We need a TV sender to just transmit Tv/Sky only, to another room.
Can anyone give a reccomendation fora particular sender ?
Cheewrs

Mike P

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We need a TV sender to just transmit Tv/Sky only, to another room.
Can anyone give a reccomendation fora particular sender ?
Cheewrs

Mike P

No not really you'd best try it and see, they share the same frequencies
as Microwave ovens and wi-fi points and such. Sometimes OK some times
not bit if a how long is a bit of string;!..
--
Tony Sayer

I've used one I got from Argos for the last couple of years. The brand name
is Digisender.

It worked great for me. The distance from sender to receiver was only 4 or
5 yards, but the signal would have had to go diagonally through a wall
containing a chimney (i.e. double-thickness bricks at least).. (er.. unless
it went round it!) The receiver has an infra-red catcher which relays your
Sky controller presses to the sender, which has an infra-red emitter which
sends the info to the Sky box. Again, works great.

As we are having major building works at the moment and needed to sort TVs
out in a wider context we now have the Sky box connected up to a special
amplifier/distributor system the aerial installer fitted, which distributes
Sky, as well as the terrestrial aerial signal through the built in coax
cable to each room, so we've stopped using the Digisender. If you can get
this done it would be a better option. The coax was already in the wall,
but the cost for 8 rooms, a new digital aerial on the roof and the Sky
amplifier/distributor in the loft was ~£350, which I thought was very
reasonable. (Though a Digisender would be cheaper!)

By comparison, I would say that the Digisender does provide a less sharp
picture than our new installation, but perfectly watchable. Also, you have
to be carefull with 'bodies' or metal furniture near the sender - Mrs. B
causes terrible interference when she sits in front of the transmitter!
However, we generally managed to work around this and the Digisender was
absoutely fine provided we were aware of its limitations in this area.

The other thing I noticed when using a wifi laptop is the occasional short
interference on the Digisender signal. Only once every few seconds, and
only when the laptop was operating in an area where, presumably, the
Digisender signal had to pass through the wifi signal.

Bottom line - well worth a go. If you buy it from Argos and it doesn't work
for you you can always take it back for a full refund within x days, so you
cannot lose!

Hope this helps!

Pete

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We need a TV sender to just transmit Tv/Sky only, to another room.
Can anyone give a reccomendation fora particular sender ?
Cheewrs

Mike P

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:30:05 -0000, "Peter Boulton"
head down on the keyboard,
banged out this message:

... xxI've used one I got from Argos for the last couple of years. The brand name
... xxis Digisender.
... xx
... xxIt worked great for me. The distance from sender to receiver was only 4 or
... xx5 yards, but the signal would have had to go diagonally through a wall
... xxcontaining a chimney (i.e. double-thickness bricks at least).. (er.. unless
... xxit went round it!) The receiver has an infra-red catcher which relays your
... xxSky controller presses to the sender, which has an infra-red emitter which
... xxsends the info to the Sky box. Again, works great.
... xx
... xxAs we are having major building works at the moment and needed to sort TVs
... xxout in a wider context we now have the Sky box connected up to a special
... xxamplifier/distributor system the aerial installer fitted, which distributes
... xxSky, as well as the terrestrial aerial signal through the built in coax
... xxcable to each room, so we've stopped using the Digisender. If you can get
... xxthis done it would be a better option. The coax was already in the wall,
... xxbut the cost for 8 rooms, a new digital aerial on the roof and the Sky
... xxamplifier/distributor in the loft was ~£350, which I thought was very
... xxreasonable. (Though a Digisender would be cheaper!)
... xx
... xxBy comparison, I would say that the Digisender does provide a less sharp
... xxpicture than our new installation, but perfectly watchable. Also, you have
... xxto be carefull with 'bodies' or metal furniture near the sender - Mrs. B
... xxcauses terrible interference when she sits in front of the transmitter!
... xxHowever, we generally managed to work around this and the Digisender was
... xxabsoutely fine provided we were aware of its limitations in this area.
... xx
... xxThe other thing I noticed when using a wifi laptop is the occasional short
... xxinterference on the Digisender signal. Only once every few seconds, and
... xxonly when the laptop was operating in an area where, presumably, the
... xxDigisender signal had to pass through the wifi signal.
... xx
... xxBottom line - well worth a go. If you buy it from Argos and it doesn't work
... xxfor you you can always take it back for a full refund within x days, so you
... xxcannot lose!
... xx
... xxHope this helps!
... xx
... xxPete
... xx
... xx"Mike P" mike@askme wrote in message
... xxnews ... xx We need a TV sender to just transmit Tv/Sky only, to another room.
... xx Can anyone give a reccomendation fora particular sender ?
... xx Cheewrs
... xx
... xx Mike P


Thanks Pete .. spot on .. will try Argos

Mike P