With Belkin's
FlyWire just about to hit the market, JVC's planning to ride the wave and produce a
wireless HDMI box of its very own. The unit was said to be a last minute addition to its
CEDIA arsenal, and the representatives on hand weren't even briefed on what wireless technology the demo was using. Of note, there
was a live demo involving no smoke nor mirrors, where the box received a 1080p signal via HDMI and beamed it out to a hidden receiver that was connected to an HDTV via (you guessed it) HDMI. JVC is obviously aiming for consumers with just one primary set-top-box (a PS3, for instance), and the plug-and-play nature means it can work with any source and any display so long as HDMI is involved. Pricing hasn't been set, but we were told to expect a Q1 2009 launch. Check out the prototype in the gallery below.
posted Sep 5th 2008 4:31PM
It would be more correct to call it "Wireless for HDMI" as the HDMI group never spec'd in wireless.
Superb invention for those linking their media PC with their HDTV. My only concern is bandwidth issues with the wireless connection. I'd like to see some technical specs and a proper review before I contemplate buying one of these.
If an "E" appears inside that LED display
can ENGADGET sue?
Finally, something with the potential to solve the problem that nobody's addressing: Beaming stuff from your source to various displays around the house, not the other way around.
I think this only makes sense if your TV has this wireless technology already built-in, right? Because the Gefen receivers are the same size as the transmitters, so it should be the same with JVC as well. Hope its cheaper though, because for the price of the Gefen solution I could also just crack down the whole wall and pay someone to build a new wall with integrated cables. And would presumably still go cheaper. Also, are there any health concerns? I mean, this is a lot faster than Wifi?
Does anyone know if one transmitter can be used with multiple receivers ?