Posted by John on 06/11/06 14:57

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote in message
news:128oa5h8el3j3ba@corp.supernews.com...
>
> Just observing that you get more bang-per-buck with
> a cheap MD recorder in the pocket than with any
> "budget" toy-plastic wireless mic. I am fortunate
> to have re-invested my money into reasonably good
> wireless mics, but I rememeber when I was trying to make the most logical
> choices on near-zero
> budgets. This is only an option here in the era of inexpensive
> computer-based NLE video post
> produciton. And with the changing frequency
> spectrum assignments, and the explosion of RF
> devices that people carry around with them,
> cheap wireless mics are becoming even less
> attractive (if that is even possible).
>
> OTOH, I have learned (the hard way) that we must
> now *require* everyone on-set to turn OFF their
> cell phones, Blackberry's, etc. Even wired mics
> are susceptable to the pseudo-random transmssions
> of a cell-phone in the pocket of the talent.

Is it feasible to make a digital wireless mic based on WiFi (802.11)
technology?
With WiFi, frequency conflict shouldn't be a problem (interferences reduces
throughput but audio requires very little bandwidth, especially if digitally
compressed), the receiver can handle multiple streams, and the components
are cheap. But no such product exist. Wonder why.



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