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"Integrated wireless not as advantageous as it seems" on by imagesrdecieving
Pros: great picture, easy setup
Cons: silly network integration
Summary: This products works as advertised. Easy setup and good picture.
I basically wrote this review because I felt the need to share upfront that it has a very silly integration to your home network. I bought this device specifically because it has built in wireless access. The problem is the pinnacle box itself won't 'report' to your wireless router. Instead it communicates with a computer on your network that has a wireless connection. Where this becomes a problem is:
in my situation I have a desktop hardwired to a wireless router and a laptop with a wireless card. The desktop and the router are nowhere near my cable box - thus I can't feasibly connect the pinnacle to my router via a hardwire. Should be no problem because it has the built in wireless?
wrong! It will not connect to my desktop thru the wireless router! So where I want to bring my laptop on trips to watch tv - I can't because now my pinnacle has no way to connect to my home network! The laptop is the bridge even though the router is more than capable! Weird design flaw and I now have to spend money to get my desktop a wireless connection(either by usb or pci).
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I have the same setup and thought the same thing but I and the auther are wrong. If you search for a wireless in range and connect to the Pinnacle box once, you can then ignore it. I can easily connect an ethernet, two wireless plus PCs and a laptop with no problem. The remote viewing now works even better with the latest software and firmware upgrade from Hava. It works fine in hot spots on the laptop and HD and regular TV look very good on an HDTV connected to my wireless PC in the bedroom. My only real complaint is the slow remote for channel searching etc.
