Smarter Home Theater: Getting Technical with Liquid HD

Liquid HD is the new best friend for home theater owners. Although most home theater owners are not necessarily interested in the technical aspects of the capabilities of Liquid HD, an overall understanding of the technical details can help make Liquid HD more appealing and less threatening for the technologically uninitiated.

During the analog days of home theater, home theater owners were able to run coaxial cable throughout their homes to connect all television sets for whole-home video distribution. With the move to digital, the capability was lost. Liquid HD re-establishes whole-home connectivity. Liquid HD works very simply from a consumer prospective. For example, the home theater owner has a TV with Liquid HD built into it. With the addition of a Liquid HD-equipped Blu-Ray player and a DVR with Liquid HDMI, the devices simply need to be connected using the existing coax network in the home. The technology will automatically discover any devices equipped with Liquid HD without any programming or technological intervention on the part of the consumer. All the consumer needs to do is follow on-screen instructions using provided icons. Icons appear on the screen for all available devices, such as a Blu-Ray icon, a cable service icon, or IP TV service icon. The user selects the icon that corresponds to the device of choice. The process is very similar to the input selection menu for using HDMI 1 for a DVR, HDMI 2 for a DVD player, and HDMI 3 for a game console. But, the selection menu is available at the iconic level, making connecting to the selected device easier.

For home theater owners wishing to implement Liquid HD into their home theater systems, any existing coaxial cable or other existing connection may be used. In other words, if the entire house is wired by coax, it is possible to transmit a high definition signal using the existing coax. There is a networking technology commonly referred to as MOCA, or multi-media over coax, which enables coaxial wiring to carry network traffic. MOCA enable Liquid HD to work over coax. Additionally, wireless is capable over Wi-Fi connections. Finally, a technology called Home Plug AV allows home theater owners to use existing power outlets to carry signals as well; and, finally, basic Ethernet works as well.

Regardless of its technical aspects, Liquid HD is poised to become a must-have for most homes that have any kind of electronics entertainment set up, particularly home theaters. With the extensive possibilities of Liquid HD technology, home theater owners can rest assured that there is no loss of quality content, regardless of how the system is connected.