Wireless HDMI At 1080p, Lag-Free WHDI Tested 171
MojoKid writes "Wireless HDMI technologies have finally come of age. Though there are two camps currently in the market (Intel's WiDi and WHDI), the bottom line is lag-free full HD 1080p wireless HDMI video/audio transmission is now a reality. No longer does an HTPC need to be shoehorned into the confines of the entertainment center. Also, that notebook you have perched on the coffee table just got a major display upgrade. This demo of the Asus WiCast and the briteView HDelight wireless HDMI transmitter kits, shows the technology in action and its impressive actually. Both of these WHDI-based kits utilize the same family of Amimon WHDI transmitter and receiver chipsets. The technology is capable of full 1080p HD video and Dolby Digital surround sound audio transmissions, over distances of up to 30 feet with less than a millisecond of latency."
Price is crazy (Score:2, Informative)
A Asus Oplay box or a roku box is still a better way to deliver content over wireless for this price.
At 30$ I'm a buyer.
Re:Security? (Score:5, Informative)
Amimon's FAQ [amimon.com] answers this question.
Is WHDI secured? Could someone eavesdrop on my wireless high definition video?
WHDI uses strong encryption (AES 256 bit-based) to protect the high definition wireless link. This ensures that all video or audio content transmitted wirelessly over WHDI links is safe from intentional or accidental eavesdropping.
Re:Do not trust (Score:3, Informative)
Not loseless (Score:3, Informative)
Note that the transmission is not loseless. [edn.com]
“It appears that WHDI is manipulating the color-space conversion by dropping some of the pixels’ LSBs and maybe even sending some pixels as monochrome interspersed with color pixels that change from frame to frame".
Re:Security? (Score:3, Informative)