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Intellon HomePlug-compliant ICs are particularly useful in networked entertainment applications that require real-time streaming and high quality of service (QoS).
Wireless technology often has coverage and reliability problems in delivering consistent, high-quality streaming audio and video content. Using powerlines as the network backbone in addition to - or as an alternative to - wireless connectivity enables consumers to move digital content easily between their PCs and consumer entertainment (CE) devices anywhere in their homes. Without installing additional speaker wire or phone lines, consumers can now enjoy networked entertainment applications such as:
Whole-house audio.
HomePlug-embedded speakers and audio streamers distribute music around the house with no new wires.
HomePlug-embedded speakers become part of the consumer's home network as soon as they're plugged in. This means music can be played in any (or every!) room of the house, without custom wiring and expensive speakers. Home theaters can be set up easily without running cumbersome wires across the living room to the back speakers - something many consumers object to.
HomePlug-embedded streamers enable music stored on a PC or available via broadband to be played in different parts of the house without burning a CD and physically transporting it there. And unlike wireless music streamers, the music won't drop off when someone uses a cordless phone, microwave or other signal-blocking device.
Networked video.
Video recorders such as TiVo are gaining in popularity - and so is the demand for networked video. Consumers who have recorded video on one device (for example, a TiVo box in the family room) may want to play that content on a different television in another part of the house (for example, the new flat-panel TV in the bedroom). Intellon HomePlug-based technology is designed to handle the demands of distributing video, ensuring QoS during playback no matter where the content is viewed.
Online gaming.
Connecting a game console such as an X-box to the Internet is difficult when the gamer's television isn't located near the broadband access point. Some households resort to running an extremely long Ethernet cable from their teenager's bedroom to their broadband modem.
With Intellon HomePlug-based powerline connectivity, consumers can distribute broadband service to every electrical outlet in the house. All they need to do is (1) plug in a HomePlug-embedded cable or DSL modem/router or (2) run an Ethernet cable from the broadband modem/router to a HomePlug-compatible Ethernet adapter plugged into a convenient outlet. Next, they run an Ethernet cable from the game console to a HomePlug-compliant Ethernet adapter plugged in nearby.
Consumers who want to enable head-to-head gaming between two consoles in the house, can also use HomePlug-compliant Ethernet adapters to connect the consoles over existing powerlines.
HomePlug® 1.0
INT5200
HomePlug® 1.0 with Turbo
INT5500
HomePlug® AV
INT6300
INT6400
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