WiFi TV

bry54

Any experts on this please?

We would like a TV in our living room but haven't a TV aerial socket in there and where we want to place it would mean aerial cable trailing across the room.
We have good broadband speed from TalkTalk , if I bought a Wifi TV would we be able to watch good quality pictures via broadband from Freeview or just be able to watch Iplayer etc.?

poppasmurf_bewdley

You don't need a wi-fi TV. You need one of these:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/nikkai-58ghz-mini-video-sender-a31jl

I've used one for several years and they are ideal and give a good picture.

Argos usually have a good selection as well.

bry54

Thanks ps , looks like the answer to our prayers , only thing is our digital signal is sometimes poor even non existent in certain weather conditions here.

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bry54 wrote: »

Thanks ps , looks like the answer to our prayers , only thing is our digital signal is sometimes poor even non existent in certain weather conditions here.

To get a truly reliable signal (not to say HD channels) you still need a wired connection to a roof aerial.
I think the product linked to by "poppasmurf_bewdley" is adequate for a bedroom TV in strong signal areas, but wouldn't be very reliable otherwise.

Personally, I'd investigate purchasing a Freesat set-up which would cure your signal problems and provide you with just as many channels as Freeview. You'll need a dish (and connected cables) but the trailing wires can easily and cheaply be hidden under the carpet and/or in trunking.

bry54

Thanks MI , but a satellite dish is out of the question.

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bry54 wrote: »

Thanks MI , but a satellite dish is out of the question.

Unlucky.
I won't suggest Virgin cable since that is subscription only-but you might want to invest in a new properly aligned roof aerial. Unless it's a known problem with the area you live in, a proper installation with an CAT approved installer should reap dividends and won't cost that much either.

StuC75

The digi sender will only send one source to the tv - e.g. a Sky,Virgin, DVD or Set top box output.. it will not just send the TV signal for freeview..

The Wifi TV Sets will work with online streaming - iplayer / itv/ 4oD / lovefilm type services..

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StuC75 wrote: »

it will not just send the TV signal for freeview..

From the product description;
"For use with Freeview, free-to-air"

StuC75 wrote: »

The Wifi TV Sets will work with online streaming - iplayer / itv/ 4oD / lovefilm type services..

While this is correct, I still think the OP is better off spending money on a reliable aerial. The Wi-Fi sets are still plagued by the dreaded "buffering" unless there is a rock solid (and super fast) broadband connection.

WTFH

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

From the product description;
"For use with Freeview, free-to-air"

You are both correct.
The wifi sender can be used with freeview, etc, but it does not send the TV signal to the freeview box.
It is designed to send the signal from the freeview box (or other receiver) to the TV. You then have a "magic eye" remote receiver which allows the Freeview remote to work from one room to the other.
Your TV is tuned/connected to the wifi sender channel, which then shows the channel selected on the freeview box.