Has anyone tried a wireless HD transmitter? (1 Viewer)

[Dantigua]

Hi Guys,


I have been researching wireless HD transmitters and receivers as opposed to buying a 60foot HDMI cable to connect my laptop to my Pioneer receiver.


Has anyone got any experience with using these wireless devices?


I have been looking at the Imation Link.


Interested to know what you think.


(Posted this on another forum here but must have been in the wrong place).


Thanks.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Dan-

I don't know about the Imation Link, but Ron recently reviewed the HD Flow wireless HD transmitter:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/309325/htf-review-hd-flow-wireless-multimedia-kit

 

[Dantigua]

Thanks Adam, I did see the review and thought that it was a bit pricey for what I needed. I get the impression that the Flow is a multimedia wireless device whereas I only need to stream content from my laptop.


I didn't notice anything in the review or product specs about the audio capabilities. I am hoping that for $400 you get full 7.1 audio, DTS etc.


Don't think I'll pursue that product but thanks for the reply.

 

[Dantigua]

Decided to go with the Veebeam as its streams video in 1080p, the iMation only streams in 720

 

[poorcavs]

Dan, can you give us any update on the performance of the Veebeam solution? I was checking reviews on Amazon and noticed several complaints about lag.


The CNET review (at http://reviews.cnet.com/audio-video-distribution/veebeam-hd/4505-14101_7-34176645.html) also points out it can't send DVD or Blu-Ray across the link. I'd mainly use it to stream video from the internet so maybe that's okay.


My laptop has an HDMI output, so I was thinking of Best Buy's Rocketfish WirelessHD adapter (http://tinyurl.com/3tkgaf5). It also does 1080p without the lag. There are a few that are pretty cheap on Amazon.