We first saw Belkin’s slick-looking wireless HDMI kit at CES, when it was due in September for about $US600. Now dubbed FlyWire (nice and catchy!), they’ve got two initial entries: FlyWire will shoot full 1080p goodness using the 5GHz band to anywhere in your house, walls be damned, for $US999. Plus, it has an IR backchannel for controlling hidden AV devices. Or FlyWire R1 gets you in-room wireless for $US699.99.
FlyWire is set for October, though those looking for the mildly cheaper in-room option will have to wait until early next year. Both of them are pricier than Monster’s $US600 wireless HDMI setup, which is also supposed to hit in October (though it cheats a bit by using UWB-over-Coax to nail whole-home streaming). Check out all the specs below to compare for yourself:
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OB
Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 6:28 PMInteresting.
I hope this system will allow multiple receivers to solve problem where TVs in the bedrooms all want access to the PVR in the livingroom.
howard p
Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 2:33 AMcan the Belkin flywire beam TV signals across the living room?