Best way to get video from one room to another

[mattman59]

I need to get video from the SVIDEO out on my computer to the TV in my living room, I am going to have to run a cable through the attic and it would be no more than maybe 50 feet. I am looking for something that might have an SVIDEO and regualar computer speaker hookup on one end and maybe a coax or RCA jacks on the other end. Any ideas?

[SingSing]

Go wireless. See : http://www.x10.com/products4/overture/wireless_video_sender.html

[redwudz]

Running S-video 50 feet is pushing it, but considering the more complex and expensive options, I think I would try it. I don't know that you could get a 50 foot S-Video cable, though. You could make one up or have it made by getting a 7 conductor shielded cable and attaching the ends. (I think it's seven conductor, I haven't checked lately. )

The audio would have to be run separately. I wouldn't try to run line level audio from the computer card. I think you would end up with a overly weak signal and a lot of hum. Run it into a amplifier first, then just use regular speakers on the other end.

I'm not sure why you would want coax or RCA jacks on the other end if you are using S-video.

Alternatives are use a RF modulator and a single coax, but you wouldn't have S-video, just composite. From there the alternatives get expensive. You could send it over a LAN and convert it back at the TV.
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[kschang]

What's your budget? You can get wireless video senders for under $100.

x10.com is selling one for $50, though it seems to be composite only, not S-video.

http://www.x10.com/products/vk54a_sp_lr_ps69.html#

[Barnabas]

I have not found any S-Video wireless senders.

[mattman59]

Running S-video 50 feet is pushing it, but considering the more complex and expensive options, I think I would try it. I don't know that you could get a 50 foot S-Video cable, though. You could make one up or have it made by getting a 7 conductor shielded cable and attaching the ends. (I think it's seven conductor, I haven't checked lately. )

The audio would have to be run separately. I wouldn't try to run line level audio from the computer card. I think you would end up with a overly weak signal and a lot of hum. Run it into a amplifier first, then just use regular speakers on the other end.

I'm not sure why you would want coax or RCA jacks on the other end if you are using S-video.

Alternatives are use a RF modulator and a single coax, but you wouldn't have S-video, just composite. From there the alternatives get expensive. You could send it over a LAN and convert it back at the TV.
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I am actually returning a wireless solution.

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Wireless-linux-macmsd-Grandtech/dp/B00006B70T/sr=8-1/qi...&s=electronics

When I hooked it up it had all these lines running across the TV, I called the company and they asked if I had WiFi in the house, I said yes and she told me I have to turn it off for it to work.

I will have to check out X10.[/list]

[Barnabas]

They were both on 2.4 ghz. That's why I returned my x10 and bought a couple of 5.7 GHZ units. They work great!

[jagabo]

Never tried it but worth a look, s-video and stereo audio over CAT-5:

http://www.svideo.com/vi.html