I tried wireless for a while, but it was unreliable over the ~50 foot path from my family room to the bedroom. The house is L-shaped and the signal had to go through several walls. I think the insulation in the exterior walls has foil backing, which was probably the cause of the problem. I bought a couple of the Directv HD Networking Kit powerline adapters and they work quite well ($35 each or $60 for ones built into a powerstrip).