PC Mag
Asus will use Amimon's Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI) chip in its WiCast EW2000 PC to TV wireless connection kit, Amimon announced Tuesday.
WHDI is an emerging technology that allows a user to wirelessly display PC content on an HDTV. According to Amimon, Asus's WiCast can display a wide array of media, including Internet video, Flash media, digital photos, and PC games.
Amimon promised latency of less than one millisecond, so users can use all PC applications on their TV, including gaming. Specifically, the Asus WiCast will feature Amimon's second generation chipset, known as AMN2120/2220, which will enable wireless 1080p 60Hz in the 5-GHz unlicensed band, Amimon said.
The product will be available in September for $199.
Amimon's product is part of a kit that will include an HD video transmitter and receiver for connection to devices with an HDMI port, like set-top-boxes and gaming consoles. The adapters are powered by the PC's USB ports, Amimon said.
"Asus is the first to offer consumers wireless PC to TV products based on Amimon's WHDI technology. Several other PC to TV connectivity products will be launched later this year, including notebooks and tablet PCs with embedded WHDI modules," David Shefler, vice president of sales and business development for Amimon, said in a statement. "WHDI, with its high quality, low latency and low power consumption, is the only solution that will enable all portable computing, gaming and HD source devices to wirelessly connect to TVs."
Asus also joined the WHDI consortium.
"Amimon's WHDI is an ideal technology for wireless PC to TV connectivity; it offers a high-quality, robust link enabling wireless HD video and graphics with practically zero latency giving PC users seamless interaction," said James Lai, director of product marketing at Asus. "Joining the WHDI consortium will enable us to develop WHDI standard based products like PCs embedded with WHDI that interface directly to WHDI TVs."
WHDI is an emerging technology that allows a user to wirelessly display PC content on an HDTV. According to Amimon, Asus's WiCast can display a wide array of media, including Internet video, Flash media, digital photos, and PC games.
Amimon promised latency of less than one millisecond, so users can use all PC applications on their TV, including gaming. Specifically, the Asus WiCast will feature Amimon's second generation chipset, known as AMN2120/2220, which will enable wireless 1080p 60Hz in the 5-GHz unlicensed band, Amimon said.
The product will be available in September for $199.
Amimon's product is part of a kit that will include an HD video transmitter and receiver for connection to devices with an HDMI port, like set-top-boxes and gaming consoles. The adapters are powered by the PC's USB ports, Amimon said.
"Asus is the first to offer consumers wireless PC to TV products based on Amimon's WHDI technology. Several other PC to TV connectivity products will be launched later this year, including notebooks and tablet PCs with embedded WHDI modules," David Shefler, vice president of sales and business development for Amimon, said in a statement. "WHDI, with its high quality, low latency and low power consumption, is the only solution that will enable all portable computing, gaming and HD source devices to wirelessly connect to TVs."
Asus also joined the WHDI consortium.
"Amimon's WHDI is an ideal technology for wireless PC to TV connectivity; it offers a high-quality, robust link enabling wireless HD video and graphics with practically zero latency giving PC users seamless interaction," said James Lai, director of product marketing at Asus. "Joining the WHDI consortium will enable us to develop WHDI standard based products like PCs embedded with WHDI that interface directly to WHDI TVs."
