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Using additional monitor in different room - wirelessly

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Clonimus74

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First time I post here, I hope it is the correct forum for my question.
I have a PC in my living room which functions as my main PC and entertainment center.
It is connected to my Amplifier and though it to my HDTV.
I would like to find a way to wireless transmit the HDMI data to a monitor in a different room (no line of sight). There is no option to pass wires.
The wireless connection should be able to transmit video and audio with no lag or skipping even when playing games such as Call of Duty.
I was thinking of one of these products:
http://www.diamondmm.com/WPCTV1080P.php
http://www.netgear.com/landing/stream/tv/
http://www.atlona.com/linkcastAV
But they don't address the issue of having a working mouse and keyboard near the remote monitor. my wireless keyboard and mouse will not reach that far (few ft short of 30ft).
I was thinking of wireless docking station, but I couldn't find one that can deliver high quality video, and it seems they work for laptops, even the universal ones have problems with particular laptops so I'm not sure they will work with desktop PC.

I will need the extended / clone display ability

Any ideas?
Many thanks
 
None of those are going to work well enough to game, imo. Certainly not at the frame rates people think of as "minimum" on these forums.

Why is passing wires not an option? Even in an apartment, I used to run networking cables along baseboards and below doors, then staple them to the moulding. Nobody ever said anything about it. (If they could even see it below the rug pile, or behind the furniture.)

HDMI and USB would be fine that way too. (Heck, you'd only have to run the USB cable about halfway there, then plug a cheap bluetooth dongle into the end - your wireless KB/M would work fine.)

The only downside would be needing 100ft+ of cable to go all the way around the edge of room 1, then around the door frame, then all the way around the edge of room 2. But hey, that's what Monoprice is for.
 
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I'm not sure there is a good solution. A wireless USB hub might work, but chances are it would still have the same limited range that won't make it between the rooms.

You may have luck with a bluetooth keyboard/mouse, range might be better

I know you said wired isn't an option, but is an ethernet cable an option? Or perhap one built into the wall that is unused. You could try something like:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030313&p_id=6042&seq=1&format=2

Lastly perhaps try a virtual kvm (http://okvm.sourceforge.net/virtualkvm.html), use a laptop in the remote room to control the computer in your living room. Might have resolution issues, and I'm not sure what the lag would be like

Just some thoughts, hope that helps, if not best of luck
 
dave_the_nerd said:
None of those are going to work well enough to game, imo. Certainly not at the frame rates people think of as "minimum" on these forums.

Why is passing wires not an option? Even in an apartment, I used to run networking cables along baseboards and below doors, then staple them to the moulding. Nobody ever said anything about it. (If they could even see it below the rug pile, or behind the furniture.)

HDMI and USB would be fine that way too. (Heck, you'd only have to run the USB cable about halfway there, then plug a cheap bluetooth dongle into the end - your wireless KB/M would work fine.)

The only downside would be needing 100ft+ of cable to go all the way around the edge of room 1, then around the door frame, then all the way around the edge of room 2. But hey, that's what Monoprice is for.
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I can't pass wires because the way my apartment is built, many places with no edges to hold the wire to. besides, my apartment is not built under US standards (wooden floor, dry wall etc.) it's all bricks and tiles.
 
watdaflip said:
I'm not sure there is a good solution. A wireless USB hub might work, but chances are it would still have the same limited range that won't make it between the rooms.

You may have luck with a bluetooth keyboard/mouse, range might be better

I know you said wired isn't an option, but is an ethernet cable an option? Or perhap one built into the wall that is unused. You could try something like:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030313&p_id=6042&seq=1&format=2

Lastly perhaps try a virtual kvm (http://okvm.sourceforge.net/virtualkvm.html), use a laptop in the remote room to control the computer in your living room. Might have resolution issues, and I'm not sure what the lag would be like

Just some thoughts, hope that helps, if not best of luck
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Thank you, but kvm will not suffice for games. don't have Ethernet infrastructure, I will in my next apartment for sure but it requires renovation / overhaulnot sure of the exact definition in English.
 
Clonimus74 said:
it's all bricks and tiles.
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You're not going to find something that can reliably pass 1080p video over 30ft with intervening brick walls. WiDi is the best technology out there right now, but even it (a) introducing too much latency for FPS games and (b) requires line of sight.
 
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