But I also skipped those this time around, once I saw the results from the IxChariot plots. It was used in the previous review to perform HD viewing tests. For the test setup, I added a two-output splitter that connected the antenna and amp to two coax lines that run to my lab and office.Įach of the runs from splitter to MCA has around 50 feet of RG6 coax. The antenna line runs from the attic, down to the basement, through a cheapo amplifier that came with the antenna, into my coax patch panel that then runs the signal up to an HD DVR in the living room. But those signals travel on their own coaxes I receive most of my programming via DirecTV. Keep in mind that the only signal present on my home’s coax network is an OTA antenna signal to receive local HD broadcasts. The "in-house" test used the configuration shown in Figure 7 (copied from the NETGEAR review). Instead, I jumped right to the "in-house" test, because my previous testing showed no discernable difference between the two methods. I skipped the step of doing a "Bench" test by connecting the two adapters via a short cable. However, as with the NETGEAR product, all I had to do with both the D-Link and Actiontec products was connect power, coax and Ethernet cables and they linked right up with no futzing around required. I checked the Actiontec website for documentation, but found none there, either. There were no Ethernet or coax cables and no CD or other documentation. But note that the ECB2200 is sold individually and not in a kit. Everything was packed in a plain brown box that obviously wasn’t designed for bricks-and-mortal retail, since it had no product image or information printed on it.Īctiontec put two ECB2200’s, two wall-warts and a single page Installation Guide into a plain white box for my review purposes. There was also a printed Quick Install Guide and CD with PDF User manual and Utility program. The D-Link kit came with two adapters, Ethernet cables and small footprint wall-warts, but no coax jumpers like the NETGEAR kit included. Power, Ethernet and Coax lights are on top of the unit, which I liked, since it makes them easy to see from above. I think the main reason for this was to make the board as small as possible, which saved on material cost. You’ll also note by looking at Figure 3 and the opening photo above that connectors are placed on both the "front" and "back" of the device. There is no way to put the adapter into Config mode and the adapter even ships with a cap over the STB/TV coax port to prevent misconnection. Big companies like Verizon don’t like customers playing with settings and causing service calls and possible truck rolls for repair. I’ll just take a quick look at the hardware and then jump right to the test results.Īctiontec takes a very minimalist approach with the ECB2200, probably because it is designed for deployment by service providers. The NETGEAR review provides the background on MoCA, its advantages and its limitations, so I won’t repeat it here. And Actiontec‘s ECB2200, which has been provided to Verizon for use with Actiontec’s MI424WR routers, appears to be available online through a few smaller etailers. D-Link reversed its earlier decision and is shipping the DXN-221 HD MediaBridge Coax Network Starter Kit. Since our review of NETGEAR’s MCAB1001 MoCA kit, two more makers have decided to make their MoCA adapters available to retail / etail buyers. Doesn’t appear to prioritize media over data.~70 Mbps maximum for a single TCP/IP stream.Introduction Updated : Added performance data for multiple connectionsĭ-Link HD MediaBridge Coax Network Starter Kit ( DXN-221)Īctiontec Ethernet over Coax MoCA Network Adapter ( ECB2200)Ĭlones of the same Entropic reference design that extend 10/100 Ethernet via TV coax cabling
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