Going Wired...

[eGoCeNTRoNiX]

I am not sure of your files sizes & quality, but i am facing the same issue.

DaMaN, I have been having problems streaming any HD files to my PS3, the wireless G just can't handle the traffic. This has been an ongoing issue for me for several years now. Originally I was just going to buy a wireless N gaming adapter for it and for the blu-ray players upstairs, but I really don't want to spend $150+ when I have all of the materials to go wired, if I can do it myself. If I can't find an easy way to go wired without spending any money I'll bite the bullet. I'm also going to look into that Plex server, that might be a really good option if it supports PS3 and can go around the Cinavia crap.

Powerline adapters are okay, but you NEVER get anywhere near the rated bandwidth. Just assume you'll only get half. But they have some "200Mbit" ones now that should manage 100Mbit.

I agree with you on getting a cabling pro in to do the run to the upstairs, and I may go that route, but I want to try to do this without spending any $$ as we just had a baby. haha

As far as the powerline adapters go, the electrical wiring in this house is a joke. There are switches upstairs that control lights downstairs, and if you turn the wrong one off none of the other switches for that light will work. I don't know what the electrician was thinking, but he did a piss poor job.

I have a 2 story house & might I say that I feel your pain. I discovered the quickest & easiest way to run the wires is through the HVAC return vent that goes to the top of the house.

Mickey, this is a good idea that I might look into if I can't follow a way up with one of the coax lines for the xfinity.

By some chance, do you have a spare coax line running up there? They make ethernet over coax adapters:
http://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Etherne ... b_title_ce

This might be another option as I could use the run to my son's room as there is no TV in there right now. I have used these in the past on some of my clients setups and they work well.

I'd suggest finding the route your phone lines have taken to your upstairs (if available) or electrical lines. Though be careful naturally and turn power off to not electrocute yourself.

Your other option is to just run it up the side of the house from the outside such as with coax. This really would depend on your environment though, I really wouldn't want to do it if you get snow and ice.

Zyfer, the phone lines might be another possibility, but there are only two phone jacks in this house, so not sure if it will be a viable option. I am still going to try to figure out if I can go with the 2nd option and run a Cat6 plenum cable along side one of the other cable runs upstairs if possible.

Have you considered running one cat5 upstairs and then dropping another wireless router there?

I had thought about this, but I would still need to get a physical wire to the PS3 to avoid the lagging issues I am experiencing now. lol

Thanks to all for your input and ideas, I'll let you know how it turns out.

eGo

[ZYFER]

Well, I'm mentioning the phone lines as you can get wall plates that have both phone/ethernet, or ones such as coax/ethernet. Makes it look a little more streamlined if available as an option. There are plenty of ways to run the cable, and plenty of ways to mask it if you had to run it somewhat in the open.

One thing I've done is use a wireless bridge. If you have a decent pair of 300mbps capable routers that you can bridge together, it works quite well. I used this for a media center pc and PS3 just fine. The connection is far better than using the PS3's pitiful wireless connection for sure.