HDMI Cables Now Obsolete with NETGEAR's 3DHD Wireless Streaming Technology

Wireless streaming of high-definition content is one of the hottest topics in the world of technology right now, NETGEAR has decided that joining this trend is a very good idea and for this reason introduced the 3DHD Wireless Home Theater Networking Kit (WNHDB3004) with NETGEAR 3DHD Wireless technology, which they tout to be the first solution capable of reliably delivering jitter-free 1080p high-definition video streams throughout the home with no new wires. Designed to support the most demanding media streams, the NETGEAR 3DHD Wireless technology includes four transmitters and four receivers built into each 3DHD Wireless adapter for Multiple Input Multiple Output transmission (4x4 MIMO), significantly increasing WiFi range and reliability, as well as dynamic digital beam forming to steer and target WiFi signals towards the receiver rather than broadcasting the signals in all directions, boosting range. Another very important piece of this technology is Space Time Block Coding (STBC), whose purpose is to multiple and redundant copies of the same data across different paths, minimizing packet loss and improving video reliability. Equally important is the feedback control loop that allows the transmitter to adjust its activity based on responses from the receiver, for reliable video streaming even in a changing or high-interference wireless environment. NETGEAR's technology is also touted as being capable of sending multiple HD video streams across the home through multiple walls – such as the two simultaneous HD video streams required for 3DHD movies and broadcasts – with virtually no data loss. In fact, the NETGEAR 3DHD Wireless technology is apparently robust enough to provide a reliable wireless bridge in homes as large as 5,000 square feet. The NETGEAR 3DHD Wireless system is simple to use, since all users have to do is connect one NETGEAR WNHD3004 adapter to the home router or gateway via an Ethernet cable, after which it will serve as the transmitter. Other adapters then act as receivers, each providing connections for up to four Ethernet-enabled devices such as televisions, Blu-ray players, video game consoles, digital video recorders, broadband set-top boxes, digital media adapters and computers. The WNHD3004 adapter includes a visual indicator light showing the WiFi signal strength, making it easy to re-position the adapter for maximum reception. "Video consumption in the home has increased at a phenomenal rate and is shifting to the Internet from conventional cable, over-the-air and satellite sources. Our customers are routinely viewing online video content, either stored locally or streaming to their high-definition televisions, and are also moving to broadband digital TV Services," said Som Pal Choudhury, NETGEAR director of product marketing for Core Networking Products. "We created 3DHD Wireless technology to keep home networks from becoming a bottleneck for such demanding streams, while eliminating the expense and effort of running Ethernet cables through walls, floors and ceilings”. “This makes 3DHD Wireless technology an ideal solution for consumers, professional home theater installers and broadband service providers," concluded NETGEAR's rep.