pc to tv wirelessly

pedrothefish

are there products out there that can transmit / beam videos, photos etc from my pc upstairs to a tv downstairs.
i want to do it wirelessly. the tv is a panasonic with a socket for using it as a monitor.
your help appreciated

john1

Have a look at this but note range is restrictive

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=385122&C=SO&U=strat15

arrallas

I use a WDTV HD Live for exactly this and it works perfectly. You would need to buy a wireless USB dongle to go with it (Google to find a suitable match as not all work), but bear in mind that any video over a wireless link can be a problem, depending on distance and the number/construction of walls and floors it has to pass through. Another solution would be to use Solwise (or similar) Home Plug or power line networking with the WDTV.

iansl2000

I've used this to show vieo from a pc to tv via a wii or pc connected to the tv
http://www.orb.com/

ian

pedrothefish

hi arrallas through looking at your set up. it has opened a whole new world to me, i didnt realise so much was available.
thanks to all who answered

JasX

I have the older model Apple TV and that syncs nicely with photo's on my PC to either display as a slide show or flick into 'screensaver' mode when photo's randomly float up/doown the screen from your album.

Can also stream music (apple and non apple), movies (mainly apple), show the latest trailers of films on in the cinema and give you youtube on your TV

The 2nd gen i think they ditched a few features in order to cut the price, comes with built in wifi so no need for extra dongle

Needs a free HDMI socket tho rather than 'PC monitor' VGA (its HD after all!)