Do wireless TV senders work well? (1 Viewer)

[Brian Perry]

I am interesting in sending my DirecTivo feed to my basement TV via a wireless transmitter. Best Buy has a couple of devices that purport to do this, as does this product:

http://www.x10.com/products4/google/...eo_sender.html

I'm just wondering if these things work decently and what the quality loss is, if any. Do they interefere with routers or wireless phones? Anyone have experience?

Thanks

 

[ColinM]

I'd love to hear about this as well. If I had to stick with an HD set with only one RF input, I'd have to use that input for an antenna - leaving only S-vid for my Dish SD DVR, which is noisy, and therefore in the basement.

Parts Express has the same Terk model as BB, and also a cheaper version.

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage....ctGroup_ID=464

 

[Allan Jayne]

It's (at least the Terk is) VHS quality, not "DVD quality" let alone HDTV quality. Or you could call it DVD quality when compared to a DVD player connected through an RF modulator to a TV's antenna jack.

The Terk model mentioned has a choice of transmission channels in addition to the channel 3/4 selection at the TV in case your neighbor also has one and might interfere with yours. It will commandeer the antenna jack on your TV but you can get an A/B switch aka TV/game switch for TV antennas to get around this limitation.

Aside from that, I am sure it will work.

Video hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/video.htm

The problem with those walkie talkies suggested for Disney World outings is that lots of people have them and the few frequency channels available are cluttered with conversations.

 

[Eric Samonte]

I used to have the X10 ones and they worked fine when I had them. My advice is to go get a pair at a Radio Shack and just try them out. At least u can easily return them if they do not perform for u.