TV Sender

[Wilmslow]

I have a Samsung Virgin Media cable box in the lounge and want to watch cable upstairs.

Not too bothered about the remote control working upstairs, easy enough to set the channel I want to see then go to bed.

Tried one that is meant to work with Cable from Argos, but did not for £40

Don’t really want to spend £££’s on a Digisender Gold as this is overkill.

Anyone got a Sender working on a Samsung cable box?

Plan B – get a bog standard £20 sender, feed through the video and keep video on instead.

 

[kevlong]

I've tried to use video senders before, but my experience was poor.

A combination of distance, number of walls and pass through and interference by other electrical gadgets like microwaves and WiFi installations.

My set was operating on the 2.4GHz band.

Kevlong

 

[Spacecadet]

get an extra virgin media box
or are you still seriously considering going permie?

 

[TheFaQQer]

get an extra virgin media box
or are you still seriously considering going permie?

£5 a month or free on their top package, IIRC.

That's what I have at home.

 

[Wilmslow]

get an extra virgin media box
or are you still seriously considering going permie?

Yep, going permie.

The £19.99 video one it is then, and route the cable through that....

 

[Moscow Mule]

Buy a slingbox,

Then you can also watch it at work whilst you while away your permiedom.

 

[VectraMan]

So far as I'm aware, they all work on 2.4GHz... which is handy with 700W transmitters about (microwave ovens) and WiFi...

I used one a couple of years ago, but WiFi would interfere: I'd get a horizontal line moving slowly down through the picture, so I'd have to switch off my router every time I wanted to use it. Okay back then as not many people had WiFi, but now at least five of my neighbours do.

 

[miffy]

I have a Samsung Virgin Media cable box in the lounge and want to watch cable upstairs.

Don’t really want to spend £££’s on a Digisender Gold as this is overkill

A true permie would just move their bed into the lounge.

HTH

 

[TheFaQQer]

A true permie would just move their bed into the lounge.

HTH

And then phone in sick for a few months.

 

[miffy]

And then phone in sick for a few months.

Claiming work related stress...