Is it possible to have an entertainment system without all those wires hanging loosely and running across the floor to other speakers?
The various technology modules do exist, some in their nascent stages others quite mature. You can stream audio through Bluetooth, can stream 4k videos through wireless HD or WHDI, though these are different standards, can transmit wireless power up to 30ft with some modules to take care of powering the units and speakers.
Question is why haven’t the OEM and ODMs integrated all these to a consumer device that you would just come setup, pair and play?
Might be overlooking something @jimmy_m @Deorro @TerribleWaste @Chloe @kamnjoro where’s the problem in integrating these and getting rid of those wires
my two cents worth
i think the problem here is not whether its doable or not, the problem seems to be lack of standardization, every OEM provider seems to use a proprietary standard to reach the same goal.
They can create their own proprietary system but never seem to do much with it, haven’t seen much from Sony SAir, and Samsung seem to have an interest in all different standards consortium, can’t they use their influence and choose the best standard and push them into their devices, pretty sure entire industries would follow what Samsung choose hence creating better products
Samsung seems to be succeeding where many are lagging behind, currently they are holding to it for gain purposes.
as a business manager, the idea is always to make some more money before the competition, and as you know, proprietary standards based products come at a premium, so it would make more sense not to push the standardization, milk as much as possible before the regulators come in.
basic principle, hold on as much as possible to anything that gives you a competitive edge over your competitor, tilt the playing field to your favor before the regulator evens it out
Wireless speakers have to be powered somehow and having a proper system without cables would have to either have several outlets or battery charging points and also increased power consumption. I’m also imagining a situation where one has to use a wireless 10 inch sub/woofer, the accompanying mids and tweeters, all powered separate, and will they have enough oomph in comparison to the wired ones?
Old is gold. I got a techniks AVR, the proper old school ones with DSP, that are in sections, and the sound is amazing!!! Wireless speaker nitatumia kama siko karibu na outlet.
Edit: My thoughts exactly…
https://www.cnet.com/news/the-wireless-speaker-paradox-they-always-have-wires/
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Don’t think Samsung do proprietary really well, proprietary is Apple’s domain. Samsung are good at commercializing tech, their bada os and Samsung App Store were a flop, but they made Android and USB wildly successful so I figure they tested Qi and Rezence with their S6 with the public to see which is more popular to be on their devices
my personal view: (citation is required)
i think the main problem is that all this is relegated as a luxury and not a basic requirement, if its reclassified, near field power would be a reality within a year, tesla proved it over 100 years ago and i also remember reading an article about some MIT students who had managed to show case near field wireless power transmission up to distances of several meters (there were some inefficiencies, i believe)
whats preventing the geeks from tapping on to this with some serious funding from governments and blue chip companies.
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Probably with microwave antennas and receivers of EM radiation can provide enough wattage to power the speakers, of course their has to be the original power source then can be transmitted wirelessly to the other speakers
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With Moore’s law and the need to keep on innovating will push them to looking at this on a need basis and use it to market the hype, remember how Samsung hyped the BT and the capability to wirelessly print, it’s now a standard feature in every device
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Sometimes I happen to experience technology “munchies” where I read a lot but then mostly forget, and I happened across this article but I thought this would be atleast 10 years before we see them going commercial and it totally disappeared from my mind. Disney research came up with a wireless transmission method that could power electronics in a room…
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-02-wireless-power-transmission-safely-devices.html
If only one company showed interest, then a scramble could begin and we the consumers end up benefitting
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Maybe a small daring startup could implement such and provide the spark, then the tech gorillas would snatch it up, like the Oculus way to VR commercialization
Intel is a member of Rezence wireless consortium, does it mean one day laptops and tablets will come installed with that capability? Imagine walking into Java and placing your laptop or tablet on the table and it charges as you use, that will give rise to quite a number of furniture installed with that ability, Ikea seems to be leading the pack on that
:D:D:D
just been thinking about this … btw in above case scenario who picks up the power bill?
can you imagine a situation where all devices are wireless electricity ready and we are all driving electric cars and using cordless gadgets, all i need is park next to your house/office and i will recharge my car and drive off (multiply that by X other possible users/uses). or would we have to put passwords on our power distribution points like we do on our WIFI routers or something like Bluetooth paring 
or do we comeup with dynamic billing mode based on gadgets MAC address :D:D
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The payoff for restaurants would be on customer satisfaction and loyalty, people already plug in their gadgets to the power outlets, McDonald’s and Starbucks already have the system in place
Back on the day I had a Sony HT that had some degree of wireless transmission (there was no cable connection between the main system unit and the surround speakers). A cool feature that however proved to be not worth the trouble. Ilikuwa inapoteza connection on a whim.
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Must have been operating on the 2.0++ Ghz range, where the signal requires an absolute line of sight and the slightest obstruction creates an outage or a multipath
At the time sikujua sana hiyo maneno so didn’t investigate. I recall the device needed to be paired prior to operation.
Hehe nowadays most don’t require a direct unobstructed line
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Sony 1000w is partially wireless rear sorround only
Having a sound system incorporated into the construction of a house with outlets is one way of curing this wireless problem. To upgrade you pull the wires from the conduit and place new speakers and wires. It is a viable way to enjoy your sound conveniently as we wait for the wireless tech to be viable.