TM 5302 Dreambox - Video Sender

THE IT GUY

Hi,
I have a TM 5302 HD dreambox in the living room and I want to send the signal to a TV in the kitchen. Any recommendations for a wireless video sender that works with a TM 5302? Or what is the best way to send picture from one room to another. Thanks!

Peter Rhea

Dreambox is a brand name, not a generic term. Technomate receivers are not Dreamboxes & the TM5302 doesn't even have the 'Dreambox-like' features of the TM500. ('TM500 Dreambox' was in original thread title, in case anyone wonders why I mentioned it.)

THE IT GUY

Any more "helpful" comments? All ideas welcome!

wandatowell

I'd just look up amazon.

Peter Rhea

THE IT GUY wrote: »

Or what is the best way to send picture from one room to another.

What cables are already installed e.g. TV points wired in coaxial cable, in your living room & kitchen?

Ronnie Raygun

wandatowell wrote: »

I'd just look up amazon.

Then what?

OP, any of the generally available "video senders" should work with anything that has an AV output. Main difference between them is the frequency band they use: 2.4 GHz or 5.8 GHz. Being an "IT GUY", you should be aware of the implications for interference with wifi.

THE IT GUY

Living room I have tv point and sat cables, all I have in kitchen is tv point. I see lots of video senders on amazon but wondering did anyone have recommendations for particular type etc..

White Heart Loon

I recommend you avoid them, avoid tying to send video wirelessly and run a cable. The 2.4Ghz ones can interfere with WiFi and don't conform to 802.11 standards so you have no idea what channel they interfere with, the 5.8Ghz will interfere with newer 802.11ac standards of WiFi and dual band routers that people are moving to for more speed.

wandatowell

Ronnie Raygun wrote: »

Then what?

Then I would A) Do my own research or Start a thread on boards requesting assistance.

Peter Rhea

THE IT GUY wrote: »

Living room I have tv point and sat cables, all I have in kitchen is tv point.

Are you actually using these TV points for anything?

Ronnie Raygun

wandatowell wrote: »

Then I would A) Do my own research

Research, as in "reading reviews on Amazon"?

THE IT GUY

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Are you actually using these TV points for anything?

I don't use the TV point in sitting room anymore, I use the TV point in the kitchen for freeview channels. All I want to do is be able to watch whatever channel is on in living room in the kitchen. Its looking like cable option!

STB

THE IT GUY wrote: »

I don't use the TV point in sitting room anymore, I use the TV point in the kitchen for freeview channels. All I want to do is be able to watch whatever channel is on in living room in the kitchen. Its looking like cable option!

You will need an RF Modulator as well. Its a pity you didnt get the TM 5400/5402. They have an RF out and modulator built in (21-69).

Peter Rhea

THE IT GUY wrote: »

I don't use the TV point in sitting room anymore, I use the TV point in the kitchen for freeview channels. All I want to do is be able to watch whatever channel is on in living room in the kitchen. Its looking like cable option!

What's the make & model of the kitchen TV? It isn't one of those from Argos that has no analogue tuner?

How many coaxial cables are present in the living room, not counting the 'TV point'? Do they go to the attic or outside through an exterior wall?

Also, you mention receiving 'freeview' channels on the kitchen TV: is this just the Irish channels on Saorview or, do you have UK terrestrial reception too? If you have UK reception, is it reliable: do you know if you have an aerial properly set up to receive UK channels? If Freeview (UK terrestrial) reception is currently unreliable, maybe this could be improved, as an alternative to using a feed from the satellite receiver. Depends how many Freeview channels are available where you are & what you actually want to watch, I suppose.

And of course, there's always the option of a separate satellite receiver for the kitchen.

Copyerselveson

5.8 GHz senders are in my experience less prone to WiFi interference than 2.4 GHz senders however I for one have never really had a satisfactory experience with Video Senders in general, and are 5.8 GHz senders actually legal in Ireland?

You're really better off getting hold of a modulator and a magic eye remote sender and running some coax cable to your kitchen if you really want to send the output from your Technomate satellite box to your kitchen. Better still set up a DVBViewer recording service client on a pc and network the lot around your house using WiFi. If we want TV in the kitchen the nearest laptop usually obliges and no cables anywhere.

STB

Those Boscams on the drones use 5.8 and their power output is staggering.

They would have to be illegal. Mind you so are most Mini Fm Transmitters.

Peter Rhea

Copyerselveson wrote: »

are 5.8 GHz senders actually legal in Ireland?

Yes, 'short range devices'.