Details of Sony's first WHDI-enabled device emerge

August 15, 2008 - Details have emerged of Sony's first Wireless High Definition Interface (WHDI)-enabled device, the DMX-WL1T, capable of transmitting wireless uncompressed 1080i video and audio to a compatible Bravia HDTV to a range of around 100 feet.

The device, out in September or October for an expected US$350-500 according to Sony Insider, offers four HDMI inputs, one component input, one digital audio input and a stereo analogue input, as well as including the receiver base station and transmitter. The DMX-WL1T may also be able to control other third-party devices through the three IR Blaster ports located on the back of the unit, according to the reports.

WHDI technology was developed by Amimon, Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp and Sony to provide a high-quality, uncompressed wireless link which can support the delivery of equivalent video data rates of up to 3Gbps between a high-definition source and an HDTV.