Belkin today unveiled a handful of recent products aimed toward making your TV a little more streamy. The ScreenCast AV 4 allows you to stream content from devices like Blu-ray players to an HDTV without the necessity for an HDMI cable. The transmitter plugs into the source device and the receiver plugs into the television, making it possible to observe 1080p video wirelessly. The ScreenCast AV 4 will run $249.99 when it hits next month. The company’s Universal HDTV Adapter and Universal Wireless AV Adapter, meanwhile, offer up wireless for TVs, making it possible to stream content with dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter offers up streaming for a single Internet-ready set, while the Universal Wireless AV Adapter works with as much as four AV devices. Both come in this month, and should run you $79.99 and $99.99, respectively. More info on all three after the break.
Banish Home Theater Cords and Wires with New Wireless Home Theater Solutions from Belkin(Playa Vista, CA) – September 7, 2011 – Belkin today launched a brand new line of wireless home theater products designed to streamline home theater setups and deliver full-HD content for your HDTV without messy wires and cables. Belkin ScreenCast AV 4 Wireless AV-to-HDTV Adapter lets you wirelessly connect as much as four home theater devices on your HDTV from another location as much as 100 feet away; while the Universal Wireless AV Adapter and Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter enable enhanced Wi-Fi® performance on Internet-ready smart TVs for wireless video streaming.
“Home theaters have gotten standard in today’s houses and regularly design aesthetics may be just as influential in purchasing decisions as performance. But regardless of how sleek and classy components are, the tangle of wires and cables that accompany them are an enormous distraction,” said Nate Kraft, director of world product management for Belkin’s networking division. “With our new wireless home theater products we would have liked to construct upon Belkin’s expertise in wireless networking to simplify and streamline the house theater setup and enhance the house theater experience.”
ScreenCast AV 4
ScreenCast AV 4 wirelessly connects your house theater equipment for your HDTV via a transmitter connected to the device’s HDMI connection. Installation is straightforward-simply plug the HDMI® transmitter into your source device, including a Blu-ray™ player, and plug the receiver into your HDTV. The powerful transmitter helps you to locate AV equipment as much as 100 feet away within a room, or hide them in a closet or adjacent room at a discounted distance.
ScreenCast AV 4 helps you to benefit from the best picture and sound quality with full-HD 1080p resolution, 3D video, and as much as 5.1 channels of surround sound. ScreenCast AV also offers total control of your property entertainment system. The included infrared emitter connects to the ScreenCast AV transmitter and relays the signal out of your AV devices’ remote controls, allowing you to make use of the prevailing controllers, even if the devices can be found in another room.
“ScreenCast AV 4 is the right solution for both home theater buffs and interior design enthusiasts because it allows you to wall-mount your HDTV for ideal viewing without costly rewiring or drilling holes to your wall,” said Kraft.
Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter and Universal Wireless AV Adapter
Belkin’s Universal Wireless products turn any Internet-ready TV right into a Wi-Fi-enabled TV and make getting connected to services like Netflix®, Pandora®, and Hulu Plus® easy. Both the Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter and the Universal Wireless AV Adapter work with all brands of Internet-ready TVs and supply dual-band performance for better wireless signals and high-quality 3D and HD video streaming. Both feature easy setup and plug-and-play wireless streaming using your existing home network and wireless router.
The Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter is designed specifically for smart TV applications. Powered by a USB cable that connects to any compatible smart TV, it offers superior wireless performance over USB dongles. Unlike wireless adapters from TV manufacturers, the Belkin Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter works with all brands of smart TVs and will be mounted anywhere at the back of the television for enhanced streaming capabilities.
While the Universal Wireless HDTV Adapter enables Wi-Fi access for a single Internet-ready TV and mounts on to the back of the television in the course of the Ethernet port, the Universal Wireless AV Adapter is designed to attach as much as four AV devices for streaming to multiple components. Devices are connected to the Universal Wireless Adapter, which then accesses the web through your existing home network. This permits you to have wireless access on your front room although your router lives elsewhere in the house.
“Streaming content is changing the best way we watch television, play games, and use our home theater systems, and Belkin’s Universal Wireless products will let you get your gaming console, smart TV, or Blu-ray player connected on your home network without needing to arrange or reconfigure your wireless router,” said Kraft.
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