Terk Technologies Leapfrog LF-30S Wireless 2.4 GHz A/V Distribution System : Reviews, Cheap, Discount Tv Television

Average Rating: 3.18 out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Works great... unless you use other 2.4Ghz devices
I was looking for a wireless way to send the video & audio from my living room to a bedroom, so that I could watch movies coming from my cable box & DVD player. Having a remote control feature, I chose this model.
I can tell you that the picture was very sharp, and the sound was great. However, I also have a Panasonic KX-TG2730 expandable cordless phone system, which operates on the same 2.4Ghz frequency. With the phone's base plugged in, it produced crackling sound and wide dark bands that scrolled vertically along the picture. Unplug the phone system, and it was flawless. I had read other mixed reviews on interference caused by 2.4Ghz phone sytems, but I can tell you that the Panasonic system I mentioned did cause interference for me. I tried moving the phone base, and tried all four channels on the Leapfrog Wavemaster 30 video transmitter, but nothing helped.

In short, if you don't use any other wireless devices using the 2.4Ghz frequency (cordless phones, wireless network devices), the Terk Leapfrog Wavemaster 30 delivers a great picture with equally great sound. If you do use other wireless devices on the same frequency, I would look for a video transmitter that uses a different frequency (or a wired one), or be prepared to return it to the store.

Rating:

- Surprised that it actually works as advertised
I've read a number of reviews of items such as this and I didn't have much hope for it. Typically these sorts of items sound better than they actually work. Often, interference that causes "beats", "pops", or "bars" across your screen make viewing unacceptable.

I bought this unit in order to avoid fishing a coaxial cable through my walls from the cable box in my basement to a newly installed television upstairs. I am surprised and happy to report that it works much better than I had hoped!

This unit differs from other similar devices (such as the X-10 video sender) in that the remote control secondary functionality is built in. This means that I can use a remote control upstairs to control the channels on my cable box in the basement right out of the box. Other units make you buy some additional product to get this functionality.

Keep in mind that I'm not trying to send video across town... my two units are probably only 10 feet away from each other (through a floor) and the quality is excellent. The remote IR extender works great as well.

Also, the unit I received is different from the one pictured here on Amazon. My units are actually each about half the size of those pictured. They must have re-designed the components to fit into a smaller enclosure.

Doesn't get 5 stars because it is rather pricey for what it does. The quality is not perfect either... it's excellent, but certainly not perfect. There will undoubtedly be at least *some* random interference in the form of the occassional pop or static during your viewing session.

Rating:

- Audio thumbs up, video needs some work though.
I own a condo and the second bedroom doesn't have cable, so I bought this to run from a cable tuner into a monitor in the second bedroom. I go the audio to work great as most of the devices around my house are 2.4 GHz or higher, but the video doesn't keep up all the time and the screen will occassionally flash if an extreme color change occurs on the screen (popular transition with shows like CSI). So, I decided to convert it to transmitting PC audio from the computer desk in the same bedroom out to the living room stereo. It is working great for that purpose.