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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
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Wireless TV?
Is there a set where the TV can be wireless with a transmitter in another spot of the room?
We can get power. Just need to get the cable to a wireless system. We need a set up like that for my son's room at school. |
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08-22-2014, 09:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lantanna TX
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You can pick up aftermarket streaming devices but they are a) not cheap and b) a bit spotty.
Look at the Silicon Dust offering, HDHomeRun DUAL - Generation 4 - US - Watch Streaming TV Anywhere You'll still need a PC at the TV, unless it's a Smart TV that supports DLNA streaming. A PlayStation 3 will work. You could also go Raspberry PI, cheap and comes with OpenElec as a an OS option but the PI is painfully slow on channel switching, menu navigation etc....
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08-22-2014, 10:12 AM
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30 feet of coax and some floor tape? Using wireless to span a dorm room seems a bit much.
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08-22-2014, 10:20 AM
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Run it along the baseboard. 50 footer at Loews, $15.00 5 minutes of work.
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08-22-2014, 10:28 AM
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True, but it would cross two door ways and we were trying to avoid that. I didn't know if there was a cheap wireless out there.
Since it's a dorm room, I might try those stick holders with zip tie and just go around the ceiling. Quote:
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08-22-2014, 10:35 AM
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Can you just plug in an Apple TV box and connect to a wifi connection? That's all I do. Only cords involved are the power for the screen, power for the box and HDMI from box to screen (can be virtually any length you want - 3' or 50' away).
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08-22-2014, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Phoenix
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Haven't used this, but other Rocketfish stuff I have has been great:
Rocketfish™ - Whole Home HD Extender - Black Transmits through power lines, so may be an issue in a dorm.
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08-22-2014, 10:45 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Wantagh, NY
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I have a Brite-view HDelight gizmo that I have to beam my STB to a tvin my kitchen..
Yea this was a more expensive way to get the tv into the kitchen. However my house is 110 years, old stucco exterior, plaster interior. I don't like cutting unnecessary holes in the plaster if I can avoid it, and pulling cable though the walls is a pain. So I got the brite view unit. The receiver is about 25 feet from the transmitter, It very rarely drops the signal.. So far it has worked well for my for a few years..
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08-22-2014, 02:25 PM
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wireless TV has the creepiest commercials. hahaha...
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08-22-2014, 05:05 PM
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$200.00 at Best Buy. Provides a wireless connection between the cable box and the TV.
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08-22-2014, 09:30 PM
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