[LINK] Wi-Fi Home Networking

Paul Brooks pbrooks-link at layer10.com.au
Fri Jan 9 09:58:40 AEDT 2009


stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> One guesses Wireless HDTV (& etc, etc) will be popular .. for eg:
> [...]
>   
If the main benefit of wireless over wired is the ability to move around 
untethered, I'm not sure I would want to be lugging around a device with 
a display sufficiently large that there is a improvement of HDTV over SDTV!
Rather than wait for wireless tech to catch up, I find these 
<http://www.netcomm.com.au/products/ethernetoverpower/np200av>do a fine 
job for HDTV streaming anywhere in the house - every HDTV has a power 
point nearby.

> Standards-based 802.11n solutions that use 4x4 MIMO and transmit 
> beamforming are poised to become the technology of choice for consumer 
> electronic manufacturers looking to integrate high reliability and 
> unmatched high speed wireless performance 
>   
...although if the wireless dongle was built directly into the TV itself 
I suppose it could save the ugly bundle of cables currently needed to 
drive a wall-mounted display..(eyes the ratsnest behind my panel)..damn 
- now I want these wireless thingummies now!
Thanks for th epointer Stephen...
Paul.




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