14 DAY TRIAL // HDTV sets (either plasmas or LCDs) will most likely be at the core of the International Consumer Electronics Show this year, most manufacturers of such devices "leaking" some pretty interesting bits of information regarding their upcoming products. And that's exactly the case with Westinghouse Digital, which has just announced the development of a highly innovative HDTV set, which features Pulse~LINK's integrated CWave UWB Wireless HDMI technology, meaning that it requires no wires whatsoever (apart from the power cable, of course).
"Our focus at Westinghouse Digital has been centered around delivering the best HD has to offer," states John Araki, Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Business Unit, Westinghouse Digital Electronics. "HDMI digital transport provides the full HD resolution our customers expect and we are extremely impressed with the performance and capabilities of Pulse~LINK's Wireless HDMI solution. The fact that it is fully integrated into our HDTV display is unprecedented in the industry and will certainly raise expectations for high quality ready-to-mount wall display products in the marketplace."
As mentioned earlier, the device incorporates the CWave HDMI technology from Pulse~LINK, which delivers visually lossless wireless streaming of high quality audio and video content between entertainment source devices and HDTV displays. With the integration of CWave Wireless HDMI, digital display products can be mounted anywhere in the room without needing to run data cabling from the TV to the content source, such as a DVR, Blu-ray or HD DVD player, or a live cable or satellite feed.
The video data is encoded using the JPEG2000 video codec, the same codec used by movie theaters for "Digital Cinema," providing a secure high quality HD experience. Pulse-LINK's Wireless HDMI solution is engineered to be equivalent in both content protection and visual experience to a wired HDMI connection.
Pulse~LINK is also quite confident regarding the success of their collaboration with Westinghouse, as Bruce Watkins, Pulse~LINK President and Chief Operating Officer, comments. "This fundamentally raises your expectations of what a TV should be and what it should do. Watching this Westinghouse Digital HDTV - with no antennas or dongles or anything coming out of it except the power cord and a vibrant High Definition image - is an experience much like watching true High Definition for the first time. As soon as they see it, people will want this Wireless HDMI HDTV in their living room."
As the company's statement reads, the Westinghouse Digital Wireless HDMI HDTV is planned for initial commercial release to the B2B digital signage market in Q2 2008. No pricing details are available for the time being, but it's very likely that this initial product will most likely have quite a hefty price tag.
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