2.4 ghz RF A/V transmitter (Send your PC DVDs/Divx rips to a TV w/o wires)- $38 shipped

[emonkey]

A/V Transmitters and 802.11b
Anyone have experience with this and 802.11b? ive got this boa constricter of wires going from my comp across middle of the room to the TV so i'd definitely dive into a $40 solution. but i also just spent some cash for a wireless network setup and i want to be warned of any potential problems.

Are these two way?
I have an AIW card so i also record stuff straight from my tv/vcr into the computer. do the current owners know if this thing is 2 way so that i can transmit from my computer to the tv and vice versa?

Thanks

 

[Thorin78]

I got this a month ago. Tried to hook it up from my pc to tv. I'm running an ATI Radeon VIVO DDR. It hasn't worked for me, I get no signal to the tv. But the Radeon does recognize that something is plugged into the Video out port.

If anyone gets theirs working, share the info pls.

 

[JeffCutter]

emonkey - no (to my knowledge) none of the ones that we have discussed here are two way.

The on Stradlin mentioned at first, the x10, and the Terk are all one way based on the premise that you have one cable or satellite source that you want to distribute.

I can't think of any good way to do what you are trying to do except by purchasing two sets. If you do use two sets, I know the x10 ones have at least 4 different frequencies they can use, so you could use both simultaneously without any problems.

 

[JeffCutter]

Flatbroke - what you are trying to do won't work either. You are basically saying have the transmitter send the entire spectrum of channels which is coming through your cable (60 to 130 or so) over one 2.4 ghz frequency. It can't do that.

The transmitters for these things takes RCA component input (not coax). The component input can only be one channel.

Some of the receivers may have coax out, but it is just for convenience sake for older TVs and it just puts the single channel of information onto channel 3 for display on the TV.

What you are suggesting would certainly be nice, but it isn't possible with these.

 

[arnesr]

Thorin78, Did you go into your display settings and turn the TV ouput on? I have an ATI card with VIVO as well and this unit from comp-geeks works very well with it. Maybe check to see that you have the latest drivers from ATI. Also if you are inputing this into a VCR/TV, make sure that the VCR/TV is set-up to receive the signal from the input jacks and not from the coaxial connection. You may need to consult your VCR/TV manual if you can't figure it out.

This is one of the best deals I have found in a long time. I received my transmitter/receiver yesterday and I am very impressed. The set-up was very simple and everything was included: Transmitter unit(4channels), Receiver Unit(4channels) A/C adaptor for each, optional battery adaptor addon and mouting bracket for camcorder attachment and 2 sets of RCA A/V cables. If you are hooking this up to your PC you will probably need a miniplug to RCA cable to hook the sound up from your sound card to this unit. Likewise if all you have is s-video out on your video card you will need a S-video to RCA adaptor.

Picture and sound was very clear when tranmitting from one floor of my house to another. I haven't tested it's range but the box says up to 300 feet.

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

hmm, very interesting i am definetly about to buy this thing but i left my tv out card w/ my parents so i might have to buy another one (its a crappy tnt 16mb one though)

whats a real cheap vid card that works well w/ tv out, btw are there vid cards that let you tv out and use the monitor at the same time?
my tnt didnt do that and it sucked

 

[wesbc]

<< A/V Transmitters and 802.11b
Anyone have experience with this and 802.11b? ive got this boa constricter of wires going from my comp across middle of the room to the TV so i'd definitely dive into a $40 solution. but i also just spent some cash for a wireless network setup and i want to be warned of any potential problems.

Are these two way?
I have an AIW card so i also record stuff straight from my tv/vcr into the computer. do the current owners know if this thing is 2 way so that i can transmit from my computer to the tv and vice versa?

Thanks >>



Regarding your questions on 802.11b and other 2.4GHZ device, I am using a SMC router and a few wireless network card and 2 Panasonic 2.4GHZ phone and have not have any problems. There are multiple channels that each device can be set on. I tried a test once with my phone and kept switching channels until it clashed with my 802.11b, it just took a few sec for the 802.11b network card to switch to a different channel and I was good again. So you should be ok.

As for using what you want to do with your comp. These come in a set, one is a transmitter and one is the receiver. What you would need to do when ever you want to record a show/or play someone on the comp to be displayed on your TV is to swap them, with the transmitter at the source and the receiver at the destination.

Hope this helps.

 

[WreakHavoc]

These things work alrite. Had one for a couple of months now from RadioShack (Paid a sh1tload for it). Only problem I noticed was I had to reduce the resoultion of my computer to 800 x 600 to get a fullsize display on my bigscreen. As per interference, well nothing much you can do about that if you have a 2.4Ghz phone or use your microwave a lot. But @ $40 ($60 < what I paid), you cant go wrong.

 

[arnesr]

I have a couple of cards based on the ATI 128 Chipset, the Rage fury pro 32MB and the AIW 128 Pro. They both have the same chips so the performance is basicly the same. I can use the TV out at the same time as the monitor. The only thing is in order to get the picture to fit nicely on my TV I have to set the resolution down to 800x600 and then the picture is scrunched and looks kinda funny in the monitor. I think some of the new radeons that have Hydravision let you set the resolution independently so that should take care of it, but they aren't really a cheap card. I think ATI dicontinued their 128 line of cards in favor of the radeons. You may still be able to find some good clearance deals by looking on pricewatch though. I think ATI is supposed to be one of the best cards for TV out with DVD playback. Maybe not as good as NVIDIA Cards for gaming though unless you go with a higher end raddeon.

It might be worth looking into this ECS card at newegg as it seems like a good deal for TV out. Maybe look around the web for some reviews as I don't have any experience with this one. I do have an ECS motherboard and have been very please with it, so their video cards might be good to.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=48&manufactory=1414&DEPA=1

 

[TNTrulez]

How would you play Divx on your TV with one of these?

 

[arnesr]

<< How would you play Divx on your TV with one of these? >>



Here's what you need:

1) A PC capable of playing divx files.......Aprox 400Mhz

2) A Graphics card with TV out Capabilities, so what you would see on your monitor is output to an RCA or S-video jack on the back of your graphics card. If your computer were right next to your TV you could simply hook the video up with a cable. Unfortuantly most of us don't have a PC next to the TV. So we need......

3) Wireless tranmitter/receiver to tranfer the signal. The transmitter is hooked up to the video card via an RCA cable which is included with this unit. In order to hook your sound card's audio output up to the transmitter you will need an mini jack to Stereo RCA cable which can be bought at Radio Shack or elsewhere. The receiver is hooked up similarly to the TV with the included RCA cable. If your TV doesn't have RCA inputs, you can hook the receiver up to your VCR.

You still have to run back to your computer to start/pause/review a file/movie though unless you have some sort of remote control system hooked up to your PC as well. I think the new Radeon 7500 All-in-Wonder has such a remote.......retails for around $200. (the 8500 AIW does too but it is about twice the price)

Here's a review of the radeon 7500 in case you are interested in it.

http://www6.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q1/020122/index.html

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

yeah im definetly ordering this asap

hot deal coming through!

 

[xp1800]

finally decided to order one, $37.60 shipped

thanks!

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

<< This is what I plan on using it for-

I have an ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder card, which comes with RCA box and S-VHS out. Since I don't have a DVD player, I plan on using this to play DVDs on my computer and sending them to my big screen. Also, I <happen> to have some movies encoded on CDs in DivX which before I saw this gizmo would only play on my computer. I imagine you could also use this to send MP3 streams from your computer to a higher-end stereo.

My edit of my post explains that to use this for your PC, you need to have TV-Out. As for how it works, I'll let you know when it comes. >>




what do you use to play the dvds on your tv, i have powerdvd and when i try to output it on the tv it doesnt like my resolution or somehting (which my tv out card has to use, i assume) its like 640x480 in VGA mode, 256 colors

maybe windvd will work better?

 

[guaraguao]

Say I *do* want to use cable... what is the best way? I have a video card with TV out (s-video/RCA).

 

[emonkey]

i just went for the x10 kit. with the $15 off coupon, $20 GC for next x10 purchase, remote control and recommendations from this thread then i think its worth the few extra bucks.


$69.99 <-Entertainment Anywhere Kit!
-15.00 <-discount
- 0.00 <-Free Shipping
55.99 <-Total Shipped

i just hope they dont give my email address the same amount of abuse they give my web browser.

 

[freeabc]

I would appreciate to see the comments from those who order this to watch DirectTV from another room.

 

[cliftonite]

you have to have Tv-out to use this right?

 

[AnMig]

Dam I broke down and bought one of these $36.60
I plan to use this to watch dvd in my bedroom (no dvd player in there)

I may also hook up a outdoor camera to this in my unattached garage mainly to have a view of my daughter getting picked up by her school bus. I plan to keep the reciever inside the garage then run a wire to a out door camera.

anybody know where to get a cheap outdoor camera?

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

hmm
so should i get the x10 one or the compugeeks one... are there reviews of each?

or can somebody gimme a review from personal experince

 

[arnesr]

<< Say I *do* want to use cable... what is the best way? I have a video card with TV out (s-video/RCA). >>



I'm not sure if it's the best way. But I have my PC hooked up to a VCR (TV-out to Video in, Sound Card to Audio in). Then I run coaxial cable out to the other room with my TV.

If your TV is closer to your PC you could probably get away with just running RCA cables. I went with the Coaxial cable because it was a relatively cheap solution and I already had the VCR. You could also use an RF Molulator to convert the signal from RCA to Coaxial in place of the VCR.

Alternatively it you just wanted to carry the video to the TV you could Buy some cheap RCA to coaxial connectors to put on each end of the coaxial. That is if you wanted to blast your PC speakers from the other room.......probably not a good solution.

You could check into an S-Video cable option as well. On my Video Card the TV-out S-Video doesn't carry the sound, just the video, so I didn't look into this option any further as S-Video Cables are relatively expensive.

But now alas I can go wireless!

 

[Thorin78]

<< Thorin78, Did you go into your display settings and turn the TV ouput on? I have an ATI card with VIVO as well and this unit from comp-geeks works very well with it. Maybe check to see that you have the latest drivers from ATI. Also if you are inputing this into a VCR/TV, make sure that the VCR/TV is set-up to receive the signal from the input jacks and not from the coaxial connection. You may need to consult your VCR/TV manual if you can't figure it out.

This is one of the best deals I have found in a long time. I received my transmitter/receiver yesterday and I am very impressed. The set-up was very simple and everything was included: Transmitter unit(4channels), Receiver Unit(4channels) A/C adaptor for each, optional battery adaptor addon and mouting bracket for camcorder attachment and 2 sets of RCA A/V cables. If you are hooking this up to your PC you will probably need a miniplug to RCA cable to hook the sound up from your sound card to this unit. Likewise if all you have is s-video out on your video card you will need a S-video to RCA adaptor.

Picture and sound was very clear when tranmitting from one floor of my house to another. I haven't tested it's range but the box says up to 300 feet. >>





Yeah I realized what I did wrong, heh, I plugged the video cord into the audio in on the tv. I couldn't see behind the tv so I thought I'd give it a shot, but little did I know the line-ins are horizontal rather than vertical. But it's working great now. I don't even need to have the antenna up. hehe.

 

[Hahaha]

Got mine yeterday. It works ok with TV/VCR, but did not work with my ATI Rage Fury Pro video card (with TV/OUT). Any suggestions?

 

[gregor7777]

I have a Radeon 8500 (I've used it for a Ti200 as well) that goes into a set of the x10'sand I swear by them. A little static now and then, but otherwise superb. I can't speak for the generic ones, but I love mine and fully recommend them.

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

why what happens?