Last Updated: September 11, 2019 (Refresh Now)
IOGEAR Wireless 3D Digital Kit with Full HD 1080P and 5 1 Channel Digital Audio GW3DHDKIT
Last Updated: September 11, 2019 (Refresh Now)
5.2
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
664
Unverified
74
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Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
1200 meters
SIZE
Review Analysis - 262 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Network
59feet, walls, transmitter, receiver, room
+25%
-75%
" ... After about 1 year of use, the video signal began cutting in and out, pixelating, freezing, etc. ... So, this is not a distance, wall, or obstruction issue. ... "
" ... Glitchy, would not reach 50 feet, tried it on direct line of site and still had issues. ... "
" ... I have the system in clear view of the receiver 5 feet away no less and half the time I still get it cutting out or being choppy video. ... 100 feet?, I seriously doubt that, when mine is ok only half the time at only a mere 5 feet away, the rest of the time black screen or video feed cutting in and out. ... "
" ... It cannot be that technically hard to send a signal a short distance across an open room, so I have to believe one of (any of?) ... "
" ... Looses signal all the time. ... It's 8 feet away with no walls between. ... "
" ... Product regularly and frequently drops the signal and causes the reception to blank out. ... "
" ... Can't say enough about how frustrating it is when you are trying to watch a movie and the signal start acting up. ... "
" ... It lost connection several times and had to be reset again to work and the transmitter was only 15 feet away from the receiver in the same room. ... "
Product Reliability
49months, stopped working, started, quit, died
+20%
-80%
" ... That one quit within 90 day of purchase. ... it lasted a year. ... Both products have failed. ... "
" ... Ordered one then quit working after 2 weeks. ... On the recommendation of the tech support, I returned it for a second which quit working, same symptoms, and am now returning it. ... "
" ... Lasted 3 years! ... "
" ... It's a pity they're just not reliable. ... "
" ... Had it less than 3 months and it quit working ... "
" ... Now it has to be reset each day and the performance is intermittent. ... "
" ... Had the device about a month. ... "
" ... The transmitter just up and died after only 4 months of use ... "
Capacity
39walls, feet, signal, transmitter, living room
+46%
-54%
" ... Through walls is a joke. ... I have it 20 feet through one poorly insulated wall and I have to reboot it all the time. ... "
" ... Did not go through walls company did try to help but would not work ... "
" ... I ended up hardwiring it at the old house instead. ... "
" ... It's 8 feet away with no walls between. ... "
" ... It is supposed to work up to 100' and through walls and it doesn't even work when the transmitter and receiver are sitting next to each other, 2 feet from one another or at all. ... "
" ... So people in 2 different rooms can’t watch different stations? ... "
" ... This makes no sense to me (especially in a home environment)! ... Small apartment, none of the obstructions that were described (by the manufacturer) as creating any real signal obstacles. ... "
" ... Terrible product very poor connection in same room ... "
Device Compatibility
37connect, receiver, connected, sync, primary
+38%
-62%
" ... This unit worked fine for a couple of days, then the audio went flaky on the TV. ... "
" ... The problem is about half the time, maybe more, it won't connect. ... "
" ... When it worked, it was great not to have to use wires to connect my laptop to my TV, but it would frequently need to be power-cycled several times before it would connect, and it even when it was connected, the picture would often be pixelated and the audio would garble in and out. ... "
" ... Despite several attempts, even at 30ft through open air and no walls or anything in between, the boxes could never connect. ... "
" ... Keeping it connected is the problem. ... "
" ... It also loses connectivity and for whatever reason, I cannot always get it to display as a duplicate display from the laptop, only extended or external only. ... "
" ... Just stuck on Status: Waiting for connection. ... No matter what PC, laptop, MacBook Pro and TV, monitor combination I use. ... "
" ... Never stayed connected. ... "
Ports
25tv, receiver, cable box, cable, iogear
+32%
-68%
" ... Extremely frustrating as I wanted to use it for training via laptop and be able to switch to another HDMI transmitter (also purchased) to move to student laptops to display. ... "
" ... Repeatedly it has failed to connect at all when I turn on the TV, requiring I unplug and replug both the transmitter and receiver to make it connect. ... "
" ... Does not work with all HDMI input tv’s. ... "
" ... My old wireless HDMI was not compatible for windows 10. ... "
" ... When it worked, it was great not to have to use wires to connect my laptop to my TV, but it would frequently need to be power-cycled several times before it would connect, and it even when it was connected, the picture would often be pixelated and the audio would garble in and out. ... "
" ... No matter what PC, laptop, MacBook Pro and TV, monitor combination I use. ... "
" ... I think I just need to run a long HDMI cable under the house as I should have in the first place. ... "
" ... Purchased first to replace HDMI cable between the cable box and Yamaha AV Receiver. ... "
Ease of Use
24easy, setup, set, operation, modification
+92%
-8%
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... ease of operation ... "
" ... Easy to setup ... "
" ... The product was relatively easy to set up. ... "
" ... It was crazy easy. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Easy to set up ... "
" ... Super easy to set up. ... "
Setup
22setup, easy to set, set, installation, signal
+91%
-9%
" ... Setup and operation were easy. ... "
" ... Super easy to set up. ... "
" ... Easy to set up. ... "
" ... Set up is fairly easy, nice design, but if the signal doesn't come through or isn't consistent then it becomes a fairly useless product. ... "
" ... Setup is easy and it does transmit a HD signal wirelessly. ... "
" ... So we went with this works beautiful, easy setup literally plug and play. ... "
" ... The product was relatively easy to set up. ... "
" ... Easy setup, they paired immediately, very very minimal to no lag at all noticed. ... "
Returns
20returning, sent it back, replaced, send, replacement
+5%
-95%
" ... It was useless for my needs so I packed it up and sent it back. ... "
" ... Replaced with this one which was useless. ... "
" ... I didn't try until the 30 day refund period had passed, so I cannot get a refund, but I would NOT recommend buying this. ... "
" ... Sent it back. ... "
" ... I am returning this product and looking for other options. ... "
" ... Will be returning this unit as well. ... "
" ... This product did not work right out of the box and there is NO return. ... "
" ... I'll be sending this back. ... "
Cables
19cable box, tv, hdmi, run, wires
+58%
-42%
" ... Saves us money by not having to order another cable box ... "
" ... Bought a 20 foot HDMI cable and moved it 20 feet closer and it works great. ... "
" ... Works great, needed cable in my daughters’s room, intended to run coax cable from master bedroom, but the insulation in attic was a deterrent & didn’t want run it against the wall. ... "
" ... Saves us money by not having to order another cable box ... "
" ... Overall its a great affordable way to have your cable on another tv. ... "
" ... Makes the 24” tv portable only needing a single power cord. ... "
" ... Used to allow satellite tv on the rear bedroom TV in our motorhome with out wires. ... "
" ... worked right out of the box with ATT Uverse Cable Box. ... "
Price
16worth the money, waste your money, price, 200, waste of money
+19%
-81%
" ... This is not worth the money . ... "
" ... This is not worth the money . ... "
" ... So guess I am out the money and probably should have known better. ... "
" ... really i need my money back. ... "
" ... don't waste your money on this product. ... "
" ... Don't waste your money. ... "
" ... Don’t waste your time or money on these. ... "
" ... Don’t waste your money. ... "
Picture Quality
14picture and sound, transmitter, stop, sound, screen
+50%
-50%
" ... It looses connection, the picture becomes pixelated and you loose audio. ... "
" ... The picture quality is noticeably diminished. ... "
" ... I purchased this device in July of 2018 and tried successively to have it stop stuttering of picture and sound. ... "
" ... Picture also shakes and moves and I'm only away from the signal about 6 feet away. ... "
" ... the picture would drop out repeatedly no matter what resolution I set. ... "
" ... the picture would drop out repeatedly no matter what resolution I set. ... "
Remote
13tv, transmitter, source, receiver, primary
+31%
-69%
" ... Warning: 3D kit DOES NOT work with Directv as primary source to remote tv. ... "
" ... This unit interferes with my harmony remote and it changes the inputs when i use my remote to change to TV inputs. ... Have changed the IR frequency but it won't stop. ... "
" ... Always took forever to connect to the remote unit and lots of time had to unplug and restart, etc. ... "
" ... Even the direct TV remote couldn't change the audio, so I initially thought it was the TV. ... "
" ... The only thing the remote controls is the IR frequency which seems to make 0 difference and I cant control anything else for it. ... "
" ... Also have been unable to make the IR blaster work. ... "
" ... Other than the remote control functionality, it performed quite poorly! ... I also noticed that the video was darker than normal (as compared to the same exact DVR connected directly to the remote TV). ... This could be compensated for on the remote TV's adjustments but that shouldn't be necessary. ... "
" ... The included IR transmitter and receiver work but have a very bad delay. ... "
Sound Quality
11picture and sound, audio, picture, stop, receiver
+64%
-36%
" ... Connects with a good signal and sound. ... "
" ... Not HD but at least I get s sound and picture. ... "
" ... The Audio is hardwired directly to backyard speakers on Zone 2 of receiver. ... "
" ... Occasionally the picture/ sound is funny/off but it doesn't last long and it fixes itself. ... "
" ... Picture and sound qualities are fine. ... "
Video Playback
11watching, tv, times, streaming, cut
+45%
-55%
" ... I bought this so I can watch videos from my TV but it cannot do that. ... "
" ... Video quality degrades substantially. ... "
" ... The video streaming is awful. ... "
" ... Video quality very bad. ... "
Lagging
11delay, sometimes, second, minute, lag
+18%
-82%
" ... It disconnects and takes up to 2 minutes to reconnect or just slows down the picture to the point is about a min behind the sound. ... "
" ... The delay is around 1 second from the source. ... "
" ... There was a good 2 second delay from pressing the button to the receiver responding. ... "
" ... every minute with 1080 p it reboots ... "
" ... Almost no latency. ... "
" ... Sometimes it happens every 5 minutes, sometimes every minute, and sometimes every few seconds. ... "
" ... Sometimes it happens every 5 minutes, sometimes every minute, and sometimes every few seconds. ... "
Gaming
9game, gaming, play, xbox, watching
+78%
-22%
" ... Very low lag for watching TV you don't notice, playing video games is a different story but still not bad. ... "
" ... It's fast, no noticeable lag even when gaming. ... "
" ... I play Overwatch and have no latency issues. ... "
" ... We don't notice any lag which can ruin a gaming experience. ... "
" ... We don't notice any lag which can ruin a gaming experience. ... "
" ... For example, an ESPN basketball game . ... "
" ... For example, an ESPN basketball game . ... "
Resolution
84k, signal, hd, resolution, roku
+63%
-38%
" ... This is the only solution that provides a real-time 4K transmission that I've tried. ... I use it for screen doubling my PC to a 65" 4K on a cart. ... "
" ... Not HD but at least I get s sound and picture. ... "
" ... One item I noticed was that if I play my Roku in 1080P direct to my TV in family that is a 1080I, it accepts the signal and plays fine. ... It does transmit the 1080P of the Roku to my Projector that supports up to 1080P. ... "
" ... Handles 1080p no issue. ... Will continue to use until I upgrade to 4k. ... "
" ... Setup is easy and it does transmit a HD signal wirelessly. ... "
Marketplace
8work, picture, brand, promptly, order
+63%
-38%
" ... Functions as described ... "
" ... It works as advertised. ... "
Wifi
8wi fi, signal, router, disabled, 5g
+13%
-88%
" ... deal), and just use the 5-GHz band for my WiFi. ... "
" ... Apparently it uses the same spectrum as 5G wifi, but it has no channel selection capability. ... Even with my phone's wifi adapter disabled and all of my other devices configured to use 2.4Ghz I still see constant interference. ... "
" ... This solution does not work if you put it near a wifi router. ... "
" ... I've been using my Iogear wireless for more than 2 years and working well until I upgraded my cable model to Wifi 802.11ac and found out problems like the TV display looses connection and my internet became very slow and freezes. ... "
" ... Can't say enough about how frustrating it is when you are trying to watch a movie and the signal start acting up. ... "
" ... Being in the same range as Wi-Fi doesn't help. ... "
" ... Being in the same range as Wi-Fi doesn't help. ... "
Product As Described
7work, picture, expected, described, advertised
+71%
-29%
" ... Functions as described ... "
" ... It works as advertised. ... "
Overall performance
5issues, sorry, regardless, left, flawed
+40%
-60%
" ... Regardless, the performance left a lot to be desired! ... Between (what I consider to be) the flawed design and the performance issues, I'm sorry to say that I wouldn't recommend this unit. ... "
" ... Regardless, the performance left a lot to be desired! ... Between (what I consider to be) the flawed design and the performance issues, I'm sorry to say that I wouldn't recommend this unit. ... "
" ... Experienced the same issues as most other users. ... "
Device Stand
5tv, drywall, behind, receiver, mounted tv
+40%
-60%
" ... This was expensive but if it allowed me to hide wires to my wall-mounted TV it would be worth it. ... "
" ... If you're wondering- the units were about 5 feet from each other through a wall. ... "
" ... Only works when there is no wall between the 2 boxes ... "
Display Clarity
5blank, resolution, seconds, picture, green
+40%
-60%
" ... Have had it for less than 30 days and I get constant black screens and then pixels and skipping audio. ... "
" ... Every day it gets worse: for a while it was only disconnecting once per hour or so (screen goes blank for a few seconds then re-connects -- but sometimes I get a green screen instead), but lately it's more like every 10 minutes. ... "
" ... It takes way too long to find the signal and display. ... I even tried lowering my display resolution with the same bad results. ... "
Hair
4cuts, lag
+25%
-75%
" ... Why does it cut out all the time? ... "
" ... Cuts in and out constantly. ... "
" ... If it connects there is no guarantee that it won't cut out. ... "
ISP
4unit, connected
-100%
" ... Never stayed connected. ... "
" ... I isolated the problem by turning off the modem and vise versa. ... "
" ... I could have lived with that. ... "
Power Consumption
3+33%
-67%
" ... Sometimes it takes multiple power cycles in my Den. ... "
" ... Sometimes it takes multiple power cycles in my Den. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 1200 meters
Display
Resolution: Full HD 1080p