Cavium Networks, a Mountain View chipmaker, demonstrated a wireless TV system that could convince gamers to opt for a wireless TV someday.

While wireless TVs today solve the cable clutter issue since attached cable and DVD boxes are linked wirelessly and out of sight, the problem is that wireless can be a bit slow. That’s a game ender for players who can’t wait a second or two to react to fast-paced events onscreen.  

The reason for that delay? Today’s wireless TVs encode a video frame as soon as they receive it, but that can be too late for some sports and game lovers. Cavium’s solution is a chip that encodes video before it receives the full frame.  Plus, it’s based on the H.264 video compression standard, which Blu-ray video and other high-definition video streams are based on.

During an early CES event, Cavium demonstrated its Cavium PureVu Video Processor CNW3602 chip together with Wi-Fi chips from Ralink Technology Corp. It was sending 1080p-quality, high-definition video over a standard Wi-Fi network. The result: No stops or stutters. It looked like my own wired HDTV at home. Read the press release for more about the technology.

It’s an interesting technology that could finally pave the way for wireless TVs to become mainstream. And neat freaks everywhere will welcome a clean living room with no cables cluttering the view.

More CES 2009 coverage: 

• Powermat: Charging up without cables — or electricity!
• What we all need: A Minoru (3D webcam)
• How green can Fuji’s EnvironMax batteries be?
• Meade’s no muss, no fuss automated telescope
• CES gadgets: D-Link’s nifty photo router, USB monitor
• A smaller, cheaper CES: Will it be better?

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