NETGEAR Shipping “Home Theater” Powerline Kit

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Tim Higgins

The XAVB1004 Home Theater Internet Connection Kit includes one XAV1004 Powerline AV Adapter with 4-port Ethernet Switch (10/100) and one XAV101 Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter. Both adapters are HomePlug AV certified.

Features include automatic port- and device-level sleep modes and wake-on-activity support, port-based Quality of Service (QoS), push-button security code setting and a multi-color LED to determine the strength of the powerline connection without running a utility program.

The XAVB1004 is available now at street pricing around $150.

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