Xbox 360 Wireless Advice

[Muscles]

I recently purchased a 360 while out of town on business for extra entertainment and I'm getting ready to fly home. I plan on having it hooked up in my living room so it will need to be wireless. I definitely don't want to pay MS $90 for just a wireless adaptor. Should I:

1) Try powerline networking for the first time ever:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...16833149002&Tpk=HD-PLC

I've read mixed reviews but it looks like the average speed is about 30mbps which seems kind of crappy to me. I'd at least like to see it at 60mbps or more.

2) Find the cheapest DD-WRT/Tomato capable router I can to setup a wireless bridge. I think the cheapest I found was http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833124010

3) Buy the same router I have now except use the new one as a wireless bridge.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156226

The advantage to buying the same one is it has N (draft 2) plus a gig switch for the future if I need it. According to the specs page this router can be setup as a bridge or access point but for some reason "jackiefrost9" wrote a review saying that it can't be setup as a wireless bridge. Am I missing something?

My home internet connection is only 20mbps but the reason I'd like more than wireless G speeds to the 360 is because I plan on streaming HD video often from a PC. Am I wrong? Will wireless G be sufficient?

Any feedback is appreciated!

 

[Eug]

I like my powerline networking but mine isn't the same model as what you linked, and it costs almost as much as the Xbox 360 wireless adapter anyway.

OTOH, I have both, and the powerline networking is way more stable.

P.S. Under ideal conditions (machine in same room), I can get 22 Mbps with wireless 802.11g. Far away? Not a chance.

 

[Muscles]

I should be able to get a strong wireless signal if I choose to go that route. The router is upstairs in a room directly above my living room. How do those powerline adaptors stand up to power surges? I live in Florida near the Tampa area so thunderstorms can be common. I've read that you plug the adapters directly into the socket which worries me a little.

 

[Eug]

I've been told that they don't stand up well to significant electrical surges. I can't comment much because I've only had mine a little while.

I will say though that I had a power outage two days ago. I'm not sure what happened because there was no thunderstorm. However, whatever it was, it was enough to damage my HD PVR and mess up the settings of my home alarm system. I only had to reprogram my home alarm system, but I had to get a replacement for the PVR. OTOH, the powerline networking adapters still work fine.