HAVA

I saw the announcement from CES that coming in spring 2008 you'll be able to stream true 1080 HD (i.e. no downconverting to 480) throughout the wired or wireless-N network.

Will this be an available upgrade for your current models (i.e. the platinum HD) or will true HD only be available on future products?

It will not be possible to do this with any current-generation hardware, unfortunately. The data paths and requirements of the MPEG compression chip are quite different to handle true HD all the way through, not to mention that 802.11g would have a hard time keeping up with the data rate.

I could easily imagine wireless G having a tough time. But how about wired? The platinum doesn't have wireless and I guess that was more my question. If the stream was limited to 1 user wired (instead of 4), could the platinum be upgraded to stream true HD?

I am a little confused as well about the naming convention used by the current products. They all say "HD" but they really aren't since they down-convert to 480.

Yes, I'd imagine that 10/100 Ethernet networks would be OK with higher video streaming. We haven't done enough testing to be confident of this, and you should keep in mind that the cheap router you get with a tank of gas these days may not REALLY be able to keep sustained 80 Mbps going through it. For most people's web browsing needs at home, nobody's going to notice.

The hardware design of the current models absolutely, 100%, prevents them from delivering HD output format.

As far as the "HD" in the name of the product, I have to consider that creative marketing. You can connect the box to an HD source. The specs on the website are accurate if somewhat dense. Our main competitor, what's their names, Bling, Fling, I can't remember, also claim "HD compatible" on their higher end product and it is essentially the same story (so far).

So does that mean that there is a Hava that streams (and records) stuff in HD resolutions coming?

I already have the wireless HD, but I'd sell that off and pay a pretty penny for one that would actually stream the HD (even if it weren't wireless).

If so, any time-table on a release?

Yes that is correct! There is a Hava that streams (and records) stuff in HD resolutions coming.

However, the release date for it I can not give you a precise date, however expected release time is soon this year.

Will the HD streaming be compatible with the Titanium HD wireless using the 802.11n connection? or will we have to buy new box?

Dear Customer,


You do not have to buy a New Box to use HD resolution over 802.11N Network. HAVA Accepts following resolutions:


For NTSC:

480i (720x480 interlaced)
480p (720x470 progressive)
720p (1280x720 progressive)
1080i (1920x1080 interlaced)

PAL:

576i (720x576 interlaced)
576p (720x576 progressive)


However it down converts it to D1 = 720x480 for display on Client in local Viewing Mode and for remote viewing the resolution would be 320 x 240 for NTSC. This reduces bandwidth needs by a factor of 4 to optimize video given the lower available bit rate. In other words if you feed 720p it will get down converted to 720x480 before being displayed on your Desktop.HAVA down-coverts from the HD to SD inside the box by scaling the image horizontally from 16:9 to 4:3 aspect ratios. But when played back on the PC, the original 16:9 aspect ratio is restored giving an HD experience.


Regards,
HAVA Tech Support.

TheTechGuy wrote:Dear Customer,


You do not have to buy a New Box to use HD resolution over 802.11N Network. HAVA Accepts following resolutions:


For NTSC:

480i (720x480 interlaced)
480p (720x470 progressive)
720p (1280x720 progressive)
1080i (1920x1080 interlaced)

PAL:

576i (720x576 interlaced)
576p (720x576 progressive)


However it down converts it to D1 = 720x480 for display on Client in local Viewing Mode and for remote viewing the resolution would be 320 x 240 for NTSC. This reduces bandwidth needs by a factor of 4 to optimize video given the lower available bit rate. In other words if you feed 720p it will get down converted to 720x480 before being displayed on your Desktop.HAVA down-coverts from the HD to SD inside the box by scaling the image horizontally from 16:9 to 4:3 aspect ratios. But when played back on the PC, the original 16:9 aspect ratio is restored giving an HD experience.


Regards,
HAVA Tech Support.

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