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Not at all. They cost twice that, retail.Yeah, the dual band ones are priceyDid I over pay?
Oh LOL...no Mike I'm not quite that naive!! I have been researching for about a week now. I posted here to make sure I understand what I already thought would fit our needs and get feedback from our super smart Army
I usually buy computer parts from Newegg but Amazon has been kicking their ... in price on a lot of things lately!
I have to agree with you there. I normally buy PC stuff from NewEgg but Amazon is definitely throwing out some competition lately. BTW, if you use Firefox, there's an add on called Invisible Hand. What it does is when shopping for items it will tell (and show) you where the cheapest price is. I use it myself and it works great.Oh LOL...no Mike I'm not quite that naive!! I have been researching for about a week now. I posted here to make sure I understand what I already thought would fit our needs and get feedback from our super smart Army
I usually buy computer parts from Newegg but Amazon has been kicking their ... in price on a lot of things lately!
Bovina you can get an adapter that plugs in to a USB port. Yes you do have to have a wireless modem in your PC. I got a Linksys like I said and I have a little USB dongle adapter I plug in to computers I'm working on.
I have all my PCs networked and can access any of them from any of them. Networking is easy. Just make sure you encrypt that router so everyone in the neighborhood can't access it.
I have all my PCs networked and can access any of them from any of them. Networking is easy. Just make sure you encrypt that router so everyone in the neighborhood can't access it.
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Damn, just what I need is an addon to help me spend mo' money!
Thank you all SO much for your help and suggestions!
ETA: Yep the encryption is important 5C! And the USB adapters are what I ordered along with the router I linked in my first post.
Thank you all SO much for your help and suggestions!
ETA: Yep the encryption is important 5C! And the USB adapters are what I ordered along with the router I linked in my first post.
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With both of us streaming to two different devices or gaming at the same time, a low priced router wouldn't have worked well for us. That's why I chose the dual band router. If it were left up to me I would run cat5 through the attic and hardwire everything...but it's not up to me and MIL won't let me do it.
In the house I had before I married Kev, I ran the cable for 4 rooms through the attic and dropped the it down through the walls. Of course, I'm older and fatter now LMAO!
Sounds like my house. We have a 4 port router and 4 port hub connected to that, all ports are full. 3 PC's, 3 Xbox's and a PS3. lol We stream Netflix and Hulu a lot to. I'm a hardcore gamer, so if I'm not watching something on Netflix I'm gaming. Netflix and Hulu are almost always streaming on the other systems.
It's a shame the MIL feels this way. It would add value to the real estate.
It's also a shame newegg has slipped in my opinion over the past few years. They used to be great, now just meh. I use Provantage for a lot of things now. They carry so much stuff it can be hard to find the right item, but they are so cheap. The first year I used them I reduced costs by 57% on our network. I'd imagine their customer service is elusive, but I've haven't needed it yet.
It's also a shame newegg has slipped in my opinion over the past few years. They used to be great, now just meh. I use Provantage for a lot of things now. They carry so much stuff it can be hard to find the right item, but they are so cheap. The first year I used them I reduced costs by 57% on our network. I'd imagine their customer service is elusive, but I've haven't needed it yet.
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Except for the games (gave mine away) thats what my room looks like. Plus there is 2 more in different rooms and all the dvrs and other stuff.
I gotta see and hold that kind of stuff. It's brick n mortar for me on computor gear. Besides I'm to impatient.
5C, a lot of the time I'll go to some place like Best Buy or Comp USA and look, take notes and then price it on line when I get home. The things I am most picky about are my keyboard and track ball. I HATE hate hate using a mouse!!! I have used the same style Logitech track ball for over 10 years LOL. They are getting hard to find so last time I bought 2 so I'd have a spare in case this one dies.
Where I'm at, there is a huge amount of inefficiency. Honest to god, we have more printers than we do employees. Seriously. And most of them are color lasers. Provantage can be quite high on some things, like Bovinia's wireless adapters - they price at $70+dollars!! But overall they have saved me a lot of money. Between them, Amazon, buy.com and occasionally newegg - I've saved a lot of money.
Where do you go in Tacoma? I used to live in Olympia.
5C, a lot of the time I'll go to some place like Best Buy or Comp USA and look, take notes and then price it on line when I get home. The things I am most picky about are my keyboard and track ball. I HATE hate hate using a mouse!!! I have used the same style Logitech track ball for over 10 years LOL. They are getting hard to find so last time I bought 2 so I'd have a spare in case this one dies.
See I'm the oposite. I gotta have a mouse but I sit about 12 to 15 feet from my monitor (it's 37in. HDTV) so I have to have long range wireless mouse and keyboard and good ones are hard to find. I just wrote Iogear trying to get a mouse that I have that is worn out but no go. I bought new switches for it so I can rebuild it. I hate the new mouses they have.
Best buy is about the only thing left that's close. Everyone else is out of business. I'm tired of ordering stuff online and when it get's to you no matter where you order from it has a china address on it. I'm on my 4th long range keyboard and have one wore out and 2 new ones that are garbage that I bought on line. My wireless adapter was only $29.00 in the store and I've been using it without problem for around 5 yrs.
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I tried a wireless track ball and keyboard and hated them for MMO gaming. The track ball was heavy and the response time for gaming was poor. I know you'll laugh, but when you are raiding with 24 other people depending on you to land your spells with precision timing I needed the response time of wired hardware. That's another reason I've never tried wireless internet.
I'm a bit behind times I guess, how do you stream to your TV? I have an LCD flat screen, what else would I need to stream?
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