Asus Zaps HD Wirelessly to Your HDTV with Amimon

August 31, 2010 By Nick Mokey

Asus has turned to Amimon for the silicon powering its upcoming WiCast EW2000, one of the most affordable wireless HD boxes to launch this year.

Asus certainly won’t be the first company to dabble with wireless HD – we took a look at Iogear’s $900 solution back in July – but with an MSRP of just $199, the upcoming Asus WiCast EW2000 PC may just be one of the most promising for cash-strapped home theater enthusiasts. On Tuesday, Asus announced that it has partnered with Amimon, a member of the WHDI coalition, to provide the essential chips powering the EW2000.

Amimon was a founding member of WDHI, along with Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and LG, back in 2008. Though you might not recognize the name, it’s the company already providing chips in wireless HD products from LG, Sharp, Mitsubishi and others.

The WiCast kit comes as two pieces: a transmitter the size of a cigarette pack for your laptop, and a receiver about the size of a Wi-Fi access point for your television. The transmitter connects via HDMI, and with the help of two USB cables for power, sends a full 1080p HD signal up to 33 feet to the receiving box.

Asus plans to launch the WiCast EW2000 in September. In the mean time, check out the demo video from Asus below.

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alterseekers at 5:22am 1st December 2010 Here's another awesome way to stream those HD videos from your laptop on to your HDTV. If you're looking for an alternative though, I suggest trying out the Netgear Push2TV product. This device makes use of the HDMI port on the HDTV and acts as a wireless adapter, displaying what you see on your laptop on to your HDTV. So instead of connecting the laptop via an HDMI cable, the Netgear Push2TV takes its place, and wirelessly streams the contents of your laptop even if they're in separate rooms in the house. To know more about Netgear's Push2TV product, just check it out here, http://bit.ly/bByST7. I'm sure you'll love it too.
Bill at 6:22pm 9th October 2010 If my neighbor and I both have WHDI with a range of 100 feet, who's WHDI will prevail?