HDTV Almanac - $59 LCD TV

[alfredpoor]

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[Newshawk]

for my kitchen TV, to replace a 13" Sanyo. I just use it in the mornings while I make breakfast. It's connected to a DirecTV HD DVR by a wireless A/V sender, so there's no excess cables between the living room ant the kitchen.

[cater]

Would you explain "wireless A/V sender"? Would like info on setup.
Thank you,
Cater

[Newshawk]

Wireless A/V senders are available in many places. Radio Shack has one for $99. I found one on sale at x10.com for a third of that. Mine uses the 2.4 GHz frequency range-others use the 5.8 GHz range. There's a transmitter to which you connect a source (in my case, a DirecTV HD DVR) and a receiver to which you connect your TV (by either coax cable or composite cable.) It's SD only, but for a second small TV in a remote room (such as my small galley-style kitchen) the setup is ideal. You need to be aware that it will interfere with WiFi if you have a 802.11b or g system. Although it only transmits SD, it seems to allow a widescreen signal-but I only have a 4:3 TV hooked up to it so I can't tell for sure. Some units include a remote sender so you can control the device hooked up to the transmitter from the receiver location. I use a DirecTV remote with RF capabilities so I didn't need that feature.