Video senders - to 2 TVs?

interpol · 16-11-2007, 14:43

Apologies if this is a dense question.

Video senders kits come with a "sending" box and a "receiving" box. If you bought another pair and attached only the "receiving" box to another TV would that set-up work.

ie. can you send a signal to multiple receiving boxes?

Can you buy just "receiving" boxes, so you don't waste money on a "sending" box that isn't used in the above example?

niall campbell · 16-11-2007, 15:21

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?...d=-9&doy=16m11

please note that you would possibly need one that has more than 2 channels................. in case of interference, but you may be ok

interpol · 16-11-2007, 15:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by niall campbell

http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?...d=-9&doy=16m11

please note that you would possibly need one that has more than 2 channels................. in case of interference, but you may be ok

Cheers Niall.

Maplins seem to suggest there that you can buy one of their spare receivers (even if it's not the same brand as the existing transmitter and receiver already held) and that should work.

aerialview · 16-11-2007, 20:13

Or try a better priced bit of kit

http://www.aerialview.tv/scart.html

I know for sure that 1 sender and 2 receivers work from this unit providing they are on the same base channel, which is 1 of 4 user selectable channels.

Good luck

AV

sarastew146 · 10-12-2007, 12:59

We bought 2 identical sets of video senders (Giga air 2323) and have the transmitters plugged into the Cable box and the HDD/DVDR box in the living room. The 2 receivers are in the kitchen and bedroom.

Each pair (transmitter & receiver) have a choice of 3 channels. The cable box transmitter is permanently on channel 1 and the HDD on channel 3. The receivers can then be changed from 1 to 3 depending on which feed we want to watch.

It works brilliantly as there have been times when one of us has been watching Sky sports in the kitchen and the other watching a recording of Eastenders in the bedroom, but each feed has originated from the living room. There is no conflict or interference between them.

We do however get interference in the kitchen if the microwave is on (picture gets loads of horizontal lines and the sounds goes a bit watery) and sometimes the wireless router gives blips to the picture. I just unplug the router if that happens, it's not constant.

We're about to get a V+ box, so I may have to rethink my set up, or resign myself to constantly switching the V+ between HDMI and scart output, but we have found our A/V senders to be fantastic. (Having to put up with footie on the bedroom TV is the downside!)

Hope this helps!

CWatters · 10-12-2007, 20:38

One transmitter and two recievers should work fine but remember that on some systems the antenna can be quite directional. Hard to have it pointing in two directions at once.

Last time I tried a video sender the picture quality was very poor.

TV DUNIYA · 10-12-2007, 22:58

You can buy extra receivers for av senders,but they are not cheap,often more than half the price of a full set(transmitter and receiver).

16-11-2007, 14:43	#1
interpol Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 15	Video senders - to 2 TVs? Apologies if this is a dense question. Video senders kits come with a "sending" box and a "receiving" box. If you bought another pair and attached only the "receiving" box to another TV would that set-up work. ie. can you send a signal to multiple receiving boxes? Can you buy just "receiving" boxes, so you don't waste money on a "sending" box that isn't used in the above example?

16-11-2007, 15:21	#2
niall campbell Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberfeldy Posts: 7,035	http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?...d=-9&doy=16m11 please note that you would possibly need one that has more than 2 channels................. in case of interference, but you may be ok

16-11-2007, 15:34	#3
interpol Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 15	Quote: Originally Posted by niall campbell http://www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?...d=-9&doy=16m11 please note that you would possibly need one that has more than 2 channels................. in case of interference, but you may be ok Cheers Niall. Maplins seem to suggest there that you can buy one of their spare receivers (even if it's not the same brand as the existing transmitter and receiver already held) and that should work.

16-11-2007, 20:13	#4
aerialview Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North West Posts: 44	Or try a better priced bit of kit http://www.aerialview.tv/scart.html I know for sure that 1 sender and 2 receivers work from this unit providing they are on the same base channel, which is 1 of 4 user selectable channels. Good luck AV

10-12-2007, 12:59	#5
sarastew146 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 1	We bought 2 identical sets of video senders (Giga air 2323) and have the transmitters plugged into the Cable box and the HDD/DVDR box in the living room. The 2 receivers are in the kitchen and bedroom. Each pair (transmitter & receiver) have a choice of 3 channels. The cable box transmitter is permanently on channel 1 and the HDD on channel 3. The receivers can then be changed from 1 to 3 depending on which feed we want to watch. It works brilliantly as there have been times when one of us has been watching Sky sports in the kitchen and the other watching a recording of Eastenders in the bedroom, but each feed has originated from the living room. There is no conflict or interference between them. We do however get interference in the kitchen if the microwave is on (picture gets loads of horizontal lines and the sounds goes a bit watery) and sometimes the wireless router gives blips to the picture. I just unplug the router if that happens, it's not constant. We're about to get a V+ box, so I may have to rethink my set up, or resign myself to constantly switching the V+ between HDMI and scart output, but we have found our A/V senders to be fantastic. (Having to put up with footie on the bedroom TV is the downside!) Hope this helps!

10-12-2007, 20:38	#6
CWatters Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 18 miles from Sandy Heath Posts: 382	One transmitter and two recievers should work fine but remember that on some systems the antenna can be quite directional. Hard to have it pointing in two directions at once. Last time I tried a video sender the picture quality was very poor.

10-12-2007, 22:58	#7
TV DUNIYA Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,622	You can buy extra receivers for av senders,but they are not cheap,often more than half the price of a full set(transmitter and receiver).

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