The methods used to deploy High Definition video content are
analysed in detail to determine the likely outcome in the ongoing
Wireless Versus Wired debate.
The article examines the outlook for wireless versus wired
technologies from the perspective of achievable data rate, security,
compression, interoperability and picture quality.
The advent of high definition content with Blu-Ray and HD DVD, HD
broadcast and stunning real time HD console gaming continue to
drive the bandwidth requirements at a dramatic pace. The most
recent specifications for supporting current and future HD content
requires a bandwidth as high as 10.8Gbps (in the case of Display
Port) and 10.2Gbps (in the case of HDMI). The first part of this
article examines the driving forces behind the requirement for everincreasing
bandwidth. The second part of the article compares the
bandwidth available with wired solutions and various wireless bands
including UWB and 60GHz bands.