Tibs, I got two, identical, answers to my questions. The antennas are not replaceable. The dish antenna is the audio/video link and the "stick" antenna is the remote control antenna. Since it's a 5 GHz system, it will behave as "line of sight", think flashlight beams. That can make lining up the antennas tricky and critical, especially if there are metallic objects in the path, think a bank shot in pool. The ranges mentioned by the respondents were 40 to 60 feet with an acceptable picture. Keep in mind this is "broadcast" quality signals and not cable quality or HD.
There are other, similar, systems on Amazon, but the prices are higher. Ranging from just over $100 to well over $500. Like everything else, you get what you pay for. Some of those systems are HD quality though and seem to be high enough power to provide reliable links.
Years ago, back in the 80's, I installed an infrared laser link for a computer network to bridge between two buildings that were across the street from each other with no access for a cable link. Lining up the transceivers was very tricky and the mounts had to be rock solid to prevent all possible movement. The same kinds of problems will be true with this system. Getting the antennas lined up, azimuth and elevation, and keeping them lined up will take some fussing around, especially if you can't see both ends at the same time as in a wall, or two, in between.
It should, note I say "should", work in your case but may take some time and effort to get it to work reliably. Also, keep in mind that if someone walks in the path between the two units, the signal/picture, may fade or drop.
There are other, similar, systems on Amazon, but the prices are higher. Ranging from just over $100 to well over $500. Like everything else, you get what you pay for. Some of those systems are HD quality though and seem to be high enough power to provide reliable links.
Years ago, back in the 80's, I installed an infrared laser link for a computer network to bridge between two buildings that were across the street from each other with no access for a cable link. Lining up the transceivers was very tricky and the mounts had to be rock solid to prevent all possible movement. The same kinds of problems will be true with this system. Getting the antennas lined up, azimuth and elevation, and keeping them lined up will take some fussing around, especially if you can't see both ends at the same time as in a wall, or two, in between.
It should, note I say "should", work in your case but may take some time and effort to get it to work reliably. Also, keep in mind that if someone walks in the path between the two units, the signal/picture, may fade or drop.
Presuming you're speaking of transmitting from a computer to your TV, heed what Mike said. The Roku (or similar) screen mirroring works like a champ. I also stream video from a desktop computer downstairs to my Roku using Plex as the media server application.
Plex is fantastic for your own content within your own network, I run it myself, but it is dependent on Internet bandwidth once you get outside your home network. The problem Tibs has, and the reason Roku wont work for her, is that her Internet bandwidth is slower than Evolv was back in the early DNA40 days.
nope - need to transfer the signal from the dish box to a room across the breezeway, about 60ft ............
the dish box does have one hdmi socket and so does the tv (plus a usb port) i got dh for use at the rehab facility. unfortunately, even the more expensive hdmi transmitters and receivers have the same complaints as the cheaper ones - for some applications they don't work.
Can you string a Cat5 cable over that 60ft?
I.e. HDMI to Ethernet.
HDMI Extender Adapter Sender Receiver with IR Over Single CAT5E/CAT6 Ethernet Cable 1080p - Up to 100M(330 FT)-Newegg.com
I.e. HDMI to Ethernet.
HDMI Extender Adapter Sender Receiver with IR Over Single CAT5E/CAT6 Ethernet Cable 1080p - Up to 100M(330 FT)-Newegg.com
there's the outside wall to pass of the family room, then cross the breezeway, then pass the outside wall of the addition. and why ethernet? i'm now looking at something like this but not sure of going through outside walls?
IOGear Wireless 3D Digital Kit - Walmart.com
I'm a bad one to throw my two cents in on this tibs because if I can fit a wrench on it then it's not my area of comfortable knowledge, disclaimer said, can you use something like the Roku or Google stick? Roku Streaming Stick, 3600RW - Walmart.com
My only thought is,,,, who's going to change the channel? Are these units that are referenced tuners also?
those with ir? you're supposed to be able to change at either location
nope - my internet is way too wonky to be able to use anything like this. besides, he's partial to some of his dish chanels
and the dish programming is what i'm trying to transfer to the second tv.
Along the tech line chat, got another question on upgrading my computer. My plan was to leave Vista on the hard drive it's on, install Win 7 on another drive and use dual boot. I was thinking about picking up another one of these drives https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MJ5XN0 I have one in my computer and one in my security cam dvr and they work great, they are SATA 6gb a second and I thought that fast speed would also help speed up my computer. I stumbled across ssd drives on amazon today, the prices are reasonable now, about $70 for 240gb drive and they too have SATA 6gb. Would I really gain that much with an ssd for the operating system while keeping all the other files on drives that are the disk type? Start up speed means little to me, I never shut it down, only reboot after power outage or during updates so if start up is all I'd gain then I rather speed the money to gain 2tb of space rather then 240gb. Should I go with another one of the drives I linked above or with a ssd?
nope - my internet is way too wonky to be able to use anything like this. besides, he's partial to some of his dish chanels
Ah, well I'm no help then LoL.
The only thing that worries me about the Wally World unit is that they don't mention what frequency it works on. My guess, and only a guess, is 2.4 GHz. That could have problems with a microwave, kind of like Eddy in "Christmas Vacation". The advantage is that you can take it back to the local Wally World if you have a problem. The other thing is they talk about "through normal house walls". Somehow, I don't think they're talking exterior walls with insulation, potentially, foil faced.
As far as SSD versus "platter" drives, Willy, all I can say is that when I click on Word or any other application on my desktop with SSD drives, it pops up on the screen before I can get my finger off the mouse button.
By the way, if my "war department" ever knew what I spent upgrading my desktop, or that it's bee upgraded in the first place, I'd be sleeping in the shed with the lawn tractor.
By the way, if my "war department" ever knew what I spent upgrading my desktop, or that it's bee upgraded in the first place, I'd be sleeping in the shed with the lawn tractor.
I typically run a SSD for the OS, and then a RAID5 array for storage.
If you upgrade the memory, then disk speed is not as much of an issue. I like SSDs for my OS because of fast startup, but if I had to make a trade-off, and I had plenty of memory, I would opt for the additional storage space over disk speed.
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