As an in home solution, this works ok, but it can run into interference with your (or your neighbor's) 2.4ghz wifi. There's some lag, and there are other solutions if a wire is an option. It would work well for a projector or something where wiring may be inconvenient or costly.As a solution in the field, the lag is problematic and the video quality isn't sufficient if you're recording, and it's only barely good enough as a monitor. Accsoon CineEye is comparable in price, battery powered, and offers much better quality (1080p 60fps). It's a one way transmitter to your Android or iOS device, but it's a better solution for remote viewing of a camera. This is a bit different, as it's more of a holistic end to end HDMI replacement.If you can run a wire, a native HDMI or HDMI over ethernet is better. Lower lag, no wifi hassles, and ultimate reliability.If you only need to monitor a camera, there are higher quality options that are more suited for that purpose.If you cannot run a wire (or if it's an an extreme cost), this is a good choice.
The Sabrent HDMI Wireless Extender (DA-HDWE) appears to be targeted at DSLR or prosumer camcorder users (like the XA50) who want an off-camera monitor option. For what it's worth, I used the DA-HDWE that way on my Nikon FX-frame DSLR. It worked fine. Then came the Canon XA50. Also, fine. The thing is that I already had grown accustomed to either using a 7" on-rig setup, or a 32" IPS monitor on a pole... both wired. The subtraction of a cable is nice, but what else could this thing do?So, it's hard to say what exactly this device does, but it does not appear to handle EDID sending, HDCP, or ARC. I didn't try it, but I'd also hazard a guess that the this also doesn't support Ethernet over HDMI. All of this, of course, makes sense because of the Rx/Tx nature of the dongles. The lack of HDCP capability is a bummer, as one of the things I tried out was using the extender with a UST projector. You see the UST projector lives at the front of the room, while the Onkyo receiver/upscaler lives at the back. With the receiver sending outputted video to the Main and Aux HDMI outputs, I put the Sabrent on the Aux. The receiver went to the UST projector, and everything except HDCP content worked fine. I didn't detect any lipsync lag, but did notice some slow frames here and there (more on this in a minute). If you need to strip off the HDCP, the Internet will be more than happy to tell you how to do that.Ultimately, the final destination for this setup is a retail establishment. There's a small NVR mounted high in a mini rack (8U). That also has the rack-mount switch, PoE switch, router, and battery backup. The equipment is mounted high to keep it out of harm's way, but it's also to make it less obvious where the NVR is. The NVR is for the several PoE IP cameras used for surveillance. The extender, along with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, allow for the NVR be operated without an obvious PC or NAS.The one hiccup I had was with my 2.4 Ghz wifi. I found that the default channel(s) for my 2.4Ghz wifi must have been partially or completely overlapping the Sabrent. I pushed my AP channel to 10, and everything was fine. It would definitely be better if the dongle did a survey, and picked an open frequency (which the many APs will do at setup).Aside from that setup snafu, the Sabrent DA-HDWE is a versatile and easy-to-use peripheral. Bi-directional HDMI 2.0 with HDCP would be great, but there are about a hundred uses for this as-is. Recommended.
With a media device in one room and a tv that it is attached to, you can now easily split that HDMI signal (with a separate device) and beam the signal across the home or office (or, in my case, the home office!) and share it.No need to drill holes, pull cables, lose patience!I am very impressed with this. The range and quality were most impressive. Set up could not have been easier. A Fantastic device!
Works great for broadcasting HDMI. I tested this out by transmitting from the desktop PC to a TV on the other side of our living room. Overall the image quality was very good. If you have a high end TV and know what to look for you'll be able to spot some quality loss and interference but for your average day to day use it works great. I also tried using the device to play computer games on my TV with similar results as far as quality was concerned. There was however a significant input delay that made playing games more annoying than fun.
You get everything you need and set-up is an easy as setting up a DVD player.I used it in a room which has too many cords running. Laptop-->TV. It's up in a big room attached to another room, so I pushed the distance to see if the 50-foot limit was true. It is.Don't expect to use this in areas which are larger. Churches and businesses can ignore this.-Brockeim