HP to bring WiFi-enabled LCD TVs to market in 2006
Now that everything from cameras to MP3 players comes with built-in WiFi, it's no surprise to learn that televisions are the next great wireless frontier. HP is getting in on the game with a 37-inch, WiFi-enabled LCD set to be released next year. Besides being able to stream content from a PC (and acting as a Windows Media Center Extender), this unit will also record video via a built-in DVR. A new HP-designed interface (to be integrated into all future HP consumer electronics products) promises simple control of all functions by even the most technophobic user — we'll see how that plays out!
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Mike @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
wifi, a DVR, and an HDTV, all it needs now is an intel inside sticker on it
peteremcc @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
and a battery so it can be portable :D
aelso @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
About time too, because TVs would have been the next thing to put WiFi in after PCs. Excellent. I hope the screens they make are great quality.
monmin @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
Nice to see HP leading the way for a change.
john cranford @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
will you have to have a media center pc or will it be able to stream .vob files from any winxp machine?
monmin @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
#5, it's a media center extender, so I assume it would require a media center pc.
Btw, HP is selling Media Center PC's as well, funny how that works :)
I think the trend for desktop PCs will be to include media center. I think Vista is supposed to ship with media center anyway.
lecco @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
if it can't do 1080p, then I don't want it.
peteremcc @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
Can i ask a question...
Does Wifi have enough bandwith to send just exactly what is showing on the computer...
Why not just have a monitor with a Wifi receiver and send whats should be on the screen via wifi...
Monmin @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM
#8, I don't know what kind of bandwidth it would take to send uncompressed video, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't fit down your wi-fi pipe.
A compressed hi-def stream (1080p with 5.1 DD) will take anywhere from 8 to 20 Mbps (so that could fit on wi-fi). The media center extender will decode the stream and display it on the monitor and it can potentially be very high quality.