Video senders (also known as AV senders) allow you to send TV signals around your home without wires. They use radio waves to send the signals, and you need a transmitter and a receiver.
You can buy a pair of video senders for around £30, and they’re a great way of sending TV signals around the house without running aerial cables.
You can use a video sender with a Freeview box, Sky Digital satellite TV box, DVD player, or a home security system.
They can transmit over fairly short distances, through walls, although if you’re trying to transmit through several walls, or over a long distance, they can be less effective.
Connect the output of a set-top box, DVD player or other video source into a transmitter (normally via SCART). Then connect the receiver to your second TV (again, normally via SCART). Signals are sent over the air.
Type: The basic models use the 2.4 GHZ radio band. Newer models use the 5.8Ghz band, which offers a greater range
Range: The 2.4GHz version has a range of up to 80 metres, but this reduces the more walls / floors the signal has to go through. The 5.8GHz versions go up to 120 metres. You can also get very long range senders, with ranges up to 5000 metres, using really powerful aerials.
Remote control: Some models allow you to use your standard remote control to switch TV from the other room
Multiple receivers: Most models allow you to have multiple receivers fed by a single transmitter
For a wide range of wireless senders, check out Maplin’s AV Sender section
A 5.8GHz video sender and receiver
I’m getting interference. What can I do?
Most models of Video Sender allow you to change channels, so’s not to cause interference. Try changing the channel both at the transmitter and receiver end, and trying again.
lf you’re getting interference from a wi-fi wireless network, we’ve heard that the AV sender from Gizoo might be worth a look, as it has 4 selectable channels.
Can I send HD over a video sender?
Most AV senders connect using SCART, and SCART connectors don’t support HD. You can get wireless HD video senders though – Take a look at the WHDI Full 1080p HD Sender or the Gigaview 820 Wireless HDMI sender
for equipment that will allow you to send HD video from an HDMI socket to a second HD TV set.
I have recently bought a 2.4GHz AV wireless sender and have connected the transmitter to my sky+ box and the receiver to my TV in another room but nothing is working !. Do I need to do anything with the TV tuning wise?. Thanks
Hi Alan. Assuming you have plugged the receiver into a SCART socket, you’ll need to set the TV to the Line In (e.g. AV1, AV2), and make sure both the transmitter and receiver are powered up.
That’s for this!! Very helpful :) xxHi,My video sender is plugged in to my sky plus box and the back of my tv in the bedroom,they are also both plugged into the sockets(power).They do not seem to be working,what could i be doing wrong.
hi, can u please tell me how to change channel from the receiving end? Tried using the remote of both the transmitter(sky box) and the receiver(second tv) on the second tv but it does not seem to work. If you could help me out that would be really great, thanks.
I have the same problem. Can you help? Phil SmithHi I have had a couple of these but neither would work, We live in a modern 2 storey brick built house , it isn’t massive,
I did get one system working with the tv in the same room but the picture was poor, moving to the next room the picture disappeared Someone suggested it might be to do with wifi. Is there a system that wouldn’t be upset by wifi. Thanks Phil
What equipment do I use to get Radio only from my lounge to my upstairs bedroom from my Sky + Box. Can I just pick up the radio signal on another device that is not a TV if so what is it? (I am in effect looking for what used to be a Sky Gnome. Thanks for any help.
