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Belkin FlyWire wirelessly transmits six AV sources to your HDTV

By John P. Falcone on 10 January 2008

Tags: belkin | ces 2008 us | flywire | hdmi | transmitter | receiver | input | source | scart | room

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The transmitter (top) sends six AV sources to the receiver (bottom), which in turn attaches to a TV or projector.

It's a common dilemma: you have the flat-screen TV perfectly placed in the living room or home theatre, but the rest of your gear is located halfway across the room. You can snake a long HDMI cable around the perimeter -- or you can consider something like the Belkin FlyWire.

The transmitter/receiver combo lets you toggle as many as six AV sources and wirelessly transmit the audio and video -- up to full 1080p -- from one side of the room (your equipment rack) to the other (your big-screen TV or projector). The version Belkin was demoing at its booth had two HDMI inputs, two component inputs, a composite/S-Video AV set, and a SCART input -- but the company hinted that that outside of Europe that it may drop the SCART jack in favour of a third HDMI input.

The generous connectivity means even the biggest home theatre geek will have the capacity for all of his gear -- say, a PS3, an HD DVR, an Xbox 360, a DVD recorder, a Nintendo Wii, and a sixth device. Setup is said to be plug and play (the transmitter pairs with the receiver at the touch of a button), and because it's a closed system, it should be universally compatible with any standard video source and an HDMI TV.

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boatsmart519
boatsmart519
11/01/2008 05:48 PM

sounds great i will look in to it

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