Product Description

Imagine having your A/V components (your satellite receiver, DVR, DVD player or a camcorder) in one room and the ability to watch them in another room, even multiple rooms, without running wires. Or being able to listen to your computer's MP3 collection on a pair of powered speakers in another room? Terk's Leapfrog LF-30S is a wireless transmitter/receiver system that does just that. It also gives you the ability to control the A/V source from the other room, so you can actually change the channels on your satellite receiver from the second TV's location. The Leapfrog LF-30S is a wireless transmitter/receiver system that eliminates the need or expense of running extra wires from room to room. It gives you the power to control the video source from the second TV's location using your remote control. By transmitting across the 2.4 GHz frequency band it gives you the clearest signal -with up to a 150ft range. Its' signals penetrates walls, doors, ceilings and floors without any interference. Multiple channel selection allows you to select from four different channels to ensure that you're receiving the best signal possible. The LF-30S is easy to install requiring no tools. A built-in modulator ensures easy connection to any TV, either new or old. The LF-30S system is even expandable. With the purchase of additional receivers, you can use it with multiple TVs throughout your home.

Product Details

• Brand: Terk
• Model: LF-30S
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 5.00" w x 9.00" l, 2.70 pounds

Features

• Wirelessly transmits audio and video from any AV source (like a DVR, DVD player, or MP3 player) to another indoor device up to 150 feet away
• Plug-and play-installation--connect your gear without running extra wires from room to room
• Transmits via 2.4 GHz frequency for clear, stable signals; signals penetrate walls, doors, ceilings, and floors
• Multiple channel selection lets you select the best possible signal from four different channels
• Built-in modulator ensures easy connection to any TV, new or old, without special connections

Amazon.com Product Description
The Leapfrog LF-30S from Terk Technologies is a wireless transmitter/receiver system that eliminates the need--and the expense--of running extra wires from room to room in order to enjoy your audio/video entertainment from multiple in-home locations. Using the system's IR blaster, you can even control your first-room components from your second-room locations. It's as good as having two or more of everything.

By transmitting across the 2.4 GHz frequency band, the LF-30S gives you the clearest possible signal with a range of up to a 150 feet. The Leapfrog's signals penetrate walls, doors, ceilings, and floors with no interference. Multiple channel selection lets you select the best possible signal from four different channels. The LF-30S is easy to install, requiring no tools for setup.

A built-in modulator ensures easy connections with any TV, either new or old. The LF-30S system is expandable, too: with the purchase of additional receivers, you can use it with multiple TVs or other components throughout your home.

What's in the Box
Transmitter, receiver, IR remote control transmitter, remote control receiver, 2 AC power adapters, and a user's manual.

Customer Reviews

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.

Works as well as can be expected for 2.4ghz
I used this product for several weeks to transmit satellite TV from our living room to a computer upstairs (with windows media center). It was easy to set up and the remote worked great; however, if you are considering buying this product, you should be aware of some things:

1. The price of this product is dropping quickly because it's inferior to RF links that run on the 5.8 GHz spectrum. I strongly recommend considering spending the extra money on a product that runs on this less-crowded spectrum. Specifically, be prepared to run into trouble if you are running a wireless 802.11b or 802.11g network (which uses the same frequency), 2.4ghz cordless phones, and microwaves. If you live in a condo/apt complex close to other neighbors, you will want to be sure they are not using products on this spectrum. Also, the 5.8ghz products have a range roughly 4 times as far as this and other 2.4ghz products.

2. If you decide to go with this product, I recommend buying an extra long (6-12 feet) audio video cable so you can move the receiver around more flexibly. Be prepared to move it around to many areas and to spend time experimenting. It took me several hours before discovering a receiver/transmitter position and channel that worked reasonably well.

Matt

Does not work with wireless network
This product worked great if I unplugged my wireless computer network. It did not work acceptably when the computer network was turned on, which happens to be all the time.