Neosonik

An American startup called, Neosonik, has developed a way in which to broadcast video and sound wirelessly. You can read more about Neosonik by visiting their web site and reading their documentation and diagrams but here are a few key notes:

• Supports up to 60MB/second throughput of uncompressed video and audio.
• All transmission is digital which helps to preserve original source content (if digital to begin with).
• They claim there is no interference from other wireless sources and the signal can be transmitted through walls up to 200 feet.
• Complete synchronization of all output. In the case of and audio signal where you might have a 5.1 layout (i.e. left and right loudspeaker, center speaker, left and right surround sound speaker, and subwoofer) this means that the signal transmitted is received by all speakers at the same time.
• Since each component in your setup is wireless the need for a centralized power amplifier goes away and is, instead, put in each component. This potentially means that you will need an electrical socket for each component or a lot of extension cords. This displacement of power could be good or bad depending on your environment.
• The initial cost of the entire system is between $6,000 and $15,000 as they expect you to buy their controller, speakers, etc. all from them. On the other hand, a specification is being developed by many key players (like Sony and Toshiba) called WirelessHD which would allow other manufactures to be compatible with this technology.
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006 Electronics

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