January 9, 2010 at 15:52Intel Wireless Display - wireless image transfer today
They started talking about wireless video transmission a long time ago. In 2006, the Wireless HD Consortium was created, which currently includes Broadcom, Intel, LG Electronics, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, SAMSUNG, SiBEAM, Sony and Toshiba. In 2008, the first specification of the Wireless HD 1.0 standard was approved, which implies the use of a wireless channel with a bandwidth of 4 Gbit / s at a frequency of 60 GHz. The second version of the specification - Wireless HD Next Gen, adopted just the other day, involves the use of already 10 Gb / s channel. All this naturally implies the development of a fundamentally new, expensive equipment, which delays the mass distribution of this technology.
Intel, apparently, decided at this stage to go its own way, and together with Netgear at CES 2010 demonstrated in action a technology that allows you to transfer 720p images using familiar Wi-Fi.
Meet: Intel Wireless Display.
The connection uses 802.11n wireless and from special equipment requires only a small device that connects directly to the screen.
The CPU compresses the image, after which it is transmitted to the receiver, which decodes it and outputs it via the HDMI interface.
The processor load on the test bench (Sony laptop with an Intel Core i5 540M processor) was 15-20%. When broadcasting video from the YouTube HD service, the channel usage was within 5 Mbps.
Currently, the technology is limited to 720p resolution, there is no HDCP support either, but Intel promises to present all this in the next version.
A special receiver so far offers only Netgear, it will be delivered complete with some laptops, or separately, and at a very affordable price - $ 99.
The start of sales is scheduled for January 17.
Based on AnandTech
UPD: judging by the comments, not everyone understood the essence of the technology. This is not streaming video over the network. This is a "wireless monitor", on which you can display anything, respectively.
The title is also slightly corrected.
Intel, apparently, decided at this stage to go its own way, and together with Netgear at CES 2010 demonstrated in action a technology that allows you to transfer 720p images using familiar Wi-Fi.
The connection uses 802.11n wireless and from special equipment requires only a small device that connects directly to the screen.
The start of sales is scheduled for January 17.
Based on AnandTech
UPD: judging by the comments, not everyone understood the essence of the technology. This is not streaming video over the network. This is a "wireless monitor", on which you can display anything, respectively.
The title is also slightly corrected.