HD wirelessly over 802.11n
by Erik Hanson 
posted Jul 10th 2006 at 10:01PM
Chip producer Metalink and television manufacturer Haier have demonstrated sending multiple high-definition streams wirelessly over 802.11n at SINOCES, the Asian Consumer Electronics Show winding down today in China. While broadcasting HD over the air is nothing new, they have integrated the chipset directly into the TV, and claim to be the first to send multiple HD streams to sets around your house simultaneously. Of course, there is nothing in the press release to expand on these statements or the details of the test, and I suspect they were simply sending the same stream to all the HDTVs, and not different streams to different sets, which is what most people would want in a whole–house distribution network.The question remains, is it worth it for the hardware manufacturers of set-top boxes, DVRs, television sets to buy n–based chipsets for their equipment, or should we wait for something more - say, WiMax or ultra wideband?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Carl @ Jul 10th 2006 11:18PM
I recently won a free Belkin N1 Mimo router (n-draft as well as 3x mimo), Ill test out streaming 1080p from my storage drive on my desktop to my laptop wirelessly once I get my new Sony a2000 :)
IseWise @ Jul 11th 2006 1:17AM
I would rather stream HD through my house using this:
http://www.hdbeat.com/2005/12/19/iptv-without-speed-limits-from-coaxsys/
If and when it ever comes out.
Erik Hanson @ Jul 11th 2006 3:13PM
IseWise, I thought about adding that link to the post as well, although I think that technology is designed to solve the "last mile" problem for wiring -- that is, from the tuner or receiver to the television itself -- rather than the traditional wireless solution which sends signals from room to room around your home or office. I know it would be awesome to be able to send all the signals from all your inputs wirelessly from component to component (no more rat's nest of wires! yay) But yeah, good catch, and perhaps something like that can be put to dual use streaming more than just a few inches.