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New member Username: AghymikeRancho palos verdes, Ca United States Post Number: 6 Registered: May-07 | (sorry, last post didn't have subject description) I recently purchased a Optoma HD70 720p DLP Home Theater Projector and a Sony DVPNS75H Single Disc Upscaling DVD Player for a clothing store that wants to project DVDs and other images on the wall. The DVD players and receiver are in the front of the store and the projector is in the back. My first plan was to run a very thick 75 ft HDMI cable between the two. However, the owner doesn't want any more visible cables , especially thick black ones. So I was wondering how much worse video quality a wireless setup would be. I know there is no inexpensive HDMI wireless available yet, although I did find prototypes from Philips and Sanyo. The current ones on the market are very expensive. So I figure if I sacrifice the HDMI (not my choice) I could find a decent wireless setup that aleast supports SVIDEO? I know most of you would suggest to somehow run the HDMI cable (maybe even with a HDMI signal amplifier) and hide the wiring. But the store's floor is concrete the ceiling rafters are visible and he doesn't want to put holes into the walls. My other option is to run Y/Pb/Pr composite video cables that are thin enough to hide in wiring housing somehow. And yet another option is putting the DVD player and the projector together and running sound to the receiver. Before I consider any of those options I want to make sure I look into wireless connections. Any thought or Suggestions? Thank You Michael My last post was for a receiver and speakers for this same clothing store and things worked out great. |
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Gold Member Username: John_sColumbus, Ohio US Post Number: 1620 Registered: Feb-04 | Michael, the Philips SWW 1800 is pegged at $400 this summer and I believe the price will level off at $300 quickly. I also believe that, what with more people installing projectors in their homes, wireless HDMI will soon become a competitive market thus forcing prices down further. I know this doesn't help you immediately, but think of it this way...what's a high-quality 75 foot HDMI cable going to cost? I mean one that will not suffer from some attenuation at that distance? Your second idea of putting the DVD player with the projector might be best. You could then use a common wireless FM transmitter. http://www.amazon.com/Whole-House-Transmitter-Gold-Guaranteed/dp/B0007ODOMA |
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Silver Member Username: WestcottLeague City, Texas Post Number: 276 Registered: Oct-05 | Even if you did run a 75 foot HDMI cable, it would probably require signal boosters and that too could get expensive. Blue Jean Cables has been working on a design that will support long distances. I would check their website frequently for its release. |
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New member Username: AghymikeRancho palos verdes, Ca United States Post Number: 8 Registered: May-07 | Thanks for everyones input. I went with http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver-Infrared-Extender/dp/B000EA1I6Q Nothing close to HDMI quality but it worked out good enough for what was needed. -Michael |