Thread: Wireless HMDI????

Looks very promising but last time I checked the devices that support this standard are still very expensive.

Very exciting and cool idea! I am wondering how reliable a continuous wireless stream of up to 50mbps can be maintained. Then, double that for futureproofing.

look like I will seeing at CES coming up!

Engadget reports that Asus is currently working on a wireless HDMI streamer that will supposedly pass along 1080p HD content without any lag. The drawback is that the upcoming streamer will provide only one HDMI input; combining multiple devices like the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Blue-ray player into one HDMI multimedia center won't be possible without some kind of switchbox plugged into the streamer itself. According to the site, the...

As people who follow the home theater threads know, I have been espousing the benefits of a new technology called WHDI. It is looking like the industry giants are rallying behind it! This is awesome news. http://www.cepro.com/article/big_ce_...r_wireless_hd/

Very clever idea. It'll reduce costs, increase space, and so on but I'll be more concerned about interrupted signals. It'll probably have similar problems as any wireless router.

sounds like a crazy idea..... but I'm sure when electricity, or mobile phones, or microwave ovens were first created, those were "crazy" ideas too......

Quote: Originally Posted by Themoth As people who follow the home theater threads know, I have been espousing the benefits of a new technology called WHDI. It is looking like the industry giants are rallying behind it! This is awesome news. http://www.cepro.com/article/big_ce_...r_wireless_hd/ yeah no more cables http://whdi.org/ http://whdi.org/Technology/

Gefen has been playing around with this for at least 3 years now. Not sure how reliable their units are as they are a bit expensive.