Getting a settop box vs. waiting for wireless HDMI to arrive
Due to Netflix outage this week I was thinking about getting their Vudu appliance for instant on-demand streaming to a TV set. But then, it seems that those appliances are just interim products, till we move to something better, sort of like CD-ROMs.
The better in this case is wireless HDMI. Since Netflix already supports streaming part of their catalogue to your PC, it’s just the matter of time till you can get that stream in high-def, and then plug in a wireless HDMI adapter to stream it directly to the television, bypassing a settop box entirely.
A limited selection of wireless HDMI products on the market is pretty pricey nowadays compared to a box from Vudu sold through Netflix. A set of extenders from Gefen is currently $700. Belkin Flyware HDMI transmitter is also $700. Hopefully the pricing would follow the DVD player timeline close enough.