I have got a Phillips wireless AV sender £40 on Ebay - quite fiddly to set up and you also have to place the sensors in exactly the right position in front of the Sky box, but then works a treat.
Much better than Sky multiroom or cable to cable, once the set up is done
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I'd still go for something like this though....
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?moduleno=229271
Best to avoid 2.4GHz, I guess it depends where you live though. Went with the 5.8Ghz and they are much better...
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I've got a pair of wireless ones, Technica from Tesco's for less than 30 quid, they work perfectly for the TV and remote.
My house is 130+ years old and stone built and has a fair few other 2.4 Ghz devices in it too.
I did have to fiddle a bit with the positioning of the transmitter and receiver as the TV (of all things) was causing some crappy signal issues, but in the current positions the reception is flawless in my bedroom.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostWireless is a bit crap to be honest.
Sky boxes have 2x RF outputs, the second one can carry a voltage so you can plug an IR dongle on the other end and use a second remote.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Rem.../dp/B000M7AZNS
You need to switch on the RF power via system settings.
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SlingboxHD is the route I'm considering.... possibly using lan over powerline....already have a media centre in the bedroom or maybe I could use a slingcatcher??? Don't want to fork out for a second hd box cause sods law say the that I want to watch in bed is the thing I recorded last night downstairs.....
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Wireless is a bit crap to be honest.
Sky boxes have 2x RF outputs, the second one can carry a voltage so you can plug an IR dongle on the other end and use a second remote.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Original-Rem.../dp/B000M7AZNS
You need to switch on the RF power via system settings.Last edited by gingerjedi; 24 March 2009, 16:37.
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If you do get one, get a 5.8GHz one rather than the standard 2.4GHz, else you will get interference from wifi/house phone/microwave etc and its sh*t.
You can get 5.8Ghz ones from Maplin....
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IF you are never going to want to watch two different things in each room, just route a cable (either scart or hdmi) from the sky box to the tv in the other room and get an IR sender to just send the remote signals.
Or, if you want to cane your home network, look at a Slingbox Pro / Sling Catcher Combo.
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I've tried three different brands and they're all awful. Can't transfer from downstairs to room above, although our house is Victorian so it is made with proper bricks - you might have a chance in a new build
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Bought one. Bloody awful quality. Have Sky+/Sky HD in each room instead.
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Wireless AV in the house
I want to watch SKY in bed. Anyone use these wireless AV thingies to transmit from your SKY box to a bedroom TV? Any pitfalls/issues/comments?Tags: None
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