Review of the AngelTrax CATV2400

I've been looking for a device like this for a long time, so that I could get TV into one of the rooms in the home without using hundreds of feet of cable and wires.

After doing some extensive Google searching, many websites pointed to the CATV2400 by AngelTrax. The other alternative was to get a wireless LCD screen by Sharp, which works over the wireless broadband connection, for over $1,000, but I thought I'd try the cheaper option first.

Their website said that it was available at Best Buy, so I went to the one in Bellevue and found an Open Box model for $134.99, discounted from the MSRP of $150.

I took it home, and it setup in about 5 minutes as promised. I had the base setup in the family room right below the bedroom where the receiver was.

When I first turned the TV on, everything seemed to work great. I sat and watched TV for a few minutes and thought, "Hey, this isn't bad." It wasn't HD quality by any means, but that's not what I expected to see on the small 19 inch tube TV.

But as the family started coming home, and using the cordless phones, cell phones, wireless internet, and strangely turning lights on and off, the quality of the TV video and sound started to go bad.

I tried other channels (not TV channels, but different frequencies between the base and the receiver in order to minimize interference)... channel 2 was the worst. I could tell whenever a phone or computer was turned on because of all the static on the screen. The best was channel 4, but still not perfect. And strangely, the quality was worse when I turned the lights on.

The Verdict: If I only watched TV in the dark, late at night with everyone else asleep, this would be a sweet setup. And it's almost worth keeping because of the clean, nearly wire-free look it has when it's all connected, but I can't stand the "snap, snap, snap" static sound every few seconds. This one will have to go back.