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IOGEAR Wireless HDMI Transmitter and Receiver Kit GWHD11

Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.9
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
716
Unverified
56
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HDMI
360 meters
SIZE
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION

Review Analysis - 228 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Network
 60
feet, walls, feet away, receiver, transmitter
+30%
-70%
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" ...  Devises were about five feet apart and wouldn't connect.  ...  "
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" ...  returned unit would not transmit 170 feet  ...  "
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" ...  The transmitter keeps failing to transmit the signal.  ...  "
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" ...  I did a test and moved the units within about 5 feet of each other and the same issue.  ...  "
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" ...  Can't say enough about how frustrating it is when you are trying to watch a movie and the signal start acting up.  ...  "
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" ...  I have the system in clear view of the receiver, 4 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 4 feet away, the rest of the time black screen or video feed cutting in and out.  ...  "
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" ...  Did not go through walls company did try to help but would not work  ...  "
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" ...  Product regularly and frequently drops the signal and causes the reception to blank out.  ...  "
Capacity
 35
walls, feet away, feet, signal, receiver
+71%
-29%
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" ...  I used my from my master bedroom into the master bathroom and it has worked great. ... It would be a great thing for a outdoor patio for entertaining.  ...  "
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" ...  like townhouses or apartments.  ...  "
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" ...  i have four locations (tv) and it supports all of them.  ...  "
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" ...  I am using this product to go from my first floor to my basement.  ...  "
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" ...  Works good, though for transmitting the signal to another room (through a wall).  ...  "
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" ...  The company promises 100 feet thru walls.  ...  "
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" ...  I am using this product to go from my first floor to my basement.  ...  "
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" ...  I wanted to install a TV in a screened in 3 season porch .  ...  "
Product Reliability
 35
years, stopped working, working, transmitter and receiver, iogear
+37%
-63%
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" ...  Started acting up shortly after having it about 45 days.  ...  "
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" ...  But after using it for 6 months, it is completely unusable. ... It cuts out and has to be physically reset every 5 minutes now.  ...  "
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" ...  Had the device about a month.  ...  "
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" ...  The first lasted ~12 months, the second less than a month.  ...  "
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" ...  After a couple of hours of trouble shooting, I'm out.  ...  "
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" ...  The first one never worked correctly, but thought we were good with this second one. ... After 4-5 months, it stopped working.  ...  "
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" ...  This would have all been perfectly acceptable, but it's only gone downhill from there.  ...  "
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" ...  This continued for a couple of days.  ...  "
Cables
 32
tv, cable box, wires, run, transmitter
+47%
-53%
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" ...  I bought this almost a year ago and have worked hard to make this function, I even purchase 15ft hdmi extension cables on both ends so I could better align the transmitter and receiver units, I have finally given up.  ...  "
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" ...  2) The power cord on the transmitter comes off the side, right beside the HDMI connector.  ...  "
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" ...  Today I went into the attic and ran the cable down the interior wall - putting this unsatisfactory product out of a job and out of my misery.  ...  "
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" ...  I returned to Amazon and ran an HDMI cable through the wall.  ...  "
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" ...  My AT&T U-verse cable box is in the living room connected to a TV there. ... I have been using a U-Verse wireless cable box connected to my TV in the kitchen, where there is no cable outlet.  ...  "
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" ...  Opposite side of room from set top box and coax cable insertion.  ...  "
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" ...  Either hard wire or buy a different product.  ...  "
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" ...  I deployed this and another brand's system in a location where I wanted to be able to beam two cable boxes to two different TVs, one about 30 feet away and one about 60 feet away.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 30
connect, receiver, transmitter, sync, projector
+53%
-47%
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" ...  When it gets going it is great I use it for a projector to transmit my PS4 data.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great once you get it hooked up correctly!  ...  "
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" ...  For these cases, the device works flawlessly.  ...  "
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" ...  When TV is first activated this takes a full 3-4 minutes to start up and for the bluetooth to fully connect. ... But once the bluetooth gets well connected, it's on without issue the duration of the TV viewing.  ...  "
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" ...  Just hooked up my TV with this unit yesterday.  ...  "
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" ...  The was the perfect solution to connect a laptop to a large screen TV we use for meetings.  ...  "
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" ...  I purchased this to replace my Belkin AV4 wireless system.  ...  "
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" ...  I use this in my RV so that I can connect my Mac Mini to my flat screen tv.  ...  "
Ports
 28
receiver, transmitter, inputs, tv, output
+36%
-64%
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" ...  My in wall HDMI died and I needed a solution.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this almost a year ago and have worked hard to make this function, I even purchase 15ft hdmi extension cables on both ends so I could better align the transmitter and receiver units, I have finally given up.  ...  "
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" ...  2) The power cord on the transmitter comes off the side, right beside the HDMI connector. ... That means that if you use it on your laptop or another device, you no longer have access to adjacent ports.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this unit to supply an HDMI connection to a monitor in a different room about 25 feet away with only one interior wall between the transmitter and receiver.  ...  "
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" ...  then starts negotiating with the unit for the appropriate HDMI signal to use.  ...  "
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" ...  I even tried replacing all my HDMI cables with new ones with no result.  ...  "
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" ...  My first unit couldn't hold a connection between the transmitter and receiver longer than 30 seconds, and also wouldn't change between HDMI inputs. ... No matter what, the source defaulted back to whatever I had plugged in HDMI 1. ... The issue was that once I stayed on any particular HDMI input long enough, the transmitter would no longer pick up any other input from the other systems.  ...  "
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" ...  I returned to Amazon and ran an HDMI cable through the wall.  ...  "
Setup
 24
easy, set, easy to set, plug and play, works great
+96%
-4%
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" ...  Super easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Setup is easy and it does transmit a HD signal wirelessly.  ...  "
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" ...  Was easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Truly "plug and play" - zero setup other than plugging in and turning on.  ...  "
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" ...  Very simple to hook up and works great.  ...  "
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" ...  This was worth every penny as it works great and as advertised with a no brains setup. ... This product is totally "plug and play" .  ...  "
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" ...  This setup works very well and did so from the boot-up.  ...  "
Marketplace
 20
works as advertised, support, response, expected, exactly as described
+55%
-45%
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" ...  Thank you for fast service!  ...  "
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" ...  Did exactly what it advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Also, great customer service from Amazon! ... Amazon promptly shipped a new and complete order and processed my return promptly.  ...  "
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" ...  So far it works as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent product and works exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Does what is expected.  ...  "
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" ...  Product is as described.  ...  "
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" ...  And the price on Amazon was great.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 17
setup, easy, works great, set, works
+94%
-6%
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" ...  Super easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Was easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Very simple to hook up and works great.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great, and set-up is effortless.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to setup, and easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to install .  ...  "
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" ...  Very easy setup.  ...  "
Price
 14
worth the money, worth, waste your money, money, 200
+43%
-57%
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" ...  This is not worth the money .  ...  "
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" ...  really i need my money back.  ...  "
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" ...  DOES NOT WORK WORTH A DAMN!  ...  "
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" ...  In the end, for over $300, it's not worth the risk. ... Save your time and money and buy something else!  ...  "
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" ...  Not worth the money.  ...  "
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" ...  It's definitely not worth the money and doesn't do what I've hoped.  ...  "
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" ...  Junk, don't waste your money.  ...  "
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" ...  Don't waste your money .  ...  "
Picture Quality
 14
picture and sound, lag, transmitter, image, hd
+86%
-14%
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" ...  The last 20 minutes of watching HD content, the sound and picture were perfect and I could not detect any audio lag, frame skips, or quality degradation of any kind.  ...  "
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" ...  The last 20 minutes of watching HD content, the sound and picture were perfect and I could not detect any audio lag, frame skips, or quality degradation of any kind.  ...  "
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" ...  Seems to be going fine although it drops out every now and then,not a big issue, picture nice and clear, sound good, no interference.  ...  "
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" ...  even with the transmitter in the same room, was getting static in the picture. ... HDMI was no longer HDMI, looked more like a SD radio quality picture.  ...  "
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" ...  Hooked up flawlessly and I was amazed at the improvement in picture quality and no more problems.  ...  "
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" ...  The remote picture is excellent (it is on an older TV so if there is reduced fidelity we might not notice).  ...  "
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" ...  Beautiful picture - no lag  ...  "
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" ...  Picture is synced to each tv.  ...  "
Remote
 14
receiver, ir, transmitter, works great, repeater
+57%
-43%
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" ...  FIOS remote works great through the receiver.  ...  "
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" ...  I have used a previous one (supporting only two HDMI sources) for remote access, from floor to floor and it worked pretty good. ... It would be nice if it had an IR remote that could go directly to an input source rather than having to serially click to the source channel, hence the 4 instead of 5 stars.  ...  "
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" ...  Helps to have RF remotes.  ...  "
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" ...  The IR repeater works well and responds more quickly than some of the competitors' products.  ...  "
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" ...  Set up was easy - just follow the instructions so the remote TV doesn't interfere with the receiving unit. ... The remote picture is excellent (it is on an older TV so if there is reduced fidelity we might not notice).  ...  "
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" ...  I installed the included repeater onto my cable box as there was no direct line of sight for my outdoor tv's remote.  ...  "
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" ...  What works GREAT is both the broadcast (no sound or video crackling) and the remote controls work as if the devices are in the same room.  ...  "
Returns
 12
send, returned, amazon, returning, iogear
+17%
-83%
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" ...  really i need my money back.  ...  "
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" ...  I'm not bothering with getting them replaced again.  ...  "
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" ...  I exchanged the unit. ... The ultimate advice I was given was to return the device to Amazon (again).  ...  "
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" ...  I returned it. ... I contacted IOGEAR and they said to return for a replacement, but based on other reviews, I doubt I would have better luck.  ...  "
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" ...  Had to return it.  ...  "
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" ...  I will be returning this product to Amazon.  ...  "
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" ...  Had to send it back for a replacement.  ...  "
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" ...  The sent a replacement unit that appeared to be functioning properly.  ...  "
Resolution
 11
1080p, hd, receiver, picture, signal
+82%
-18%
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" ...  The last 20 minutes of watching HD content, the sound and picture were perfect and I could not detect any audio lag, frame skips, or quality degradation of any kind.  ...  "
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" ...  The last 20 minutes of watching HD content, the sound and picture were perfect and I could not detect any audio lag, frame skips, or quality degradation of any kind.  ...  "
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" ...  Set up was simple to get the 1080p picture from my disc changer to my TV.  ...  "
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" ...  HDMI was no longer HDMI, looked more like a SD radio quality picture.  ...  "
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" ...  at our seasonal campsite with the transmitter connected to the Dish HD box inside the RV which is about 40 feet away.  ...  "
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" ...  you can stream HD video to a remote television, so it saves you money on adding cable boxes.  ...  "
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" ...  I now have TV in my office without having to rent another receiver box.  ...  "
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" ...  I upgraded my HD projector and needed to cut HDMI into all my sheetrock.  ...  "
Product As Described
 10
expected, exactly as described, described, works, searching
+80%
-20%
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" ...  Did exactly what it advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  So far it works as advertised.  ...  "
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" ...  Excellent product and works exactly as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Does what is expected.  ...  "
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" ...  Product is as described.  ...  "
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" ...  This device worked as described.  ...  "
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" ...  It does EXACTLY as described.  ...  "

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Specifications

Body
Size:  360 meters
Connectivity
HDMI:  Yes 
Display
Resolution:  Full HD 1080p 
Yes
HDMI
360 meters
SIZE
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION