Two years after assembling a team to fight the tyranny of wires with 60GHz beaming and less than a year after
entering mass production,
SiBEAM has unveiled its second generation of
WirelessHD chips, this time with the promise of low cost, mass adoption price points with an eye towards reducing overall costs and improving video quality. The new 65nm chips don't require active cooling, use less power and take up less space, plus integrate HDMI, HDCP and DTCP support and surround sound capability. Last year the premium was
too steep for us to consider wireless HDTV as a serious option, but as costs come down and manufacturer support comes up it may be time to take another look at WirelessHD.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joe Maki @ Oct 9th 2009 12:43PM
Right now I have 1 HDMI cable connected to my tv, what I really need is wireless connectivity between my receiver and the 5 HDMI devices connected to it. That would eliminate cables :)
NoAndThen @ Oct 9th 2009 2:32PM
Hell yes! I want to move all my gear out of the viewing/listening area. I also want a universal bluetooth (or other non-LOS tech) remote that works for my receiver, ps3, and maybe tv... and not pay a million dollars for it. Wake me when it's real...
snaxs @ Oct 9th 2009 3:26PM
this looks promising
Nica @ Oct 9th 2009 5:29PM
Can't wait!!! I'm sure they'll be all kinds of great WirelessHD products at CES to salivate over.
pcflynn89 @ Oct 9th 2009 4:16PM
can we get wireless hd and wireless power up and running already?
seriously - how awesome would it be to just have a tv hanging on your wall with 0 wires running to it. a tv and just that.
think about it.
Nica @ Oct 9th 2009 7:17PM
It's going to be freaking awesome, the TV's are out there right now, just a bit cha-ching-ching $$, I'd say by end of 2010, we should see a few that the masses can afford. But, why wait, why not be the first? ..... I think LG and Panasonic have a couple TV's out already with WirelessHD. I might start with buying an adapter though, since my TV is relatively new. I hate my cable clutter and my apartment building won't let me run the wires behind the walls.
JT @ Oct 9th 2009 5:21PM
Being an innate early adopter, I've been waiting for this kind of technology FOREVER! I'm glad the price tag is coming down so I can finally get my hands on one. Keep us posted on availability or any relevant updates, Richard. Thanks!