Wireless Television?

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<p>We moved into a new house recently and don’t want to put the TVs where the previous owners installed the cable outlets. Is there such a thing as a wireless TV system?</p>

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<p>There is a device called a “Slingobox”. See: <a href=“http://us.slingmedia.com/page/slingboxpro.html[/url]”>http://us.slingmedia.com/page/slingboxpro.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The device attaches to your cable box and trasmits a signal to your wireless router. You can watch tv on any broadband connected pc or laptop…anywhere in the world.</p>

<p>But beaming cable to a different room in your home…no, there’s no device that really does that. You’re going to have to fish cable through the walls.</p>

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<p>Is this what you’re looking for? Not cheap, even used.
<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Sony-LF-X1-LocationFree-12-1-LCD/dp/B00061F2GA[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/Sony-LF-X1-LocationFree-12-1-LCD/dp/B00061F2GA&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Sony-LF-X11-12-1-Location-Wireless/dp/B000BGIA3W/ref=sr_1_1/102-7111060-3916134?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1182957407&sr=1-1[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/Sony-LF-X11-12-1-Location-Wireless/dp/B000BGIA3W/ref=sr_1_1/102-7111060-3916134?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1182957407&sr=1-1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>If you can you wait a few years, flexible ultra-thin OLED TV displays that can be mounted like wallpaper or on T-shirts, wristbands, etc., are coming.<br>
Metallic foil substrate:<br>
<a href=“http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/07/flexible-oled-display-prototype-demonstrated/[/url]”>http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/07/flexible-oled-display-prototype-demonstrated/&lt;/a&gt;
Polymer substrate:
<a href=“http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/05/flexible-full-color-organic-el-display/[/url]”>http://www.pinktentacle.com/2007/05/flexible-full-color-organic-el-display/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Old Skool wireless solution: “Rabbit Ears” and it’s free (except the part where you drive to Radio Shack to buy the antenna).</p>

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<p>michuncle, the slingbox is incredible! If only my daughter had known when she was in Spain last semester!</p>

<p>Mudder’s, the Sony does look like what I’m looking for. Ouch at the price.
great size for hiding too. Do you think the quality would be good?</p>

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<p>Mary, the Amazon reviews seem overall pretty positive. There’s one that compares the XII to the Slingbox. Sony quality, I’ve found, is generally good, and they tend to be the first with new technology. The only beef I have with Sony is that once you decide to go Sony, add-ons tend to be proprietary rather than universal, like their memory sticks. Add that to high initial cost.</p>

<p>I might be tempted to try this TV if all I wanted was an extra, completely portable TV to use on a patio or in a kitchen where it would be difficult to drop a cable outlet–and assuming cost was not a factor. Otherwise, a good notebook computer with the Slingbox seems a reasonable and cheaper solution. My notebook came with a remote for DVDs. Either the Sony or the Slingbox/notebook can be accessed remotely if you want to use it that way for e-mail and the like. Start talking PSP, and my eyes glaze over. I can’t imagine traveling and wanting to stream a movie, program TiVo, or play a game on a home system (do these people have a life!??).</p>

<p>Michuncle: Low tech, cheap, user-friendly. I like it.</p>

<p>But then I remember a time when I could use any phone anywhere without the accompanying instruction manual…</p>

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<p>Well Mudder, I can tell you of a group of teens in Spain this past year who had a hard time leaving Dr. McDreamy home and would have happily chipped in for a slingbox. And travelling execs I would think would love these.</p>

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<p>wireless TV? Isn’t that what we had about 1950?</p>