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There's No Such Thing as 'Wireless HDMI'

Posted by Zonk on from the that-would-be-a-neat-trick-though dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CE Pro magazine interviewed Steve Venuti and Les Chard of HDMI Licensing, LLC to get a preview of all things HDMI at CES. The duo addressed some of the more controversial issues surrounding HDMI, including 'Wireless HDMI' (There's no such thing); Consumer Electronics Control (There will be interoperability); competitor DisplayPort (No traction in CE); and the complications of HDMI ('It is not an HDMI problem. It's a digital issue.')"

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  1. Wireless HDMI is real by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Somewhere out there, Wireless HDMI says there is no such thing as YOU!

    Wait a second, I am still thinking, therefore I still am. Or is that just what the HDMI wants me to think? If I'm still thinking, that is. Wait a second, I am still thinking, therefore... :(

    1. Re:Wireless HDMI is real by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's called Soviet Russia.

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  2. Re:what it is by Teun · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm a bit confused by your question in the light of your /. ID.
    You ought to be old enough to have read previous discussions about HDMI and DRM and not too old like from the era of valve amplifiers.

    Just curious :)

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  3. No such thing as wireless anything by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I mean "wireless" routers have power cords and cat 5 plugs. And wires run to radio transmitters and usb receivers run to "wireless" keyboards and mice.

    And don't get me started with all those wires and traces on circuit boards and such.

    The whole wireless thing is a fraud, if you ask me.

  4. Re:Bah humbug by el+americano · · Score: 4, Funny

    I also only paid $55 for the cable too.

    That's more than I've ever paid for a cable, but you seem to feel that you got a bargain. I guess you have drunk the Kool-Aid.

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  5. Re:Most of the problems ... by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dr Cameron looks better in HD.

  6. Re:terrible connector by cheater512 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You have a 40' TV and your concerned about the plugs size?

  7. Re:"It's a digital issue" by iamhassi · · Score: 2, Funny

    "So how much are the set top boxes to the goverenment? Eh, a 100 million dollars or so. How much is the radio spectrum going to sell for? Eh, up to 20 BILLION. Thats right, B, as in 20 freekin BILLION."

    Great! That 20 billion will buy 2 or 3 NASA toilet seats!

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