TV Video senders any good?

jaybell · 22-12-2005, 11:55

I'm thinking of getting a video sender so that I can watch Sky or DVDs in the bedroom without rewiring. Are they any good and what should I go for?

toots · 22-12-2005, 12:49

Well, I've got the "Digisender" (2.4 gHz) and an old farmhouse with quite thick walls and it's not quite brilliant

but it does the job in the two rooms we have other tellys in. BUT, the SKY remote signalling does seem to occasionally get garbled when being sent back to the base station IR emitter leading to box lock-ups.

You know, pause becomes stop, you can't get out of FF or REW, those kind of things. But this might be because I've got thick walls and the return signal strength is not as high or so I'm led to believe.

corf · 22-12-2005, 13:13

I bought a techo(something) av sender from tesco for £17.99 - its not great but its not bad at all.

I get the odd bit of interference if one of the base stations gets unaligned but thats about it.

Astaroth · 22-12-2005, 14:50

I used to have one (my new property has a distributor for sending the sky output arround the property) and the picture quality was acceptable for a small bedroom TV but I certainly wouldnt have considered (for example) using it to feed my main/ large TV if the sky box had been in another room

moisie · 22-12-2005, 15:09

I use a phillips model as it has multiple inputs so I can control my sky, vcr, dvd and eyehome (content from a mac) in the kitchen. I also have a second receiver in the attic which plugs into the rf cables that go throughout the house so I can also watch them in any room. In some rooms I now have access to 2 sky boxes, 2 vcr's, 2 dvd's and my computer video and music content. The signal is pretty good, for what it is, not reference quality but perfectly good enough to watch if I move from one room to another. The signal in the kitchen does occasionaly get disrupted by a light in the garage and the microwave but I'm not that bothered about it to fix it. If mine broke I would get another in an instant.

Robert__law · 22-12-2005, 15:41

as the above post I have being useing the Philips video senders since 2002 so I can watch internet TV on my 28inch TV the computer being in the spare room also use them for listining to internet radio stations just conect audio out to aux in amp . thay only get interference from microwave or mobile phones so 99% time no probs

atlantis · 23-12-2005, 00:55

I bought one ("Welltech") in Lidl not long ago for £19.99. It is far better than expectations, with good reception throughout the house. Picture quality is not bad at all.

I had one of the old type of videosenders years ago, and it was extremely poor by comparison.

gomezz · 23-12-2005, 17:06

As long as you are happy with a Composite video signal and mono sound then they do the job.

Dino · 24-12-2005, 14:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomezz

As long as you are happy with a Composite video signal and mono sound then they do the job.

I'm fairly sure the Philips VL1200 transmits in stereo.

derfledermause · 05-07-2008, 19:22

All these TV digisenders should be banned, I am now on my fourth device in the space of twelve months. Poor picture and sound quality, varying distortions and aparent interference on both picture and sound. My curent device cost me £45 and with a claimed range of 30 mtrs. My two TV's are 17ft.6inches apart, one downstairs and the other upstairs, well within the manufacturers claimed range. I still suffer with picture and sound problems. However another problem has reared its ugly head, if you have a wireless broadband router in your house, you will fing that your connection speed will be affected and many disconnections due to co channel interference. I have given up using these vile devices.
Thank you.

John Currie · 05-07-2008, 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by derfledermause

All these TV digisenders should be banned, I am now on my fourth device in the space of twelve months. Poor picture and sMy curent device cost me £45 and with a claimed range of 30 mtrs.

The claimed distance is in free air with no obstructions...just because you have a noisy (electrical) enviroment doesn't give you the right to prevent others from using them...to many people they are a godsend and do the job well.
There are models available that use a different wavelength to prevent interference from wi-fi routers etc.

22-12-2005, 11:55	#1
jaybell Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Croydon Posts: 71	TV Video senders any good? I'm thinking of getting a video sender so that I can watch Sky or DVDs in the bedroom without rewiring. Are they any good and what should I go for?

05-07-2008, 19:22	#10
derfledermause Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 7	Digisenders!!! All these TV digisenders should be banned, I am now on my fourth device in the space of twelve months. Poor picture and sound quality, varying distortions and aparent interference on both picture and sound. My curent device cost me £45 and with a claimed range of 30 mtrs. My two TV's are 17ft.6inches apart, one downstairs and the other upstairs, well within the manufacturers claimed range. I still suffer with picture and sound problems. However another problem has reared its ugly head, if you have a wireless broadband router in your house, you will fing that your connection speed will be affected and many disconnections due to co channel interference. I have given up using these vile devices. Thank you.

22-12-2005, 12:49	#2
toots Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 41	Well, I've got the "Digisender" (2.4 gHz) and an old farmhouse with quite thick walls and it's not quite brilliant but it does the job in the two rooms we have other tellys in. BUT, the SKY remote signalling does seem to occasionally get garbled when being sent back to the base station IR emitter leading to box lock-ups. You know, pause becomes stop, you can't get out of FF or REW, those kind of things. But this might be because I've got thick walls and the return signal strength is not as high or so I'm led to believe.

22-12-2005, 13:13	#3
corf Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,458	I bought a techo(something) av sender from tesco for £17.99 - its not great but its not bad at all. I get the odd bit of interference if one of the base stations gets unaligned but thats about it.

22-12-2005, 14:50	#4
Astaroth Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,421	I used to have one (my new property has a distributor for sending the sky output arround the property) and the picture quality was acceptable for a small bedroom TV but I certainly wouldnt have considered (for example) using it to feed my main/ large TV if the sky box had been in another room

22-12-2005, 15:09	#5
moisie Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Herts Posts: 2,378	I use a phillips model as it has multiple inputs so I can control my sky, vcr, dvd and eyehome (content from a mac) in the kitchen. I also have a second receiver in the attic which plugs into the rf cables that go throughout the house so I can also watch them in any room. In some rooms I now have access to 2 sky boxes, 2 vcr's, 2 dvd's and my computer video and music content. The signal is pretty good, for what it is, not reference quality but perfectly good enough to watch if I move from one room to another. The signal in the kitchen does occasionaly get disrupted by a light in the garage and the microwave but I'm not that bothered about it to fix it. If mine broke I would get another in an instant.

22-12-2005, 15:41	#6
Robert__law Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DUNDEE Posts: 1,318	as the above post I have being useing the Philips video senders since 2002 so I can watch internet TV on my 28inch TV the computer being in the spare room also use them for listining to internet radio stations just conect audio out to aux in amp . thay only get interference from microwave or mobile phones so 99% time no probs

23-12-2005, 00:55	#7
atlantis Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kent Posts: 29	I bought one ("Welltech") in Lidl not long ago for £19.99. It is far better than expectations, with good reception throughout the house. Picture quality is not bad at all. I had one of the old type of videosenders years ago, and it was extremely poor by comparison.

23-12-2005, 17:06	#8
gomezz Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Buckingham Posts: 28,590	As long as you are happy with a Composite video signal and mono sound then they do the job.

24-12-2005, 14:57	#9
Dino Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: South Manchester Posts: 1,990	Quote: Originally Posted by gomezz As long as you are happy with a Composite video signal and mono sound then they do the job. I'm fairly sure the Philips VL1200 transmits in stereo.

05-07-2008, 19:55	#11
John Currie Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South Lanarkshire. Scotland Posts: 2,005	Quote: Originally Posted by derfledermause All these TV digisenders should be banned, I am now on my fourth device in the space of twelve months. Poor picture and sMy curent device cost me £45 and with a claimed range of 30 mtrs. The claimed distance is in free air with no obstructions...just because you have a noisy (electrical) enviroment doesn't give you the right to prevent others from using them...to many people they are a godsend and do the job well. There are models available that use a different wavelength to prevent interference from wi-fi routers etc.

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