Wireless Display

Technoholic · 07-14-11, 09:09 PM

There's this technology in the world that is called wireless display. I'm having problem finding something like this. DLink has it and I saw it on engadget not long ago.

What exactly do you call this kind of technology, is it actually in the marketing now? If it is, I need to know the exact name so I can find it easily.

I'm interested in owning one. It cost $150~ if from DLink. It's nice to have something that you could connect your laptop without having headaches using the wires at any times.

Here's one, found thru google by "WiDi". http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...splay-adapter/

If I use BestBuy, it won't find such device.

frenchy2k1 · 07-15-11, 12:11 PM

there is no great wireless display solution yet.
All recent interfaces use too much bandwidth for wireless: HDMI can carry 5Gb+, Display port more than the double... So, it's either very short distance (line of sight/15ft), bulky adapters (with 3+ antennas), reduced display quality (as they need to compress the video stream on the fly) or all of the above.

So far, nothing beats a simple cable...

Bman212121 · 08-03-11, 08:27 AM

What Frenchy said. Plugging a cable into the side of your laptop is far easier than trying to get a wireless solution to work, and will have a better picture than wireless.

07-14-11, 09:09 PM	#1
Technoholic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Under your chair Posts: 1,728	Wireless Display There's this technology in the world that is called wireless display. I'm having problem finding something like this. DLink has it and I saw it on engadget not long ago. What exactly do you call this kind of technology, is it actually in the marketing now? If it is, I need to know the exact name so I can find it easily. I'm interested in owning one. It cost $150~ if from DLink. It's nice to have something that you could connect your laptop without having headaches using the wires at any times. Here's one, found thru google by "WiDi". http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...splay-adapter/ If I use BestBuy, it won't find such device. __________________ [MY PC] -- 3DMarkVantage: H7522 -- Q9450 @ 3.2GHZ 1.15V \| THERMALRIGHT TRUE BLACK ULTRA-120 \| DFI LANPARTY DK P45-T2RS \| 4GB G.SKILL DDR2-1000 -- EVGA 280GTX \| SAMSUNG 225BW \| X-FI XTREMEGAMER FPS \| Z-5300e \| Z-2300 \| 250GB SEAGATE \| RAZER LACHESIS -- 320GB WESTERNDIGITAL \| TAGAN 700W \| G15 rev. 2 \| NINE HUNDRED \| VISTA HOME PREMIUM -- no longer own this system [MY LAPTOP] -- MAC BOOK PRO 13" \| DUAL BOOT WITH WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64-BIT \| 2.3GHz i5 \| 4GB DDR3 \| -- OSX LION \| 320GB HDD -- Girlfriend's laptop is same as mine and it recently fried, lawl [STUFF] -- PSN: lqfocus06 -- AEKDB

07-15-11, 12:11 PM	#2
frenchy2k1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 446	Re: Wireless Display there is no great wireless display solution yet. All recent interfaces use too much bandwidth for wireless: HDMI can carry 5Gb+, Display port more than the double... So, it's either very short distance (line of sight/15ft), bulky adapters (with 3+ antennas), reduced display quality (as they need to compress the video stream on the fly) or all of the above. So far, nothing beats a simple cable... __________________ As the universe is curved, there cannot be a straight answer...

08-03-11, 08:27 AM	#3
Bman212121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,726	Re: Wireless Display What Frenchy said. Plugging a cable into the side of your laptop is far easier than trying to get a wireless solution to work, and will have a better picture than wireless.