[ale] OT: transmitting cable tv wirelessly

[John Wells]

Very cool.  x10 has their "Entertainment Anywhere" package available for
$69.99, but you get a $20 gift certificate so you can end up getting it
for $49.99.  This includes audio/video transmission and a remote.  Good
deal.

The transmitter only sends RF (radio frequency) video.  Am I correct in
assuming that you don't get the picture quality you would get from a
s-video or composite video connection with RF video?

Thanks for the help.

John

Keith R. Watson said:
> At 03:18 PM 12/15/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>Found it!
>>http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=40609900&pcatid=1&catid=106
>>
>>
>>
>>On Sunday 15 December 2002 15:04, John Wells wrote:
>> > Just an rfi, what's prohibitive specifically when attempting to
>> broadcast cable television signals wirelessly?
>> >
>> > For example, the builder of our house chose the most unusual and
>> inconvenient locations for cable jacks.  Why can't I purchase a unit
>> that could plug into the cable jack and transmit to a receiver I
>> attach to my television?  I've looked around and found nothing
>> available for this, so I'm assuming there's something that makes it
>> infeasible, as it would be a very useful tool to have.
>> >
>> > Can anyone shed some light here?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > John
>> >
>
>
> Sharper Image tends to be on the pricey side. Have you looked at the X10
>  site? They have a similar product and I would suspect it is a lot les
> expensive.
>
> http://www.x10.com/products/transmitters.htm
>
>
> If you have an aversion to X10.com because of their popup ads then try.
>
> http://www.smarthome.com/avvidtrns.html
>
> http://www.hometech.com/video/index.html
>
>
>
> keith
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