In case this helps anyone:
I am using a Recoton 900MHz A/V transmitter/receiver connected from my DISH 625 unit 2nd tuner, and it is working great!
I didn't want to tap into my existing home distribution because I am using CABLE MODEM and the DISH installer got glassy eyed when I asked him how the Home Distribution worked with a cable modem.
All the bettter - because now I can watch the second tuner upstairs or in the garage (where I have a second 900MHz receiver) - or anywhere that I can carry an A/V receiver in range. Combined with the 2nd tuner UHF remote - it is a complete wireless package!!
FYI - I have tried other brands of wireless AV receivers, and I have tried some 2.4GHz models. But this old school, $10 Recoton unit @ 900MHz gives the best picture, has the best picture lock over a wide operating temperature range, and the best over all signal locking I have ever found. I have used the same Recoton A/V unit for years, and I have never touched it to adjust the signal - it is hassle free! It is also 1:1 quality, I cannot tell the difference between it and the hard wired input.
Recently I tried upgrading my wireless A/V to 2.4GHz because I needed to use a baby monitor @ 900MHz. The 2.4GHz A/V units interfered with my 2.4GHz phones very badly. I was able to work around my 2.4GHz Wireless LAN. But the picture was very inconsistent and very washed out with the 2.4GHz unit even under the best circumstances, so I took it back to Circuit City and I still use my Recoton @ 900Mhz - I just turn off the baby monitor
The scary thing is this: I would not have known how bad the 2.4GHz unit was unless I had seen something better. I would have assumed it was the best I could get with wireless, and it was just good enough that you'd live with it.
If anyone else knows of rock solid wireless A/V units please let us know - there has to be more. I am sure this topic will become more popular as second tuner becomes more popular.
I am using a Recoton 900MHz A/V transmitter/receiver connected from my DISH 625 unit 2nd tuner, and it is working great!
I didn't want to tap into my existing home distribution because I am using CABLE MODEM and the DISH installer got glassy eyed when I asked him how the Home Distribution worked with a cable modem.
All the bettter - because now I can watch the second tuner upstairs or in the garage (where I have a second 900MHz receiver) - or anywhere that I can carry an A/V receiver in range. Combined with the 2nd tuner UHF remote - it is a complete wireless package!!
FYI - I have tried other brands of wireless AV receivers, and I have tried some 2.4GHz models. But this old school, $10 Recoton unit @ 900MHz gives the best picture, has the best picture lock over a wide operating temperature range, and the best over all signal locking I have ever found. I have used the same Recoton A/V unit for years, and I have never touched it to adjust the signal - it is hassle free! It is also 1:1 quality, I cannot tell the difference between it and the hard wired input.
Recently I tried upgrading my wireless A/V to 2.4GHz because I needed to use a baby monitor @ 900MHz. The 2.4GHz A/V units interfered with my 2.4GHz phones very badly. I was able to work around my 2.4GHz Wireless LAN. But the picture was very inconsistent and very washed out with the 2.4GHz unit even under the best circumstances, so I took it back to Circuit City and I still use my Recoton @ 900Mhz - I just turn off the baby monitor
The scary thing is this: I would not have known how bad the 2.4GHz unit was unless I had seen something better. I would have assumed it was the best I could get with wireless, and it was just good enough that you'd live with it.
If anyone else knows of rock solid wireless A/V units please let us know - there has to be more. I am sure this topic will become more popular as second tuner becomes more popular.
