Sewell's WiFi-based HD Media Extender should be more affordable

You know what's most annoying about wireless HD solutions? Two things, really. First off, 95 percent of 'em only come out to play at trade shows. Secondly, the other 5 percent require you to refinance your now-worthless home to even procure 'em. Sewell, a company known for delivering unexpected treasures when it comes to adapters, has just pumped out its very own wireless HDMI media extender. The good news is that it's shipping right now and it relies on 802.11a/n technology rather than WHDI, UWB or any other less ubiquitous option. The bad news is that 15 to 30 feet of cord-free AV goodness will set you back $1,199.95. You can weigh the pros and cons yourself, but we'll be begrudgingly sticking with coat hangers cheap-o interconnects 'til it becomes just a touch more of a bargain.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 1:00AM]

The beauty of the free market and supply and demand is that these will become 1/10th of the price in a relatively short period of time.

Free markets FTW!

The consumer electronics industry is one industry in which government regulation is rather sparse.... which is why prices fall so rapidly as technology increases.

Everything the government gets its hands all over becomes more expensive and screwed up. Think cars (CAFE standards, democrat controlled unions), energy (taxing oil production from every stage from discovery, refinement, delivery, and sales. Also not allowing them to build new refineries), banking (forcing institutions to make loans to people who can't afford them) Schools (limiting access to charter schools which cuts off competition which would force schools to improve) Social Security (robbed into bankruptcy) Health Care (medicaid is billions if not trillions of dollars in the red)

Can't wait until the government wants to force ridiculous energy consumption standards on consumer electronics devices. That oughta kill innovation for what we want and the government will instead become the consumer for which even consumer electronics are built.