A new study from In-Stat finds that wireless HD video-enabled products market looks prospective through 2014, with a robust triple-digit growth expected through four years.

The research, Wireless HD Video Technology: WHDI and WirelessHD Establish Market, While WiGig Establishes Specification, estimates that the number of shipments of HD video-enabled products will rise from the current levels of less than 1 million to nearly 13 million by 2014.

According to In-Stat (News - Alert), alternative video transmission technologies, WHDI, WirelessHD, and WiGig Alliance, are vying for a dominant position. The key differentiating factors include whole-home range, price and performance issues, single source, and time-to-market issues.

The wireless HD chip market, however, has shown slow progress so far, but it will eventually allow for high-bandwidth wireless technologies that can transmit HD video streams, according to a news report.

While the WHDI and WirelessHD chip average selling prices will fall over 25 percent annually through 2014, WHDI (backed by AMIMON) and WirelessHD (backed by SiBeam) device shipments will grow at triple-digit annual percentage rates through 2014.

WirelessHD is championed by chipmaker SiBeam and backed by NEC, Panasonic (News - Alert), Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and LG.

Competitive technologies prevailing in the wireless HD video-enabled products market include various flavors of Wi-Fi, Intel's Wireless Display or “WiDi” initiative, and Sony's TransferJet.

WiGig Alliance members include: Broadcom, Dell, Intel, LG Electronics (News - Alert), Microsoft, NEC, Nokia, NXP, Panasonic, and Samsung.

 “The long term projection is for significant growth in wireless HD video-enabled product shipments. However, these technologies are likely several years away from hitting the sweet spot of the consumer electronics or “CE” and PC markets,” Brian O'Rourke, principal analyst for In-Stat, said.

“There are still significant price and performance issues that need to be overcome before device manufacturers fully adopt these technologies,” O'Rourke said.

The report explores the three key wireless HD video transmission technologies of WHDI, WirelessHD, and WiGig Alliance (News - Alert). It also tracks the annual penetration through 2014 of all three technologies into 14 applications within the following segments: Consumer Electronics, Personal Computers, Mobile Phones, and Industrial/Medical applications.