Sunday, October 13, 2013

Can you connect a blu ray player to the internet through a usb connection?

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Atheos


I have a blu ray player that only has a wifi connection. There is no ethernet port but it does have a usb port. I know a wired connection is far superior than a wireless connection. So is there a way to connect to the internet with some sort of usb wire that connects to the modem?


Answer
sorry, no. See on this device it would seem that the USB is there only to use as a storage device (if you are watching movies you have saved onto your computer you watch them through a thumb drive on the player) Yes a wired connection CAN be faster....if it's over the proper TYPE! See wifi can allow for pretty fast speeds, but the USB is generally limited. USB has different types, each one faster than the last, but still fairly slow here's an idea of transfer rates! USB2.0=480mb/s USB3.0=5000mb/s ethernet= (10 base-t)10mb/s (100 base-t) 100mb/s (1000 base-x) 1000mb/s thunderbolt (only for MAC)=10gb/s (this is the fastest transfer rate you can find without specialized equipment) so that's for different types of wired connections WiFi CAN be faster, but this is dependent on how well the devices are working. Now as far as ACTUALLY CONNECTING to the internet, only with a dongle that you purchase, which ONLY allows wifi connection (pointless since you're already connected). USB isn't really made for internet but rather for file transfers. The point is, that NO you can't connect a USB port to your router for the uses that you want it for!

How do I connect my blu-ray player to the internet?




Beau Brads


I have a Sony BDP-BX18 blu-ray player. I would like to connect it to my home wifi network so that I could watch Netflix through it. The blu-ray player says it needs a wired connection. I bought a wifi bridge that connects through the ethernet port to add to the player so that it could connect to the internet. The player tries to connect to my network but fails every time. My network has a password on it but the option to enter a password on the player never comes up.


Answer
Setup the WiFi bridge on your computer, then move it to the player.




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