I'm looking at the picture of the rear of the unit and the transmitter only seems to accept VGA(!?) or standard definition component.
So no HDMI input, but not even HD component input? Some very strange decisions by Sony - they don't even have a wired LAN port for if an 802.11g stream is too slow or jerky.
I agree with Mike: It's the transmitter that has HDMI output - that's the portion that hooks up to your tv to view the signal. The receiver, the part that you hook up to the video source like a satellite box, appears to only have VGA or Composite for inputs?! That makes for one pretty useless "HD" product!
And for those wondering: I'm assuming the photo of the rear with inputs has the receiver on the right and the transmitter on the left.
The connector(s) you see on the transmitter unit (on the left) which look like VGA connectors are D-Terminals. They are used extensively in Japanese-market TVs and video equipment (kinda like how SCART is used in Europe, but with more limited functionality).
They are essentially a one-connector analog component video interface which can support up to 1920x1080p signals. D-Terminal connectors can be easily converted to RCA-type connectors which are used in other countries via a simple adapter.
If this setup had HDMI input AND output it would be more compelling as a purchase. As it is, it's only good for wireless transmission of broadcast and cable HDTV signals from a set-top box which are generally 1080i. Blu-ray and HD-DVD analog component-out compatibility (especially if ICT is enabled) would be limited or severely crippled.
Also, if 802.11g transmission isn't stable enough for this unit (due to high traffic on the 2.4GHz band), there is always the less-crowded 802.11a protocol as an alternative. ;)
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I'm looking at the picture of the rear of the unit and the transmitter only seems to accept VGA(!?) or standard definition component.
So no HDMI input, but not even HD component input? Some very strange decisions by Sony - they don't even have a wired LAN port for if an 802.11g stream is too slow or jerky.
@ Mike
The one on the right CLEARLY has an HDMI port, right below the USB port and to the right of the composite ports.
I agree with Mike:
It's the transmitter that has HDMI output - that's the portion that hooks up to your tv to view the signal.
The receiver, the part that you hook up to the video source like a satellite box, appears to only have VGA or Composite for inputs?! That makes for one pretty useless "HD" product!
And for those wondering: I'm assuming the photo of the rear with inputs has the receiver on the right and the transmitter on the left.
@Mike
The connector(s) you see on the transmitter unit (on the left) which look like VGA connectors are D-Terminals. They are used extensively in Japanese-market TVs and video equipment (kinda like how SCART is used in Europe, but with more limited functionality).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Terminal
They are essentially a one-connector analog component video interface which can support up to 1920x1080p signals. D-Terminal connectors can be easily converted to RCA-type connectors which are used in other countries via a simple adapter.
If this setup had HDMI input AND output it would be more compelling as a purchase. As it is, it's only good for wireless transmission of broadcast and cable HDTV signals from a set-top box which are generally 1080i. Blu-ray and HD-DVD analog component-out compatibility (especially if ICT is enabled) would be limited or severely crippled.
Also, if 802.11g transmission isn't stable enough for this unit (due to high traffic on the 2.4GHz band), there is always the less-crowded 802.11a protocol as an alternative. ;)
Wired LAN compatibility would probably be useless for the application for this device since if you had CAT-5 wiring at the sending and receiving unit's locations, you could just get this: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4141 or for HDMI over two CAT-5 cables, this: http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=3872.