Need Wireless HDMI that can do 1080p

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I happen to have a 1080p TV opposite my monitor that gets its power directly from the portion of the wall it's sitting on.

So, obviously, I don't want to run an HDMI cable and mar that cable-less beauty.

In that effort, I am looking for transmit the 1080p signal wireless, so that the TV will simply appear as a second monitor.

I also don't want to spend TOO much on it.

Any help will be appreciated.
 
Are you renting? I was in your situation and ran HDMI over ethernet in the wall, its pretty easy to do. I am pretty sure all the good wireless HDMI devices are expensive.
 
VulcaN said:
Are you renting? I was in your situation and ran HDMI over ethernet in the wall, its pretty easy to do. I am pretty sure all the good wireless HDMI devices are expensive.
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I don't have a direct RJ45 ethernet hook-up in the walls.. but I guess I could use my 200mbps powerline.

How would this work? Kind of seems too good to be true, since it's so much cheaper than the wireless devices.
 
I wonder what the input lag on these things will be and if it compresses the signal.
 
i dont know of any wireless that can handle 1080p/i content, wireless N sure cant.
 
I believe it's a way to connect a display (HDTV) wirelessly, unless I read the article completely wrong. Seems to work well though there is a slight input lag with the wireless display.
 
evilcartman said:
I believe it's a way to connect a display (HDTV) wirelessly, unless I read the article completely wrong. Seems to work well though there is a slight input lag with the wireless display.
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Then why does it claim to "only" surf the web, play Netflix, etc.?

Seems like the WD Media Player. It's also suspicious that it's so cheap for a wireless device that can stream 1080p.

I am just looking for more information regarding the Powerline LAN-HDMI solution..
 
I dont see why powerline wouldnt work, it shouldnt induce lag if it doesnt induce lag normally. Just make sure you get a HDMI to ethernet converter that is POWERED at both ends. And dont get the $20 POS from monoprice. Search amazon for one you like with good reviews. I may be biased because I've burned through a few but I dont trust those ones that require you to use TWO ethernet cables.

This is the one I use that induces zero lag (play FPS games on it) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003E31QXU. My cat 6 cable is 100ft.
 
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How do powerline ethernet adapters work? How do HDMI to ethernet adapters work?

Is the HDMI signal converted into a standard ethernet signal (802.3, Ethernet frame), or is it just taking advantage of the wires of an ethernet cable and utilizing its own signal?
What about the powerline ethernet adapters? Wouldn't those need standard ethernet signals in order to know how to translate them down to just two pins? In this case, the HDMI to ethernet adapter would need to use standard ethernet signals for sure.

However, if the HDMI to ethernet adapters are using standard ethernet signals then they are limited to a maximum throughput of 1 Gbit/s, which is far smaller than HDMI's own 10.2 Gbit/s. Not only that, powerline ethernet adapters max out at a mere 200 Mbit/s.

Referencing this HDMI to ethernet adapter in particular, its label says that the HDMI side has a max length of 50 ft which is about the same as the HDMI standard max length of 49 ft. The problem is that the ethernet end says 150 ft instead of the standard's 328 ft. This hints that the adapter is probably using a proprietary signal over the ethernet cable and wouldn't be compatible with the powerline to ethernet adapter anyway.

That's what I've mustered up to conclude with reasonable certainty that the HDMI to ethernet to powerline method will not work. YMMV. Good luck!
 
VulcaN said:
I dont see why powerline wouldnt work, it shouldnt induce lag if it doesnt induce lag normally. Just make sure you get a HDMI to ethernet converter that is POWERED at both ends. And dont get the $20 POS from monoprice. Search amazon for one you like with good reviews. I may be biased because I've burned through a few but I dont trust those ones that require you to use TWO ethernet cables.

This is the one I use that induces zero lag (play FPS games on it) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003E31QXU. My cat 6 cable is 100ft.
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Isn't that if you already have an RJ45 hook-up inside your wall?

I want to get HDMI to work over Powerline, because there is an electrical socket right behind the TV.
 
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Its really easy to get white RJ45 and run it along the corner of the room or whatever color matches your walls (easier than trying to run a thick HDMI cable if the run is long and then troubleshooting handshaking issues).

What you really should do is just cough up the money for one of the expensive HDMI wireless devices that doesnt suck, or run some cable through the wall because its really easy and will take you just one afternoon to complete (unless you're renting).

Or you can completely cheap out and run it under the carpet / buy a rug.
 
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