Wireless TVs to arrive in 2008

Posted on 7 Jan 2008 at 03:04

All of the major television manufacturers have announced new television sets with wireless HDMI. Although all are using proprietary standards, the benefit is the same: a reduction of cables and the freedom to put set-top boxes and HD players anywhere you like.

LG's LG71 televisions will have a built-in wireless receiver, and a separate transmitter to send the signal. The system will use 802.11n to transmit the picture. Toshiba announced a similar range of new sets based on its technology.

Sony's answer is the DMeX connector for its Bravia TVs. One of the modules available will be the Bravia Wireless Link. This will come with a plug-in receiver for the television and a transmitter with four HDMI ports. The system will be able to transmit a signal over 200m.

The battle was also on for the highest contrast ratios in LCD televisions. Toshiba talked about its new LED backlight technology, which will put 1,152 LEDs in 96 zones on a television.

"We can turn LED zones off in black areas and on in light areas," said Scott Ramirez, vice president of marketing for Toshiba's TV group. "This gives a contrast ratio of 100,000:1."

Not to be outdone, Sony showed off its Organic LED (OLED) TV, which is currently available in the US. This set has an incredible contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. The bad news is that this technology is only available in an 11in TV.

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Author: David Ludlow in Las Vegas

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