Video Senders, do they work?

MX5huggy

Aldi are selling these:-
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_7759.htm?WT.mc_id=2008-11-07-13-50 anybody have these or anything like these and do they do the job or are they a bit flakey?

aliEnRIK

They 'should' work (Never heard of them ones specifically)
But they only send 'composite video' signals (Meaning it wont be as good as an 'rgb scart' connection)
depends if your bothered about 'quality' really.

moneysaver

Some of them give a crap picture, all fuzzy or snowey. We have this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thomson-VS680U-Wireless-Sender-Control/dp/B0019M6GZ6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226153926&sr=8-4

Gives a great picture & cheaper than the Aldi one. At least it is a known name.


Moneysaver

esuhl

The one I've got (from Robert Dyas for £25) is okay-ish. It sends a picture from a widescreen TV to a 4:3 TV, so the picture gets stretched unless the programme is broadcast in 4:3 format.

I also have to turn my WiFi tranceiver off otherwise I get a continual clicking noise and a horizontal bar going down the screen.

So... they aren't ideal, but sort of do the job for occasional use.

krystal-divination

I have used video senders before but found they cut off my wireless broadband !!

so we don't use them anymore.

fatnbald

krystal-divination wrote: »

I have used video senders before but found they cut off my wireless broadband !!

so we don't use them anymore.

They should work together if you change the channels on one or both of them to move their respective frequencies away from each other.

I have no problems running wireless video senders, WiFi and DECT cordless telephones which all use similar frequencies as far as I am aware.

krystal-divination

fatnbald wrote: »

They should work together if you change the channels on one or both of them to move their respective frequencies away from each other.

I have no problems running wireless video senders, WiFi and DECT cordless telephones which all use similar frequencies as far as I am aware.

yes we did change channels but no joy had to turn them off when online

poppy_f1

i got one to send the cable picture to a bedroom however it didnt work prob due to wireless network, cordless phone etc
eventually gave up and got a freeview box instead

Backbiter

We've got one and so have my parents. They work really well. Ours came from Aldi about 3 years ago and are still going strong. They send what's on your TV or satellite box and Sky + recordings too. You have to play around with the position of the sender and receiver to get a good picture. They even work the Sky remote in another room, but I don't ever take it out of the lounge in case it goes astray!
Our BT HomeHub did cause interference but as fatnbald said you can change the channel on the hub (there are several to choose from), to stop the interference.