Belkin‘s anticipated wireless HDMI box, FlyWire, will finally hit shop shelves in October, the accessory maker has said. That’s later than expected – and it’ll cost more too.
Belkin previewed FlyWire at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Back then, the company said it was looking forward to a summer release.
It also said it expected the box to cost between $499 and $599. It now turns out it’ll cost $700 to connect a single room’s devices – or $1000 if you want the multi-room model.
FlyWire delivers multiple uncompressed HDMI audio and video streams using proprietary wireless technology that operates in the 5GHz band. There’s a receiver unit for your HD TV. The FlyWire has six inputs – three HDMI, two component-video and one composite-video – and can switch between them.
All very clever, of course, but it seems a lot to pay just to eliminate a dozen or so wires from the back of your telly. That said, the multi-room option is attractive, and it’s a smart way to connect a large, wall-mounted screen to picture sources.
