'canes2004 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Ok, I want to get my PS3 hooked up to the net for gaming and movies and such. I need to know what is needed to complete this task. Here is my layout: I have my desktop hooked up in my "man-room" upstairs. This is the only PC in the house. No wire-less, it's a cable connection hard wired into the cable modem, into the wall. Downstairs in the main living room is my new PS3. It's in the entertainment center. I have a standard cable out that goes into my DVR , which in turn HDMI's into the TV. From what I can devise, I need a router so the cable in can go into that first and in turn Ethernet wire out to the PS3.Is this correct? So, it's cable out of my wall into the router. Cable out of my router into my DVR. Ethernet out of the router into the PS3. Is this correct? Is it that easy or am I missing something? Is the router just used so it can carry a signal from the PS3 to the net? Will it effect my internet in the other room? ANY info will be much appreciated and I promise to root for your team this Sunday too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilly Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Sorry I can't help, but I am very interested in this topic as well since you pretty much just described my exact home setup as well. I know I'm not getting the most use out of my PS3 because I don't have it hooked up to the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Why not just go wireless? Instead of another modem, get a router. Hook it up off of your existing modem. This will save you a ton of aggravation for less than the cost of a PSIII game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilly Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Why not just go wireless? Instead of another modem, get a router. Hook it up off of your existing modem. This will save you a ton of aggravation for less than the cost of a PSIII game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Why not just go wireless? Instead of another modem, get a router. Hook it up off of your existing modem. This will save you a ton of aggravation for less than the cost of a PSIII game. There is too much distance and too many walls for a wireless solution. I need a hard wired connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 There is too much distance and too many walls for a wireless solution. I need a hard wired connection. Then go buy yourself a 100ft cable cord at Best Buy and start drilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 There is too much distance and too many walls for a wireless solution. I need a hard wired connection. My router reaches all three levels of the house, from the middle level. Not to mention the back porch, through a brick and block wall. It cost me $40. But if you can’t do wireless I think you have to do a hard wired router and a lot of cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Canes plans on gettin baked and stayin in one place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Then go buy yourself a 100ft cable cord at Best Buy and start drilling. Thanks for the input. Canes plans on gettin baked and stayin in one place Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 if you want to connect your PS3 to the internet...what games will you be playing?.. If there's one thing I know about people playing on a wireless connection it's that they tend to ruin the gaming experience due to lag... you want to play on a wired connection and my best advice would be to run a 100ft wire..... ...seriously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 if you want to connect your PS3 to the internet...what games will you be playing?.. If there's one thing I know about people playing on a wireless connection it's that they tend to ruin the gaming experience due to lag... you want to play on a wired connection and my best advice would be to run a 100ft wire..... ...seriously... Exactly, if you are a serious gamer and play FPS games, then wireless will not be a good substitute for wired. I do not care what anyone says, it is a fact. Even wireless-N is not sufficient. Having said that, for most people wireless will be ok but for serious gamers and/or FPS gamers, wired is the only solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hmm, I guess I've played on wireless a few times and it's been alright. My COD scores were reasonable for how well I knew the maps I was playing (middle pack and up). I guess I only play real FPS games on my PC though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks for the input. Absolutely. It was a legitimate input. What else are your options then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 It was a legitimate input. What else are your options then? Oh, I realize that it's legit. I'm looking for a quick solution but the more people that I've asked, the more likely your solution will be my only option. Was hoping for something I could bust out on the fly but alas, there is no Santa Claus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Exactly, if you are a serious gamer and play FPS games, then wireless will not be a good substitute for wired. I do not care what anyone says, it is a fact. Even wireless-N is not sufficient. Having said that, for most people wireless will be ok but for serious gamers and/or FPS gamers, wired is the only solution. a buddy of mine plays fighting games a lot and it can seriously ruin the experience... ...for madden...it can be detrimental... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Hmm, I guess I've played on wireless a few times and it's been alright. My COD scores were reasonable for how well I knew the maps I was playing (middle pack and up). I guess I only play real FPS games on my PC though you won't notice any problems.....it's the people in the game with you that suffer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 If you have cable innernets can you just run the cable as PS3-DVR-TV or something without a cable modem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 Looks like the best solution is to run an ethernet wire from my router to the PS3. I called Radio Shack and they have 100ft. cords but they're like 70 bucks! A buddy of mine told me to try an electrical supplier. They carry the same wires for new homes and I should get a better price. Also, PS3 owners. How is the PS3 browser for surfing the net? They sell a wireless keyboard and mouse for the platform and I hear it's killer for some sites like You Tube and such. Plus the PS3 Network is supposed to have all kinds of stuff like movies for download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Looks like the best solution is to run an ethernet wire from my router to the PS3. I called Radio Shack and they have 100ft. cords but they're like 70 bucks! A buddy of mine told me to try an electrical supplier. They carry the same wires for new homes and I should get a better price. Also, PS3 owners. How is the PS3 browser for surfing the net? They sell a wireless keyboard and mouse for the platform and I hear it's killer for some sites like You Tube and such. Plus the PS3 Network is supposed to have all kinds of stuff like movies for download. check monoprice.com or amazon.com.... also the browser is pretty good and Sony is hammering something out with Mozilla for their browser as an upgrade and it has a button you can click that sends you right to YouTube on top of getting NetFlix soon with the Playstation Network having movies and TV shows along with PS3/PSone/PSP games available for download....but the PSP only games can't be played on the PS3....the PSOne games can be played on a PSP or PS3 though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 My understanding is netflix is available now. You have to get a disk from netflix to run it in the PS3. A software update will come sometime next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 check monoprice.com or amazon.com.... also the browser is pretty good and Sony is hammering something out with Mozilla for their browser as an upgrade and it has a button you can click that sends you right to YouTube on top of getting NetFlix soon with the Playstation Network having movies and TV shows along with PS3/PSone/PSP games available for download....but the PSP only games can't be played on the PS3....the PSOne games can be played on a PSP or PS3 though... My understanding is netflix is available now. You have to get a disk from netflix to run it in the PS3. A software update will come sometime next year. Good info here. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTed46 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 http://www.monoprice.com/products/product....=1&format=2 I used monoprice all the time, great quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Looks like the best solution is to run an ethernet wire from my router to the PS3. I called Radio Shack and they have 100ft. cords but they're like 70 bucks! A buddy of mine told me to try an electrical supplier. They carry the same wires for new homes and I should get a better price. I work in the electrical industry and I think you are better off with monoprice (who I've used a dozen times and they are awesome). Distributors most likely have 1000ft boxes and the contractors make their own connections in the field. Many won't carry the smaller prefabbed lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 let me check but I might have a 100' CAT5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 let me check but I might have a 100' CAT5 Thanks Keg but I think I finally found a solution. Get a cable spliter. Split the cable, one end goes to my DVR/TV the second will go to a second modem! Which will then in turn ethernet right into the PS3. Its only an extra 5 bucks a month to add a new modem from my cable company. My 14 year old neighbor gave me the solution and looked at me like I was stupid to not know it in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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