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john nemesh @ Apr 9th 2008 1:36PM

I am currently selling a Samsung FPT-5094 and the FPT-5894 50" and 58" Plasma TVs with wireless. These sets retail for $3299 and $4599 respecively. Both sets have WIRELESS video up to 1080p! The system uses 802.11n (draft) technology to send Composite, component, S-Video and HDMI (as well as audio) from a "media box" up to 26 feet away.

I have a set up and running in our showroom and it works great, with one HUGE caveat...the wireless technology introduces a lag in the video of about 280ms (a little over .25 seconds) which means that it is totally unsuitable for playing video games on.

For tv and movies however, the picture looks fantastic! I am currently running a Samsung BDP-1400 Blu-Ray player and DirecTV HD tuner to the set and I have no complaints on the picture quality, however, side by side with a WIRED set, the picture is not QUITE as sharp, but most people would never notice a difference, especially if the set was sitting by itself in your living room.

Bottom line, wireless is here, shipping and installable NOW. While Gefen and other manufacturers may release their wireless solutions over the next few months, there are products already on the shelves that make wireless HDTV a reality today.

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TrentD @ Apr 9th 2008 2:08PM

So why am I going to pay more for "Wireless" when the video isn't as good, and lag issues are introduced?

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JASON @ Apr 9th 2008 4:46PM

nice to see fellow avad teammates on here!

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