Terk TECHNOLOGY LF10S HomeNetwork Remote Video System

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(4.0 out of 5)

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Good picture & sound, but may need dedicated phone line

I purchased this item after having tried the Terk LF30S wireless system, which my 2.4Ghz cordless phone interferred with. Aside from the problems my phone caused with the wireless system, I feel that the wirless LF30S Wavemaster 30 delivered a slightly better picture. That's not to say that this item doesn't (well, read on), but I feel that it is slightly less sharp.
I first hooked up the LF10S to my phone jacks as the instructions say. However, the picture was fuzzy and the sound had static in it. Although I consider the phone wiring in my home to be in good shape, I guessed that there was just too much of it running all over the house, thus degrading the signal from the LF10S. Not being one to give up, and also being one that is relatively handy, I decided to run a dedicated phone wire from my living room to the bedroom, where I wanted the receiver to be. Aprox. $15 (100 ft. of phone wire & two surface-mount jacks) and an hour later, I had my dedicated phone line installed and tried it out. Much better!! I heard absolutely no static, and the picture was very clear. Although I previously stated that the LF30S wireless picture was sharper, that is not to say that the LF10S picture is not clear. I think most people probably wouldn't even notice the difference.
If you don't use any wireless devices that use the 2.4Ghz frequency (cordless phones or wireless networking devices), I would recommend the wireless LF30S Wavemaster 30. If you can't go wireless, then I would recommend this product on the basis of its video and audio quality, but be prepared to be slightly disappointed with the results from using your regular phone jacks. If you have a basement with an "open" ceiling like me (or even a crawl space), running a dedicated phone line would be easy to do, and would make a huge difference, especially if you do have poor picture and sound from your regular phone jacks. Even if you can't get underneath your floor or behind walls, you could even run a phone wire along the baseboard to the other room.

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A GOOD ALTERNATIVE

I WAS USING THE WIRELESS RECIVER-TRANSMITTER TYPE AND HAD TO ABANDON IT DUE TO INTERFERENCE FROM OTHER GHz operating devices.Now I have good picture and sound on my remote TV set using this LF-10s. A good product if you have a phone line next to the setup. THere is a slight hiss (HF) picked up by my remote LCD TV (samsung 173MW).
but then if the reviewer (see below) can run another phone wire, why can't he run a coax? hahaha,,

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