Stream HD VE Streams HD Content From PC to HDTV
This USB-based system will stream 1080p content from your PC to an HDTV up to 30 feet away.
Warpia last week announced a new "Value Edition" of its StreamHD system which streams 1080p HD video and audio content from a PC to an HDTV. The device also enables mirror and extended desktop modes to an HDTV within 30 feet without the need for annoying cables.
The StreamHD VE includes a USB-based transmitter and an HDMI-based receiver. That said, users stuck with component connections can't use the system unless they purchase a separate HDMI to Component adapter. The connection HDTV must also be in the same room or at least in "line of site" range.
According to the specs, the StreamHD VE offers 32-bit True Color support with display resolution of up to 1920 x 1080 (SXGA+), and a resolution of up to 1080p. It also offers 48 kHz, 16-bit Stereo via the HDMI connector and uses 128-bit AES security while tossing the data across the room.
To use this media streaming device, users will need to be running Windows XP (32-bit only), Vista (32/64-bit), or Windows 7 (32/64-bit). Windows Vista Starter Edition and Windows 7 Starter Edition are not supported as they do not allow multiple displays, the company said.
For streaming video up to 720p, Warpia suggests using Intel's Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz CPU or similar with 1 GB of memory. 1080p streaming needs Intel's Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz CPU with 2 GB of memory at the very least.
To get the StreamHD VE, Warpia is selling the system for $129.99 on its website here. The company is also offering the full-blown StreamHD system which adds S/PDIF 5.1 Surround Sound and a 3.5-mm audio output for $159.99. There's also the ConnectHD that adds a wireless webcam and TV mount for an unknown price.
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130$ seems a little steep...but i guess cheaper than a new TV that may not be needed..?
130$ seems a little steep...but i guess cheaper than a new TV that may not be needed..?
Agreed. Now a days you can build a HTPC pretty cheap around 200dollars. Also, I'm pretty sure not everyone has a PC that is in line of sight from their HDTV and they probably don't want to move their PC near their TV.
A Zotac, Shuttle, etc with XBMC works just fine for me. Plus alot more freedom as far as what you can stream.
Agreed. Now a days you can build a HTPC pretty cheap around 200dollars. Also, I'm pretty sure not everyone has a PC that is in line of sight from their HDTV and they probably don't want to move their PC near their TV.
$200 HTPC? Not one that won't studder the whole time.
A Zotac, Shuttle, etc with XBMC works just fine for me. Plus alot more freedom as far as what you can stream.
Don't see how you get more freedom than using a PC. This thing basically is a wireless monitor. It isn't a bad price but it doesn't support HDCP or 5.1 surround. You have to go up to their $160 model for 5.1, but still no HDCP, so no blu-ray.
I built my HTPC for ~$350 1.5 years ago, so this is cheaper, but I also didn't have a PC in range of my TV and wasn't going to put it there either.
I'm pretty sure Slingbox has had a box that did this a long time ago (slingcatcher), albeit not in 1080p, but it also allowed you to do more things other than just do a wireless 2nd monitor.
http://www.amazon.com/Sling-Media- [...] B000VXD2S8
Aside from that, I thought there was something called WiDi that was doing this now too and is now being built into a lot of Smart TVs (or you can buy a separate receiver for less than $100)
If this was new tech I could maybe see the price point, but with the competition and the age of the idea it seems a little steep
Cheaper then most other options out there.
This could potentially be good for my living room. My gaming PC is across the room from the TV so a wired HDMI is no option. It would be interesting to see if the more powerful processors could handle gaming with this type of setup. It sounds like the USB adapter requires quite a bit of processing power.
Within 2 years this will be miniaturised and fitted into smartphones
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Then you can use the phone as a motion controller and play games on the TV
my 5 yard cable was cheaper
(a 10 yard would also be cheaper)
poor me...everything else wireless except
my parent's TV as a monitor for movies
when I visit them every Christ's Mass
The cable is always there for me and my laptop and
that Christian movie, different each year (sometimes animated)
Happy wireless holidays those who can afford the top model
(and have the needed GHz, HDTV, etc)
Does anyone know when the 1.4a (3D over HDMI) support is available?
This is a waste of time. I already have a perfect solution at Home. C2D PC 2.6Ghz, 4GB RAM, ATI 5450 GPU, 6.6TB HD Space....it does: 24/7 downloading, media streaming to multiple device in my house, remote living room TV connected using WDTV Live using wired connections via Aztech 500MBps power plug line, TVERSITY as the streaming software (can even set to decode files not supported by my WDTV Live, ex: RMVB)....it basically does everything and feed all the TV's, laptops and PCs in my house with medias 24/7, with new media available instantly upon download completes. And it is not very expensive either (just the PC, not including the TVs of course!)
Oh yeah, i stream HD movies btw...1080p and 720p files, even uncompressed 30GB+ BD files can be stream with no lag.