I hope in 2008 I be in better shape to buy something like. I am save money for it.

Cut the cord on HD

Wireless Hi-Def is just around the corner. The latest HDMI gear means all your kit could be cable-free by November.

The wireless brainwave comes from Tzero Technologies and Analog Devices, and means with one box at your video source, and another behind the telly, you’ll be cable-free in a jiffy.

It’s the first time a wireless HDMI setup has been made to conform to the stringent quality standards set up by Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony, and means there’s a link reliability of at least 95% between devices, with an error rate of less than 1 in one hundred million.

That’s the sort of quality control we love, and means the new system’s guaranteed to avoid interference from microwaves and cordless phones, as well as coping with three or more HD streams over 10 meters. That’s enough for all but the most palatial of living rooms.

There’s no pricing yet, but Tzero says the kit will start to go on sale in November. Even better, it’s tempting manufacturers with cut price components to provide wireless inside their products from the off.

Apparently, with adoption by manufacturers, a wireless setup could add as little as £50 to the total cost of a telly or DVD player. That certainly beats splashing out on expensive and unsightly cables.