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(More customer reviews)The PCTVsender works as promised. It takes whatever is displayed on your computer screen and wirelessly broadcasts the video (and also the audio) to your TV set.
Now we can play movies over the Internet on the computer in the office, and watch them in the comfort of the living room on the TV. As we have it set up, the signal travels about 15 feet, passing through one wall in our home, and the display quality is fine, although there is a visible and audible "blip" on the TV when a person walks through the signal, which is a small drawback.
The product consists of two small boxes: a transmitter which plugs into your computer, and a receiver which plugs into your TV. The receiver is about the size of a deck of cards, and the transmitter is a little bigger. You screw a small included antenna into each box. Each box needs to be plugged into an electrical outlet with the included adapters.
The product also includes several different wires which must be correctly connected between your computer and the transmitter, and between the receiver and your TV. It is not difficult if you are familiar with hooking up computers, stereos, DVD players, etc. If you are not experienced and comfortable with those tasks, be sure to allow plenty of time and a distraction-free environment to hook up the PCTVsender, and possibly enlist the help of a tech-savvy friend.
To connect your computer to the transmitter, you use the VGA port on your computer. A VGA port has 15 pins (3 rows, 5 pins each row). To connect the receiver to your TV, you use the RCA jacks (red, white, yellow) on your TV. If your computer doesn't have a VGA port, or your TV doesn't have RCA jacks, you won't be able to use this product unless you purchase a separate converter that will allow you to use whatever type of connections you do have (try svideo.com).
The user's manual instructs you to connect your PC monitor cable to the transmitter, but if you have a laptop this step is not necessary. If you have a laptop, just connect the included cord from your laptop's VGA port to the VGA IN input port on the transmitter.
The transmitter also has RCA input jacks (red, white, yellow). So an alternative possible use of the PCTVsender is connecting it to a DVD player or other device that has RCA output jacks. Then you could have your DVD player in one area, and wirelessly broadcast to your TV in another area.
I have some small complaints with this product. The first, as previously mentioned, is that there is interference when someone walks through the signal.
The next complaint is that the picture of the computer screen is cut off all around on the TV screen, and it doesn't seem possible to correct this. There are vertical and horizontal controls on the device, but they just move the picture up and down or from side to side, not make the picture smaller so the whole thing will fit.
For some reason, when viewing a Netflix movie or YouTube video in full screen mode, the picture appears correctly without being cut off. This is great for me, since watching movies is my primary use of the product. But if you want to do something else with the computer and have it show up on the TV screen, it could be a problem that part of it is cut off.
Another complaint is that all the controls that affect the way the picture displays on the TV screen (horizontal/vertical controls, and some other things) are controlled from the transmitter, which is connected to the computer. This seems like a design flaw, because you are going to want to look at the TV screen while you make those adjustments. If you have the computer in one room and the TV in another room, you either have to walk back and forth after you make each little adjustment to see its effect, or you have to have two people and the one looking at the TV yells "a little to the left... a little to the right..." It would make much more sense to have the controls on the receiver instead!
Another drawback, which is not something "wrong" with this product but just the limitations of it, is that when you're watching the broadcast on the TV you can't pause it or switch to a new movie from there. You have to do that on the computer, so if your computer is in another room that is a hassle. There are other (much more expensive!) products such as Internet-ready TV sets which let you select and control Internet content directly from the TV. The PCTVsender is a lot more basic, and it is a good solution if you just want to watch and listen to your computer through your TV set.
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VGA is a video connection standard used mostly on computer monitorsand screens, and on some HDTV's. Component Video is another video signal and connection standard and it exists on many home theater devices such as DVD/VHS players, DVR's, gaming consoles, and TV's. This 2.4GHz wireless converter accepts a VGA signal on one end and wirelessly outputs it as a component video signal on the other end, allowing you to display video from your computer onto your TV without the need for long cables. Using this converter will give you increased versatility and flexibility with your computer and TV, enhancing your system's overall spatial, technical, and economic efficiency. Furthermore, the wireless feature allows you to enjoy brilliant graphics and stunningly immersive video no matter where you place your devices.* Transmit computer video to regular TV's* VGA signal to TV via Wireless technology Doesn't need any cable from computer to TV* One 2.4Ghz wireless VGA to TV transmitter and one receiver* Can broadcast to multiple receivers* Wireless range up to 300ft in open area, or 150-220ft with minor obstruction* Support max VGA resolution up to 2048 x1536* Recommended minimum resolution: 800x600* Pass thru VGA - simultaneous display on both TV screen and PC monitor* Channel number: 4 (2.400~2.483GHz)* Multi system Support NTSC and PAL* 32 Bit True color quality* support's OSD (on-screen-display) function and 3 x zoom function support* Horizontal/Vertical scaling and positioning, Sharpness/Brightness/Contrast/Flicker control* Freeze/Un-Freeze video control* Auto-Saving for control parametersPackage Contents* 1 Wireless Transmitter* 1 Wireless receiver* User manual* 2 Antenna's* 15-pin HD cable* 2 RCA video/audio cable * Audio cable* Power adapter\'sSystem Requirement* IBM PC or compatibles* Video input device with Composite video input
