What is WHDI?
WHDI stands for wireless home digital interface. Much like WiFi networks enable computers and other electronic components to be connected together, WHDI does essentially the same thing, but with high-definition video signals. It enables a wireless, high-definition signal to be sent to many different displays located throughout the home. WHDI has a number of advantages. For example, those wishing to hang a flat-screen television on a wall would need to run the wires behind the wall in order to keep them from view and make it look aesthetically pleasing. Doing so often requires a lot of difficult work behind the walls. Many may not have the time or expertise to do such work. With WHDI, there will be no need to run wires, as the television will be able to receive a wireless signal from a router or modem. These signals will have an effective range, it is thought, similar to what WiFi does at approximately 150 feet (50 meters), enabling nearly ever television, or any type of monitor capable
WHDI = Wireless High Definition Interface. You can read up on it here: www.amimon.com/technology.shtml And here I thought the flat ribbon cables you could hide with some drywall work was cool. I haven’t yet worked with this but I’ll have to learn about it if it takes off. Hmm, the upside is that I’ll get to buy some new hardware. “Honey, I need it for work and I can write it off as training expenses”…
It’s a new standard for wirelessly transmitting uncompressed high-definition video (1080p/60fps) and audio over the unlicensed 5GHz band. It will be able to supply signal to multiple displays at once, as well as switching between devices, making it suitable for home-wide distribution. Who’s involved with WHDI? The technology was developed by Amimon, which produces the chipsets and has recently formed a partnership with consumer electronics manufacturers Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Hitachi and Motorola. Expect these manufacturers to build WHDI compatibility into their products, which will allow cross-brand compatibility. What’s the range of WHDI? Amimon claims the range will be similar to 802.11n, about 100 feet. Will it work with HDMI:CEC to control components? WHDI offers the ability to control devices similar to CEC, but goes beyond CEC’s core commands. Amimon claims it will allow control of multiple devices throughout a home. How is it different from other proposed “wireless HDMI” systems
