FireWire speeds set to quadruple
Phew!
The 1394 Trade Association announced the S3200
electrical specification for FireWire. The specification builds upon the
existing IEEE 1394b standard by boosting the maximum speed from 800 megabits per
second to 3.2Gbps. Importantly, S3200 can use the cables and connectors already
in use for FireWire 800
products…
The association hopes to have the S3200 specification ratified by early February, and has used the speed boost to position FireWire as an alternative to other recent interfacing technologies…
The association also said that FireWire would soon be able to operate over cable television coaxial cables, and said S3200 would make the standard fast enough to move uncompressed high-definition television signals over long distances at a lower cost than HDMI, the current standard for HD connections.
Everyone hates HDMI connectors. They’re ready to fall out if a fly farts.
The association hopes to have the S3200 specification ratified by early February, and has used the speed boost to position FireWire as an alternative to other recent interfacing technologies…
The association also said that FireWire would soon be able to operate over cable television coaxial cables, and said S3200 would make the standard fast enough to move uncompressed high-definition television signals over long distances at a lower cost than HDMI, the current standard for HD connections.
Everyone hates HDMI connectors. They’re ready to fall out if a fly farts.
Posted: Tue - December 18, 2007 at 12:50 PM