Wireless magic eye?

VandC

I'm looking to find out if a wireless magic eye for the sky box exists. as in wireless between the bit you put into the box and the bit in to the telly.

can't find any and can't believe that there days that there isn't something out there!!

would really to love to not have to run a wire between the box and telly at all if it can be avoided.

if anybody could shed some light...

thanks in advance!

batman2000

Would something like this work Amazon

Gerry Wicklow

Beware some of these systems use the SCART socket so you will not get a HD picture

mass_debater

batman2000 wrote: »

Would something like this work Amazon

Say goodbye to your working Wi-Fi as it uses the same 2.4ghz frequencies. Video senders like these are nothing but trouble whereas a cable just works without issues. Would be madness to introduce something like this into your home IMO

fuerte1976

I had them and they are crap. Poor poor picture & sound. I didn't get them from amazon..
I just ran a few cables in the end..

sonofenoch

2.4 senders pick up all sorts of frequencies that cause interference .....I've had these Nikkai 5.8ghz for well over 5yrs on my sky box and never a problem http://www.amazon.co.uk/NIKKAI-5-8GHz-WIRELESS-SENDER-RECEIVER/dp/B005EP7X74/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1420387262&sr=1-2-fkmr1&keywords=nikkai+5.8+digisender

mass_debater

sonofenoch wrote: »

2.4 senders pick up all sorts of frequencies that cause interference .....I've had these Nikkai 5.8ghz for well over 5yrs on my sky box and never a problem http://www.amazon.co.uk/NIKKAI-5-8GHz-WIRELESS-SENDER-RECEIVER/dp/B005EP7X74/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1420387262&sr=1-2-fkmr1&keywords=nikkai+5.8+digisender

Until now....5Ghz is now common for modern Wi-Fi, the latest standards are dual band as our bandwidth needs get higher and higher.

sonofenoch

mass_debater wrote: »

Until now....5Ghz is now common for modern Wi-Fi, the latest standards are dual band as our bandwidth needs get higher and higher.

Well I've had UPC for most of that time and no problems (it's a wired connection mostly admittedly but on occasions wireless on my phone I didn't notice anything) ....I did have 2.4ghz before and you'd get interference from everything to phones, game controllers microwaves and even just an Xbox switched on

mass_debater

AFAIK the Upc Horizon box is dual band with 5ghz disabled, they could easily enable it in a future firmware update. Nearly all new smartphones and laptops are dual band. Buying 5ghz now would be kicking the can down the yard, it'll come undone eventually just like 2.4ghz.

sonofenoch

mass_debater wrote: »

AFAIK the Upc Horizon box is dual band with 5ghz disabled, they could easily enable it in a future firmware update. Nearly all new smartphones and laptops are dual band. Buying 5ghz now would be kicking the can down the yard, it'll come undone eventually just like 2.4ghz.

Well what's the alternative to the op's question? he asked about a Sky box....I gave him one that from my experience works well

mass_debater

sonofenoch wrote: »

Well what's the alternative to the op's question? he asked about a Sky box....I gave him one that from my experience works well

Running a cable is the only option guaranteed to work without issue. I find it hard to believe there is a spot for a TV and no outlet. You can also send terrestrial Saorview signal through the Sky box

VandC

thanks all for ideas and input, a lot to consider, most I never thought of. telly will be in corner on bracket by itself hence not wanting to run more cables up the wall or having to mount the box too. vanity really :-D
the 5.8ghz might be worth the shot given the current interference possible on other frequency. don't mind too much about no hd, or else I need to do some serious begging for someone to neatly do the wiring bit!!

RainyDay

Can I bump this to see if there are any better solutions out now?

Our kitchen TV currently uses the old (Cablelink/NTL/UPC/Virgin) analogue signal, with all the wiring neatly behind the wall. It would break my heart to have a wire hanging out of the wall, and I'm trying to avoid having to do any significant rewiring.

So I'm wondering if I switch away from Virgin to Eir or Sky or install a free-to-air sattelite, can I connect the kitchen TV wirelessly using something like a USB type dongle or a Chromecast-type device to receive a digital signal without any wiring there?

I've seen these kind of yokes http://www.amazon.co.uk/Qose-5-8Ghz-Wireless-Sender-receiver/dp/B003CYYR4Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387544822&sr=8-3& but I'm not sure if they would even fit behind the TV, so I'm looking for something where the receiver is quite small and neat.

Any suggestions?

RainyDay

Can I bump this to see if there are any better solutions out now?

Our kitchen TV currently uses the old (Cablelink/NTL/UPC/Virgin) analogue signal, with all the wiring neatly behind the wall. It would break my heart to have a wire hanging out of the wall, and I'm trying to avoid having to do any significant rewiring.

So I'm wondering if I switch away from Virgin to Eir or Sky or install a free-to-air sattelite, can I connect the kitchen TV wirelessly using something like a USB type dongle or a Chromecast-type device to receive a digital signal without any wiring there?

I've seen these kind of yokes http://www.amazon.co.uk/Qose-5-8Ghz-Wireless-Sender-receiver/dp/B003CYYR4Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1387544822&sr=8-3& but I'm not sure if they would even fit behind the TV, so I'm looking for something where the receiver is quite small and neat.

Any suggestions?

winston_1

RainyDay wrote: »

Can I bump this to see if there are any better solutions out now?

Nope. The laws of physics have not changed in the last year.

RainyDay

winston_1 wrote: »

Nope. The laws of physics have not changed in the last year.

No need to be a smart-ass about it. Something like Chromecast manages to transmit a high-quality video signal wirelessly and pretty flawlessly. I'm not looking for the impossible.

STB.

@ Rainy Day. With a Sky box no.

With a fast Linux box/or PCTV system on one side and a smart TV that can load google play store apps yes.

Otherwise nope. Hard wiring is nearly necessary anyhow as the streaming would not be great over wifi, especially HD.

The OP seems to think that he would require a box beside the TV. When infact it can be beside the sky box. The only thing going to the box is the cable.

RainyDay

STB. wrote: »

@ Rainy Day. With a Sky box no.

With a fast Linux box/or PCTV system on one side and a smart TV that can load google play store apps yes.

Otherwise nope. Hard wiring is nearly necessary anyhow as the streaming would not be great over wifi, especially HD.

The OP seems to think that he would require a box beside the TV. When infact it can be beside the sky box. The only thing going to the box is the cable.

Thanks, any other ways of achieving this objective? Fire stick or similar/

VandC

Hi rainy day. I ended up just getting the wires fed up through the wall instead of sending the signal wirelessly, but I have a very good friend who had the time and patience to help.

Anyways, just a suggestion, and I hope I can explain myself clearly....

Could the wires from the satellite be fed in to the same hole that the current cable is in? Since you don't seem to need the old cable, could you tape the old and new together and pull the new cable through? This way you will have removed the old cable and the new one will be in its place. Not sure if that makes sense or if it would work in your situation. If I'm not being clear just say and I'll try again