Customer Reviews

Brite-View BV-2500 Wireless HD Video Transmitter and Receiver Kits

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

WOW...

My purchase before this item was a logitech universal remote. I spent 10 hours and 2 calls to India to set up and I ended up not using the RF remote because it didn't work.

REASON FOR PURCHASE (APPLICATION):
I wanted to gift my mom the ability to watch her DirecTV in the kitchen on the new 23" Samsung I got her. We didn't want to go through the hassle of having another big DirecTV HD DVR box and more coaxial line run around the house, so I bought the Briteview.


INSTALL:
1. Plugged HDMI cable from Family room DTV receiver to back up base unit (kept the component video and audio plugged into cinema receiver for the main TV).
2. Plugged BV-2500 base unit into wall.
3. Placed Infared receiver over the DTV receiving IR port
4. 40ft away and through 1 wall I plugged receiving unit into back of Samsung 23" TV via HDMI
5. Plugged receiving unit into wall
6. Turned on both TV's and whaa-la

PRO's
* Not sure for all applications, but the DirecTV receiver was capable of sending component audio/video and HDMI aud/vid at the same time, so we could watch and adjust volume on both TV's at same time with ZERO LAG (both audio and video).
* SUPER EASY INSTALL WITH INFARED WORKING ON FIRST ATTEMPT
* HD picture quality is 1080P
* No extra running of cables for my application
* Small receiving unit makes for a clean looking install. Unit is smaller than most computer home routers.

CON's
* No HDMI out on the base unit (would make nice for lots of us who want to pass through the HDMI and don't have an AV receiver or want to change AV receiver input). Instead I have to use both HDMI and component out so.

UNKNOWN AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS
To complete the install I think I will probably need to buy an additional DireTV remote and program the 2nd TV's volume control to that.
Keep in mind your are going to be watching the SAME channel on the 2nd display if you are watching the primary display at the same time. That being said this isn't for most family's. My mom lives with just my dad and they enjoy watching the same thing.

Now my mom can cook family dinner and watch TV at the same time!!!

Keep in mind this was a gift from someone (me) who doesn't even own or watch TV.

FIRST REVIEW OF A PRODUCT ON AMAZON... WHATCHA THINK?

My friend and I have been looking for a wireless HDMI setup for some time now. We've tried the Sony Bravia Wirelesslink, and we both ran into the same problem. That unit sends video, but no audio to a Samsung LCD. In addition, there was a lag in the video. The video quality was good, but not exceptional. Then as I was returning that unit, I found this. Figured it was worth a try. Let me just say..I'm glad I did.

This is near perfect. The video quality is better than the Sony. Unfortunatley, there's no 1080p, but 1080i works just fine for me.

Pros:
No lag in transmisisons
IR Repeater allows everything to be tucked away from plain site
Easy to install
Easy to setup
Works really well with no interference to video/audio quality
Cheap in comparison to other available products

Cons:
-Upon initial setup, the reciever was dropping in and out in connection. I ended up following the instructions and changing the recieving channels, after that I haven't had an issue.
-The remote that comes with it is bare bones, meaning another remote to manage. If only it was like the Sony unit that could replace other remotes..

One additional thing I would like is the option to add additional recievers to the sending unit. Otherwise, this unit has more than exceeded my expectations.

The wireless hdmi sender works very well. No interference sending video into an adjacent room. If you intend to use this the way I am (receiver in different room than transmitter) just understand you will not be able to turn on the transmitter via the supplied remote. It will only turn on remotely if the remote is pointed directly at the transmitter. It will NOT work via the included IR blaster. You will have to use another remote extender and IR blaster or manually turn on the transmitter like I do. As for quality of picture it is very good, no problems with that.

First let me say, This product does Exactly as it advertises.
The Brite-view transmits component video (YPrPb to 1080i) and/or HDMI up to 1080/24p "uncompressed" over a short distance. That simple fact blew me away. That said, I would not consider this a plug and play unit. Principally it was a simple hook-up, but some very specific challenges can be frustrating. Many of those frustrations can be pointed at HDMI as a faulty connection method.

This product was purchased for installation in the home of one of my customers. His system included a living room system with cable and DVD/Bluray that is able to be routed to his back patio for the summer. When the house was built HDMI did not yet exist, so we had run Component video to the TV's outdoor location. This was an experiment to get 1080p to his newer LED/LCD display and possibly allow for a new mounting location.

I set up the Brite-view BV2500 system with the television in the living room first, to make sure it all worked fine. The transmitter/receiver locked onto each other right away and passed 720p from the cable box. When I fired up the Bluray player at 1080p, I hit a frustration- no image/strange resolution (800x600 72hz, which there is no mention of in the book.) The Brite-view flashed the "not recognized format" error. After cycling through the video output settings, 1080p was the only output that did this. Then on the Blueray player, I turned on the 24 frame setting for 1080p and finally got the picture through. it sounds obvious, but was an elusive setting. 1080p is not as simple as 1080p. Now everything worked and looked SHARP! again, Very impressed.

Next we moved outside, a bigger challenge. The mounting position was about 35-40 feet from where the base unit was inside, with pretty good LOS through a sliding glass door. There was a longer delay with the units syncing, and I switched RF channels until I found a better signal strength. I could get the picture, but it took a lot longer to lock signal. The whole HDMI hand shake thing seemed to be what was dropping out. That and the HDMI connector had to be seated just right, a wiggle or different tension and it would drop the picture. Probably not the Brite-view's fault, just a sensitive connection. I tested with several different HDMI cables with the same results.
After I got the connections to stop being the issue, we watched for interference. If we stood between the transmitter and receiver, an occasional bit of noise would cross the screen and images were a little grainy. When the receiver was placed on the back of the tv where it would be attached, signal would drop out completely. I think we were just on the edge of how far this system will work. My customer and I agreed that this was just a little too finicky at that range to be reliable. I will be returning for refund.

Conclusion: works as advertised, probably best suited for use with a projector or adjacent wall mounted TV. 5 stars for function, 3 stars for set up.

I originally bought the Acoustics Research HDMI over poweerline solution which was terrible. finally broke down and picked up this brightview deal it's fantastic. I set it up yesterday in less than 5 minutes and it works perfectly. Includes IR blaster too! current setup is about 15 foot no line of sight behind a cabinet door hooked up to my cable box. this may be the best value out there if your looking to hide your equipment. haven't tested with a 1080p signal yet, so i can't comment on that but the 1080i signal is perfect so far.

so i had been waiting over a year for the belkin firefly (wireless HDMI) to come out but belkin let me down and said they were cancelling the firefly; i started looking elsewhere for solutions when i came across this one.

sceptical of it's price since the firefly from belkin was going to cost me $1500 i decided to try it.

setup was simple - i had it running in about 10m. quality is impressive for 1080i @ 60hz. my tv does 120hz so 60 seemed like it would be a let down - it's not. quality is good - i can't say it's as good as it being plugged into the back of my tv directly mainly because a direct connect is 1080p @120hz for me.

since my main reason was because the cable connection is on the otherside of the room there was no equitable comparison.

my only gripe is that my apple tv looked blanched out at 1080i over component video - switching to HDMI was fine. so be mindful of that. that's the only reason why i gave it four stars - had it not required me to use HDMI for appletv i wou'dve given it 5.

the other solution i considered was the one from gefen but that only did 1080i @ 30hz for $800. hardly seemed worth it for me when this is half the price and better.

I ordered the Brite-View BV-2500 Wireless HD package in order to get a video feed from my bedroom to my bathroom - a distance of under 20 feet. The manufacturer claims a "line of sight" range of 70 feet and a "non-line of sight" range of about 35 feet.

Unfortunately, when I hooked it up, I received almost no signal on my TV. I experimented a bit, moving closer and closer until I got a reliable signal, and what I found is that I could never get a "non-line of sight" setup to work, no matter what the distance.

Even with the transmitter on one side of a wall, and the receiver literally inches away on the other side of the wall, I could barely get a signal. My home is of fairly conventional wood frame construction, so I don't believe it's just me.

I played with "line of sight" and it seemed to work somewhat better. I could get a signal out to about 10-12 feet. From 12 to about 15 feet the signal quality began to degrade, and over 15 feet, I'd get erratic performance with pixelation, picture freeze-ups, loss of sound and so on.

Of course it occurred to me that if it only works short distances and with no obstructions in the way, it would probably be better to use a long HDMI cable and save quite a bit of money.

Overall, it seemed like a quality product...easy to install, well built and so on - it's just the range that seemed to kill it for me. Would be a four to five star product if it gave me the range I needed, but as it is, I had to return mine.

Perhaps the next version will be better.

I had a HDMI cable wired in the walls of our new house to connect a TV that is over the fireplace to the DVD, DVR stuff in a cabinet in back of great room. The cable quit working in less than 2 years - it would have meant taking out sheet rock, insulation, ceilings in lower levet etc to replace 60 foot HDMI cable! This product works fabulous - can not see any picture quality issues (we have a Sony Bravia 50 inch) and this setup costs less than just the old cable cost, and took minutes to install! Was told by the HDMI cable manufacture that HDMI cables can not hang which ours did in the wall for about 10 feet from TV to floor space between levels.

I was also waiting for the Belkin FlyWire (not the firefly that was mentioned in a previous review). The cost was $1,500. Never made it into production. The Gefen product is $800. The Brite-View is $340.
I am transmitting from a bedroom with a DirecTV HD receiver to a Samsung TV in the kitchen for a distance of 25 feet on the same floor. The connection is an HDMI cable from the DirecTV HD receiver to the Brite-View transmitter and an HDMI cable from the Brite-View receiver to the TV.

Pros:
It works! Cannot tell the difference if were connected
directly to the HD receiver.

I use the DirecTV remote to control channel changes and all
DirecTV functions.

No need for the remote provided, if you are using it for one
source. I don't shut the Brite-View units off. They are on
all the time.

HDMI cable included.

Hooked up in a matter of minutes.

No additional DirecTV receiver cost and monthly fee.

Cons:
Interference from microwave. When the microwave is on the TV
will go blank. After the microwave stops the picture will
return but the voice will be out of sync with the lip
movements. You have to turn off and on the TV in order to
sync.

Using the DirecTV remote there is a greater pause between
functions. You have to be patient when changing channels or
using the guide.

I did a lot of research and read a lot of reviews. Every wireless transmitter review I read mentioned three problems: poor image quality, sound or difficulty in installation.
I am glad to report that the Brite-View BV-2500 Transmitter lived up to its reviews. QUALITY OF IMAGE IS GREAT an it was easy to install/ connect. I have now connected to LCD's, both in separate rooms and the image is crystal clear. Highly recommended.