quality of video senders

cracker

Hi

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience of using the video senders that you can get in Maplins etc to connect a sky box to a TV in another room. What is the picture quality like?
From what I have read on various posts RGB component is the best quality video signal, do these transmit this type of signal or will would I get a lower quality signal compared to a direct scart connections between the sky box and the tv?
Can anyone recomend a decent sender and are they any issues/features that I need to look out for when buying one.

Cheers

Dave

Trevord

Based on my experience with an fta box you will experience some decrease in picture quality.

Colours look slightly washed out on a CRT and there is a lack of crispness on LCD. However its still very watchable.

However I think most people can get over this. More important to see the programme than to moan about minor picture issues.

I've used a basic model from Aldi which costs about 40 euro.

A few issues you may want to consider.

1) how far apart will the two tvs be? the fewer solid walls the signal needs to get through the better

2) I'm open to correction from the elders on the board, but I think there can be some issues with interference with the sender if you are also running a wireless internet setup in the house.

daphil

2) I'm open to correction from the elders on the board, but I think there can be some issues with interference with the sender if you are also running a wireless internet setup in the house.[/QUOTE]

had to stop using mine when wireless internet was on. Theere are also microwave problems.
Dave
Cork

Tom Dunne

Trevord wrote:

2) I'm open to correction from the elders on the board, but I think there can be some issues with interference with the sender if you are also running a wireless internet setup in the house.

The picture quality is slightly degraded, but certainly watchable.

As for interference, it is quite easy to switch the digisender channel, via some dip switches on the back. I have two laptops (his'n'hers ) used in the same room as the digisender and there is no problem with interference.

watty

You may have to carefully chose WiFi channel (1 to 13) and the Video sender (A to D) and carefully chose the sites of both or they can interfere.

Quality can be better than a RF coax.

KdjaCL

Wireless router and laptop and games consoles downstairs, want to use a video sender upstairs from 2nd sky box to kids rooms? Will that interfere?

Can the video sender operate the remote ala magic eye thing?


kdjac

Tom Dunne

KdjaCL wrote:

Wireless router and laptop and games consoles downstairs, want to use a video sender upstairs from 2nd sky box to kids rooms? Will that interfere?

It may.

They all use the 2.4Ghz unlicensed spectrum, so there is a possibility. What I did was put the wireless router on channel 1 and the digisender on the highest channel (15, I think). I don't have any interference any more (did when I got them first).

KdjaCL wrote:

Can the video sender operate the remote ala magic eye thing?

Yes, the vast majority of them can.

watty

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