{"video_id":"vtR5OpRC0Qg","title":"Linksys PLSK400 Powerline Kit With Integrated Hub Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2012-05-07T14:53:29Z","duration_s":213,"segments":[{"start_s":7.52,"end_s":16.64,"text":"I love power line. I cannot emphasize that enough. This is the Lynxys PLSK","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.28,"end_s":22.72,"text":"400. This is a power line kit that not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":16.64,"end_s":24.88,"text":"only communicates but also acts as a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":22.72,"end_s":28.8,"text":"well yeah okay communicates. So, this is a 200 megabit per second power line kit,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":26.88,"end_s":33.04,"text":"which is adequate for, you know, probably a single HD stream and then","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":31.199,"end_s":38.48,"text":"some additional, you know, surfing traffic and whatnot. So, what's most","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":36.079,"end_s":42.399,"text":"interesting about this particular kit is what you're going to see on the bottoms","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":40.399,"end_s":45.76,"text":"of on the bottom of one of the adapters. So, we've got the one adapter here. This","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":44.239,"end_s":49.36,"text":"is a pretty normal looking power line adapter. What I do like about it is that","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":47.28,"end_s":54.719,"text":"it plugs directly into the wall. Um, some of them are more for positioning","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":52.239,"end_s":58.8,"text":"away from the wall. And, uh, while that's good from a heat dissipation","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":56.96,"end_s":63.52,"text":"perspective, it's not necessarily great from a convenience and, um, sightliness.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":61.92,"end_s":71.119,"text":"I don't know. I don't know if sightly is something you can say. You could say unsightly, but yeah, I'm not really","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":67.2,"end_s":72.799,"text":"sure. Um, sorry, from that perspective.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":71.119,"end_s":79.28,"text":"Yeah. So, it plugs in directly into the wall. Okay. You've got your uh standby","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":76.4,"end_s":83.119,"text":"reset button right here. On the other side, you've got your link button so you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":81.52,"end_s":86.24,"text":"can get it to communicate and link up with everything all the other power line","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":85.04,"end_s":91.04,"text":"devices in your house that are compatible. We've got one network port","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":88.64,"end_s":94.32,"text":"here. We've got ventilation holes. Looks like a standard power line adapter. Now,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":92.479,"end_s":97.2,"text":"look at this one. Aha. This one's actually a little bit bigger. Oh, look","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":95.52,"end_s":100.96,"text":"at that. It's significantly bigger. Okay. We've got all of our indicators","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":99.2,"end_s":106.799,"text":"here, including the computer activity LED, the home activity LED, as well as","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":103.2,"end_s":108.159,"text":"the power uh LED. Same buttons except on","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":106.799,"end_s":113.84,"text":"the side this time instead of one of them being on the bottom. And on the bottom, ha 1 2 3 4. So, what is this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":112.32,"end_s":116.88,"text":"good for? What is special about the PLSK400?","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":115.36,"end_s":121.92,"text":"What's special about it is you take this guy, you plug it in next to your router,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":119.119,"end_s":125.6,"text":"you plug your router into it. Now, your power lines in your house are networking","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":123.68,"end_s":128.8,"text":"enabled. And then you take this guy and you put it somewhere where you have a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":126.88,"end_s":134.959,"text":"whole bunch of devices. So what this does is it this these are all 10100","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":131.2,"end_s":136.4,"text":"ports and it acts as a as a switch. So","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":134.959,"end_s":143.28,"text":"what that means is if you throw one of these in your media center, you plug in","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":139.36,"end_s":144.8,"text":"your PS3 and your Xbox and your media PC","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":143.28,"end_s":148.879,"text":"and your Okay, let's say you only have one console. Sorry, sorry. Back up. Back","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":146.64,"end_s":154.959,"text":"up. Okay, so you plug in your Xbox, you plug in your media PC, you plug in your","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":152.4,"end_s":158.4,"text":"TV to deliver firmware updates and whatnots or whatever else. And then you","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":156.879,"end_s":163.519,"text":"got one more and you plug in Oh, I had another thing I wanted to plug in, but now I've forgotten. Oh, your network","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":161.92,"end_s":168.56,"text":"media player there. There. So, you put all of these guys in here. Now, they're","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":165.84,"end_s":173.519,"text":"all able to communicate via power line with your router, and you don't have to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":170.72,"end_s":176.879,"text":"have an actual switch plugged in behind your media center. So, it's just a","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":175.12,"end_s":180.4,"text":"cleaner way to set up the network in your household with power line, uh,","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":178.879,"end_s":185.68,"text":"rather than breaking this out into a switch and then running everything all over the place. That's pretty much it.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":183.92,"end_s":190.0,"text":"So, thank you for checking out my unboxing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":187.28,"end_s":193.44,"text":"at the PLSK 400. Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":191.44,"end_s":196.239,"text":"unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos. And don't forget, Power Line is","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":195.04,"end_s":200.4,"text":"awesome. If you're not using Power Line in your house, you should use Power Line in your house because it's really easy","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":198.56,"end_s":206.319,"text":"to set up. It's much faster and more reliable than wireless. And unlike","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":202.64,"end_s":209.28,"text":"wireless, it is really good. Get these","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":206.319,"end_s":213.44,"text":"or other power line or these. Power line is awesome. You should have it.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"I love power line. I cannot emphasize that enough. This is the Lynxys PLSK 400. This is a power line kit that not only communicates but also acts as a well yeah okay communicates. So, this is a 200 megabit per second power line kit, which is adequate for, you know, probably a single HD stream and then some additional, you know, surfing traffic and whatnot. So, what's most interesting about this particular kit is what you're going to see on the bottoms of on the bottom of one of the adapters. So, we've got the one adapter here. This is a pretty normal looking power line adapter. What I do like about it is that it plugs directly into the wall. Um, some of them are more for positioning away from the wall. And, uh, while that's good from a heat dissipation perspective, it's not necessarily great from a convenience and, um, sightliness. I don't know. I don't know if sightly is something you can say. You could say unsightly, but yeah, I'm not really sure. Um, sorry, from that perspective. Yeah. So, it plugs in directly into the wall. Okay. You've got your uh standby reset button right here. On the other side, you've got your link button so you can get it to communicate and link up with everything all the other power line devices in your house that are compatible. We've got one network port here. We've got ventilation holes. Looks like a standard power line adapter. Now, look at this one. Aha. This one's actually a little bit bigger. Oh, look at that. It's significantly bigger. Okay. We've got all of our indicators here, including the computer activity LED, the home activity LED, as well as the power uh LED. Same buttons except on the side this time instead of one of them being on the bottom. And on the bottom, ha 1 2 3 4. So, what is this good for? What is special about the PLSK400? What's special about it is you take this guy, you plug it in next to your router, you plug your router into it. Now, your power lines in your house are networking enabled. And then you take this guy and you put it somewhere where you have a whole bunch of devices. So what this does is it this these are all 10100 ports and it acts as a as a switch. So what that means is if you throw one of these in your media center, you plug in your PS3 and your Xbox and your media PC and your Okay, let's say you only have one console. Sorry, sorry. Back up. Back up. Okay, so you plug in your Xbox, you plug in your media PC, you plug in your TV to deliver firmware updates and whatnots or whatever else. And then you got one more and you plug in Oh, I had another thing I wanted to plug in, but now I've forgotten. Oh, your network media player there. There. So, you put all of these guys in here. Now, they're all able to communicate via power line with your router, and you don't have to have an actual switch plugged in behind your media center. So, it's just a cleaner way to set up the network in your household with power line, uh, rather than breaking this out into a switch and then running everything all over the place. That's pretty much it. So, thank you for checking out my unboxing at the PLSK 400. Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos. And don't forget, Power Line is awesome. If you're not using Power Line in your house, you should use Power Line in your house because it's really easy to set up. It's much faster and more reliable than wireless. And unlike wireless, it is really good. Get these or other power line or these. Power line is awesome. You should have it."}