TeeVee Bleg
Is there a wireless TeeVee system?
Lemme ‘splain. Got a new treadmill. Due to a failure to plan on my part, it doesn’t fit through the basement door into the den. If it did, then I could watch TeeVee while running. But now that it’s assembled, I’m not taking it back. I’d like to get a small flat screen TeeVee that would receive the signal from my various DVR boxes so I can catch up on my shows while doing some cardio. Also, it would be handy to have for those nights I want to sit on the back porch with an adult beverage while the kids are playing. A quick search reveals mostly spam.
Anyone?
Thanks.
I did find a wireless video send thingy. But not sure about it.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Slingbox and a laptop. If you really want flat, a tablet laptop.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Oh. and the X10 wireless things work fine. Wireless audio and video is a 60 year old technology, after all. You can also buy kits from various geek places if you feel like soldering.
July 21st, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Doesn’t look the X10 setup will handle any HDTV. All the connections are RCA A/V composite. No HDMI or Component inputs.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Drill and run cabling.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:37 pm
The X10 may, as mentioned above, not handle new HD bandwidthL I suspect if it did, that would be mentioned in the text. OTOH I’ve used X10 remote light switches for years – very handy to turn on/off the porch light while still in the car…
But if you are going to be on a treadmill or exercise bike, do you need more than last year’s resolution? Like “Linksys DMA2200 Media Center Extender” at about $400 (well, that includes a DVD player…).
Why not wire? One set to the TV from an A/V splitter hooked to several sources. Again, may not handle full 1080i (but may do 720p).
July 21st, 2008 at 5:21 pm
How far is it? Can you run a cable from the DVR to the TV?
Avoid wireless systems if possible. In my experience, if your transmitter and receiver are stationary, it’s much better to just use a cable of some type or another.
July 21st, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Of course there’s a wireless TV system. I’ve used it for all my 43 years. You can use rabbit-ears on top of the TV, or go expensive & get an outside antenna & put it on a pole. I’m using rabbit ears, but then I turn the TV on once every couple of months, so that’s good enough. Enjoy!
July 21st, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Oh. As Emily Litella said, “Never mind.”
July 21st, 2008 at 11:23 pm
What Tennessee Budd said. In both of his comments. We’ve had it since 1938 or so, I believe.
Oh yeah, never mind.
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
They have these neat things called Dee-Vee-Deez that are totally wireless.
Of course I swore off the Tee-Vee since 97, and I just buy shitloads of movies and series on DVD, and its scads cheaper than any cable bill.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:37 pm
The slingbox is probably the easiest way to stream live video. If it wasn’t live TV, however, some TiVos may offer the option to stream content to a computer.
However, I don’t know how well a Slingbox works with cable set-top boxes.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Radio Shack used to sell wireless RF transmitters for just such a need. They are analog, however, so no HDMI inputs or anything like that. The quality is so-so and they require periodic adjusting to get the best picture.
Personally, I’ve never had any luck with them, especially when you shoot through walls. What I do at home is just run a long ass coax and use a room-to-room remote extender. Being a single guy, I have my bedroom TV hooked to my living room Tivo box. (Why by a second Tivo for the bedroom when it’s just me??) I run a long cable to ensure the best quality signal and use the remote extenders (and a second remote) to change channels, etc. Actually running a cable ensures the best quality signal and no interferance from wifi, cordless phones, etc.