Comments on: Chilly forecast for wireless HD video

At CES earlier this year, a number of companies promised products that combine high-definition with wireless. Will they make it to store shelves for the holidays?

[devon.leslie]

There is a point...

While many people may disagree - I would actually go for this technology as it would allow me to send HD video from my Desktop PC to my television. A wireless option would eliminate the need for a more pricy 'media pc' or xbox360/ps3 console.

[ktmotox]

The Studios Are In Control

I'm not quite sure why the content producers are allowed to exert so much control in this area. Other businesses have a financial interest in consumer electronics as well.

"The studios demanded the standard ...use uncompressed transmission of content to preserve the quality of video,"

If it's the quality of the video that they are concerned with, then why not send the already compressed video data directly from the set-top-box or HD-DVD player to the television? The real reason is that the studios think that the high data rate of uncompressed video is harder to capture, record, and copy. This is why 1394 was shot down in favor of DVI/HDMI.

[GridUser]

Maybe I don't understand this technology completely but I might be interested in it. The way our home is set up, we can't bring a second coax into the bedroom and over to the opposite wall to connect to a TV. Therefore, I am told we can't have an HDTV setup in our bedroom. If this technology would be able to send an HDTV signal from a DirecTV box on our main floor to our bedroom on the second floor, I would find that a very desirable piece of hardware indeed.