable reduced, but definitely watchable, and for content you're not going to watch on blu ray disc anyways, might not be an issue. Now for the question at hand, I just received this item you are asking about. I was hoping it would grab internet wirelessly from my wireless N router. I'm thinking that yes another one may be required. For just under twice as much there is this product http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00126R3P6/ which includes two wireless bridges. This may be what we're looking for. I can't understand why there isn't simply a single device that will connect wirelessly to my wireless router and give internet access to a network device. But maybe it's possible if the tech said so. I hope so otherwise I'm spending more money and I want to stick with Netgear because my experience and the general consensus is that their devices are more reliable than others. And I just noticed the post is a year old. Well maybe this will help someone.
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Mine was not WIFI capable. We live in a WIFI area, but could not use it. It works fine at my sisters house who gives me the password to their wireless. FYI....the picture & video quality is very poor. My 7 year old son uses it mainly to pay games on. Hope that helps.
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You need to have a wifi router of some kind if you want to connect to anything. However, there is a USB port. You might try hooking up a USB hub or something, and run a conventional wired network instead. I have not tried that. I generally hang this off a television (literally) and hook up a mouse to the USB port. Then I can watch things like Youtube and Netflix with it.
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i wish i could help but i sold it b4 i can use usb to ethernet device. the wifi was weak so i think usb to ethernet would be an amazing idea and it will improve the device. tell me later what r u going to buy kik eeyeemk
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I tried different outlets around the property to see which worked best. Never did figure out why one place worked better than another. Suggest you experiment as well until you get your desired end result - in our case, that was 5 bars and the ability to watch TV and/or Netflix over the internet with no drops or slow downs.
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Don't quote me on this, but I would imagine it would work with a Wii. I just set this one up and hooked it up to my PS4, and the download/upload speeds are much faster than when my PS4 was connected via Wi-Fi.