Cable clutter is a major pain when it comes to home theater setups. There is good news, as 3 companies are going to offer wireless HDMI and the ability to transport high quality audio and video signals without the need for unsightly cables also provides consumers with more options when it comes to where the related components can be located.

At least three companies where displaying wireless HDMI products on the CEDIA Expo show floor - all were in various states of readiness. Given the variety of wireless chipsets and encoding technologies used by these first generation wireless HDMI products, cross-compatibility with other manufacturers’ products appears unlikely, however, for single HDTV installations this limitation should be a relatively minor concern.

Monster Cable
At the Monster Cable booth, the company’s Wireless Digital Express HD demo featured two products, a transmitter (DX WHD TX1) and a receiver (DX WHD RX1).

Belkin
Belkin’s CEDIA Expo booth featured a fully-functioning demo of the company’s FlyWire Wireless for HDTV product. The FlyWire product will include a transmitter, receiver, remote, three HDMI cables, as well as an infrared receiver/repeater.

Gefen
Gefen had two wireless HDMI products at its CEDIA Expo booth - neither of which were operational. The GefenTV Wireless for HDMI Extender (GTV-WHDMI) incorporates Amimon’s WHDI 5GHz wireless technology that features a claimed transmission range of up to 90 feet with effectively lossless image quality.