What Does WirelessHD (WiHD) Mean?
WirelessHD (WiHD) is a standard for the wireless transmission of high-definition video data content meant for consumer electronic devices. The standard is proprietarily owned by Silicon Image and is now backed by a consortium that currently has 40 members including LG, Samsung, NEC, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba and Philips. The WirelessHD standard is meant to be used for consumer electronic devices such as mobile devices, PCs and entertainment devices like TVs.
Techopedia Explains WirelessHD (WiHD)
The WirelessHD specification uses a 7-GHz channel that is within the 60-GHz extremely high frequency (EHF) band so it can allow highly compressed or uncompressed digital transmission of high-definition audio/video data signals, making it the wireless equivalent of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI).
