New NVIDIA GPU To Support Wireless Video Streaming
Intel [NASDAQ:INTC] already has WiDi in the works to take care of onboard streaming capabilities. But that is not all that available right now. So what we have here is a new GPU from the NVIDIA [NASDAQ:NVDA] stable that will be able to wireless stream video.
Popular card maker Galaxy is at it again, showing off a new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 card that has Amimon’s WHDI technology onboard in order to wireless stream video to your nearest HDMI ready TV screen. We have covered them in the past and it seems like there is a no dearth in their enthusiasm about their card. But there is a lack of information about the whole thing.
There is no details on the pricing of this card as of yet but they have finally announced a tentative shipping schedule. The Galaxy GTX460 WHDI card is supposed to start shipping towards the end of this month. So it should at least be here by Christmas, given that they are still very vague about things. Expect for this to be at quite the premium when it releases.
The card has a major advantage over Intel’s WiDi because it can play and stream protected video content. WiDi cannot do that yet. The HDCP (High-band Digital Content Protection) that rules the HDMI, Blu Ray content protection necessities.
WHDI promises no noticeable latency and it can also stream Blu Ray thanks to HDCP compliance. However, even though WiDi cannot do that, it has already been released onboard few new laptops and WHDI has still to crack that segment. So they are currently running on an even platform.
This is WHDI’s first foray into the computer world proper and both WiDi and WHDI will be going head to head if trend continues.
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Date: October 8, 2010
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