Product Name: Wireless High-Def Connectivity
Description: Panasonic announced a partnership with SiBEAM to create the first wireless high-definition HDTV system based on the WirelessHD standard. The system comprises a plasma TV set, a receiver, and a movable rack into which you can shove a Blu-ray player or HD-DVD if it still exists by the end of the week or HD camcorder. It’ll use SiBEAM’s line-of-sight transmission technology to beam the high-def AV signal over the 60GHz frequency, and if you block the beam, it’ll quickly seek out another path to avoid interruption.
Price:Not yet set.
In-store date:Not yet set.
Site:www.panasonic.com, www.sibeam.com
Why it’s cool: I hate wires, but I love HDTV. This is a no-brainer. Of course, this’ll be competing with Westinghouse’s and LG’s wireless HDTV systems… We’ll just have to wait and see which is the most reliable.
One thing I haven’t heard about this wireless high-def technology, is there any quality lose? You would think using wires would give a more complete and better quality signal or does it work in the way that it’s digital ; it either gets there or doesn’t? Anyways, I think it’s kind of stupid, who cares if theres wires behind everything? No one is going to see them. Unless you’re creepy and know that they’re there and it bothers you.