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Looking for a new router - Advice?

  • 27-08-2010 11:22am
    #1
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭


    My Netgear WGR614v9 isnt cutting the mustard anymore with all the streaming im doing in my house.

    can anyone advise a few N class routers that would be able to stream movies/music etc very well?

    is it worth going for a dual band router? would it be a noticeable difference?


    FWIW, most of the streaming goes to the Xbox 360 /PS3.

    ive heard Belkin is a bad place to start if you do any online gaming or play 360, which i do both alot.

    also, im a bit of a techhead, so a router thats firmware is very customizable would be awesome.

    im on UPC's 15mb package.


    thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    Tea_Bag wrote: »
    also, im a bit of a techhead, so a router thats firmware is very customizable would be awesome.

    Have a look at DD-WRT on a Buffalo WHR-HP-G300N


  • #3
    jpl888
    Closed Accounts Posts: 407 ✭✭jpl888


    +1 on DD-WRT. Also recommend Linksys router WRT160NL which it supports.


  • #4
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,983 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    both of them look good.

    it would be nice to have gigabit ethernet ports on them, and it seems the WRt160NL only has 10/100, which seemingly would cripple any heavy file transfer over wireless to wired (300mbps -> 100)


    a major plus would be to have my printer and external HDD attached to it, and from what ive read, you can attach a USB hub (to the linksys atleast) and run the printer and HDD off them at the same time.

    anyone have any experience with either of them, or more recommendations?

    EDIT: or why one is definitely better than the other?


  • #5
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Because modern device evolve so quickly, it is always usually useful to Google for reviews of the product before buying.


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