[mythtv-users] OT: Does 1080p work over a wireless link between STB and TV

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Gary,

Saturday, July 5, 2014, 10:46:13 PM, you wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Larry Finger
> <Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net> wrote:
> .....
>> It seems that no one on this list has any actual experience with these
>> wireless devices.

> The answer for anything wireless is "it depends".

> "It depends" on your RF environment.  "It
> depends" on your wall composition.  "It depends"
> on your willingness to accept possible artifacts
> due to the usual RF issues.

> The particular device you have referenced uses
> the WHDI standard, which runs in the lower
> 5GHz band (same as 802.11a/n) which can
> result in some interference (sometimes), and
> has the usual 5GHz limited range issues
> (more limited than 2.4GHz for most environments)
> An alternative is the Wireless HD standard, which
> runs in the 60GHz band and currently has
> few other contenders for that spectrum, but
> range is (even more) limited, mostly in room.

> So, it is not just the device, it is the environment,
> and your expectations. About the only thing
> one can do is try it, and see if it works in your
> particular case (and make sure wherever you
> purchased the device from has a good return
> policy).

> As a personal choice, I tend to select Gefen
> as the vendor when I want stuff to "just work".
> They have never been the lowest cost provider
> (that is being kind to their pricing), but have
> a history of high quality A/V units that can
> slice, dice, and make Julian fries.  They have
> something that can solve almost any problem
> with your A/V setup, including those that you
> did not know you had :-).

> Gary

One alternate solutions comes to mind. ethernet over your powercable.
You can get nice sets but I never tried it.


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