Western Digital Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit enables high-speed Internet connections throughout the home

WD today introduced its new WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit, a HomePlug AV compatible solution that enables consumers to use their existing electrical outlets to extend secure and reliable high-speed Internet connections throughout the home. Featuring HomePlug AV technology, the Plug-and-play ,WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit provides users with data transfer speeds up to 200 megabits per second (Mbps), enabling glitch-free playback of Full-HD 1080p video streams on up to seven connected devices. Users can stream video to four connected devices in the home theater and also gain an additional three network ports by their router.

For an integrated entertainment solution, users can store digital media on WD’s My Book World Edition™ home network drive and stream photos, music and HD video via the WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit to one of the WD TV line of media players or other DLNA -compliant devices located throughout the home. The new WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit is available for approximately $139.99