Streaming HD?

Hi,
Was just looking for some advice on my setup.
I have the dual band wireless N Airport Extreme router in the family room.
On the other side of the wall I have an X-Box 360 and Tivo that I'd like to stream HD to from my Mac in the family room.
I purchased a pair of Netgear over-the-powerline adapters but they are kind of clunky and not fitting in well with everything else I have plugged in.
I was wondering if I went and got an Airport Express N, connected that in the living room as a bridge to the wireless network, then ran from the ethernet port to a switch which was in turn connected to the X-Box/Tivo, would that be fast enough to stream 720p?
Anyone have a setup like this?
Thanks
Dave

Dave, welcome the the discussions!
I doubt that you will get any definitive answers on your questions since wireless is so variable in its performance. In theory, it should work but, it will probably boil down to one of those "you won't really know until you try" things.
My experience with Direct TV's On Demand service was far superior using powerline adapters than using a very good "n" wireless network that otherwise performs very well.
But, your mileage may vary. Check with your Apple reseller to make sure you could return the Express if it doesn't do what you want.

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