ASUS BR-HD3 Delivers Wireless High Definition Entertainment

Wireless HDMI Kit Streams Stunning Images to Display Devices with Enhanced Convenience

Sydney, Australia, 13 January 2010 – ASUS announced the launch of the ASUS BR-HD3—a cross-room wireless HDMI kit that delivers 1080i HD video images wirelessly to display devices. By installing the BR-HD3, users can affordably transmit high-definition, real-time content from various devices such as HD set-top boxes, Blu-ray and DVD players, media PCs, digital cameras and even gaming consoles to their TV, LCD monitor or projector.   

The Wireless HDMI Kit supports a range of 30 metres for broadcasting signals, allowing users to watch programs in a different room to where the content is being streamed from.

The BR-HD3 extends the range of media players by eliminating the need to install expensive copper cables—with a limited optimal range of 5 metres. Home users can conveniently and cost-effectively connect their display devices to various players and media devices. This trouble-free installation consists of configuring a pair of HDMI transmitter and receiver to the various digital devices in a home. The HDMI transmitter and receiver operates in the 5GHz band of the WiFi 802.11n standard to easily stream HD content anywhere in a home. 

Users can control the video source even if it is located in another room with built-in IR relay capabilities. Family members just need to point a media player’s remote control to the display device’s IR receiver to control the functions of a media player—located in a separate room. The signals are wireless relayed to the media player via the HDMI transmitter/receiver pair and a wired IR blaster that leads to the media player.

With its embedded ADI JPEG2000 chipset and WiFi capabilities, the wireless HDMI kit distributes HD video streams using the wireless 802.11n standard up to 240Mbps throughput, to enable the display of high-definition, cinema-quality images—equal to that of wired solutions. Users can enjoy picture quality at up to 1080p resolution distributed at 30 frames per second or 1080i resolution at 60 frames per second.

It will be available from Altech and Synnex for RRP $699.

Specifications

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Please visit www.asus.com for more information.

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