Wireless HDMI

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Background: I've got my big TV right next to my PC. I want to move it to the other side of the room, but there's a door on one side of the room and a kitchen on the other, so I can't run a cable between them.

What I'm after is basically an HDMI cable with the cable part torn out and replaced by a pair of antennas. You'd have thought that was simple enough. But I've googled the arse off the subject and only managed to confuse myself.

Anybody ever tried this? Are there any products out there that will do what I want for less than the price of hiring a hitman?
 
Products exist and they usually aren't cheap. You have to remember HDMI carries uncompressed signals and its a very very high bandwidth standard. Your best bets are usually HDMI over ethernet to keep things cheap but when it comes down to having to be wireless don't cheap out.
 
I rather just buy a super long HDMI cable instead of putting more stuff on wireless for your network. But my buddy has this program where he could throw his TV to any TV in the house. Just get that. It is a receiver or something idk the name
 
That's exactly what I'm looking for. If only I could find one where the price isn't doubled by shipping costs. Literally. The iogear one seems to be the best on the market, and amazon have it for $186. That's about £110 in my language.

Problem: .com won't ship to the UK. Nor will newegg.

Meanwhile, over at Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/IOGear-Wire...61475&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=iogear+wirelessHD

It's twice the frickin price. I'm not paying double unless it's delivered by Miley Cyrus.
 
HeiHaChiXi said:
I rather just buy a super long HDMI cable instead of putting more stuff on wireless for your network. But my buddy has this program where he could throw his TV to any TV in the house. Just get that. It is a receiver or something idk the name
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I'd trip over the cable everytime I went outside. And it's a rented flat, so I can't go ripping up the floorboards. The receiver jobbie sounds like the one Avery suggested - see my post above.

I'm stumped.
 
Buy a rug and a long cable, or pull the edges of the carpet up and run a snake from one end to the other and pull the cable through.
 
Wireless gets two thumbs down....for everything. Unless it's a must, I'm running wires.
 
theBureau said:
Wireless gets two thumbs down....for everything. Unless it's a must, I'm running wires.
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Well all those people with fiber TV would probably be shocked to find out there is a Satellite between them and some of their channels. Wireless hatred is over rated.

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I'm talking in home. Wireless = more parts to break or go bad, more cost, more people (kids, friends, wife or gf) using the bandwidth. Cable and connectors $10 - $20. Wireless hatred lives on.
 
We've wireless HD cable boxes here in Canada. They even give them out free on a contract. Encoded at 5mbps HD though but works well enough.
 
Avery78 said:
We've wireless HD cable boxes here in Canada. They even give them out free on a contract. Encoded at 5mbps HD though but works well enough.
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5 Mbps if were talking h264 is great for 720P which the channels are in or 1080i. Another codec not so much but your talking 3 timed the quality of YouTube. That's on level with bit rates for 1080P yt but about 4 times less than I'd want.

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