Hitachi's Ultra Thin LCD lineup to boast Tzero's UWB technology

We knew Hitachi's Ultra Thin HDTV family would boast ultra-wideband technology, and while little was said about this aspect during CES, we've now learned that Tzero will be responsible for handling the aforementioned UWB duties. As expected, the UT HDTVs will "be able to receive high-definition video wirelessly from any HDMI equipped audio / video component," as Tzero promises that users will see transmission speeds of up to 480Mbps. Interestingly, we're told that the UWB-equipped sets are available in Japan right now, but only time will tell if those luscious wireless abilities will make the trip stateside in Q2.

[Backlin @ Feb 19th 2008 3:16PM]

Man, I was about to buy a new Ultravision. Guess I'll wait a little longer.

[Ibigpapa @ Feb 19th 2008 3:21PM]

The video from tzeros main site shows an HD-Dvd player. I think it's time to update the video.

[Hooterman @ Feb 19th 2008 3:46PM]

omg yeah, there's no way that HD DVD would be capable of showing an HD demo. Blu-Ray is the only format that people should use to show HD content on TV's, everyone knows that...

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[phanbouy @ Feb 19th 2008 3:49PM]

mario, you're looking pixelated today

[phanbouy @ Feb 19th 2008 3:47PM]

yeah because the one thing holding me back in life is a HDMI cable

[DSP wannabe @ Feb 19th 2008 4:26PM]

Hope you like re-encoding with JPEG2000, as that's what's in use here in order to stay within the bandwidth cap.

[Allen @ Feb 19th 2008 5:04PM]

Can't wait for this, I'm just worried about angle performance. Last time I viewed a real thin monitor, if I wasn't square in front the color quality suffered massively.

[Mikey @ Feb 19th 2008 10:57PM]

As I was scrolling down Engadget's news page, I thought this display was a ninja sword...
Until I saw the bottom half of the picture.