I wonder will theis new wireless gadget operate the sky box?

colmranger

This looks good wonder will it send sky HD wireless?

http://www.t3.co.uk/news/247/entertainment/other/cut_the_cord_on_hd

zilog_jones

I assume Sky HD boxes have HDMI sockets, so yes.

watty

SkyHD have component and HDMI. Though only HDMI will work for all HD channels.

Note that this product DOES NOT EXIST. So don't get excited till some folk have reviewed real ones bought in real shops.

Also the product may not be legal!

Why? Only 2.4Ghz is available for wireless video and unless they are being very very clever and expensive I can't see how HDMI data will fit on the bandwidth.

Any real equipment will also need regulatory approval and a CE mark.

So even when it is for sale, Nov/Dec/Jan, don't buy it till you are sure it is legal and won't cause interference or suffer from Interference from some pre-existing Irish communications system

watty

It uses recompression of video (=reduce quality) and Ultrawideband Wireless concept, which is not approved and may never be.

Everywhere has the same cloned press release, so don't hold your breath.

Range in any case will be less than 10m. i.e. one Tenth of existing video senders!

byte

With a 10m range, it doesn't sound too promising