An Assessment of Technologies for In-Home Entertainment

Technological advancements are constant. When newer technologies such as UWB, WiMAX and LTE were introduced there was great anticipation that these technologies would fulfill the need for greater reach at higher data rates. Compared to Wi-Fi rates these three technologies offered much higher data rates. However, some of the applications essential for wireless home entertainment require video transmission with low latency. This new demand on technology is easily met by wired systems. The focus is on providing the same experience by wireless means through interconnection of several of the existing devices such as laptop, TV and cell phone. The newer technologies that are emerging for high speed wireless video delivery are WiHD, WHDI and WiDi. In this paper we will analyze where the technology stands today with respect to these three technologies as well as UWB, WiMAX and LTE.