While we wait for the phenomenon that is wireless HD to
actually matter, D-Link's forging ahead with technology that's here, now. Starting today, the outfit is shipping a new
PowerLine kit that can stream high-def footage throughout a home's integrated electrical wiring system. In other words, it's not wireless, but it's far from being messy. The PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-303) includes a pair of wall plugs / adapters which convert power sockets into access points for streaming media across the network.
D-Link promises that users will see up to 200Mbps of throughput, and of course, the tried-and-rarely-true "plug-and-play" buzzword is thrown in as well. Assuming
it actually works, the $139.99 asking price ain't too bad.
