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| Thread ID: 128544 | 2012-12-27 10:13:00 | WiDi over WDTV Live HD | BBCmicro (15761) | PC World Chat |
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| 1320335 | 2012-12-27 10:13:00 | WiDi on my new Ivy Bridge desktop works via our WD media player - sort of. The photos are of our 32" TV screen taken with a point-and-shoot camera. The close-up is the same picture as the other photo but with the camera closer to the screen. It shows that the resolution is quite good. (Desktop = 1280 x 720) I say 'sort of' works because there is a 16 sec delay! This is not normal. I had near-instant but must have enabled a wrong setting and haven't managed to correct it yet Some things I have discovered about WiDi: - for the desktop, it's only on Ivy Bridge - I'm using Z77N chipset on Gigabyte's 'Wifi' MB. I didn't need to add anything to get it going - the technology leverages off Intel's QuickSync so is mainlined into the CPU (and that is why the resolution is so good) - it works over a LAN (ie, not inherently limited to a direct wireless connection. I'm using a Wifi AP then a wireless bridge) - it only works properly if the media player is designed with WiDi in mind. That is the reason why Intel recommends WiDi receivers. (Rather than DLNA media players.) WiDi receivers use a direct WiFi connection - it uses the DLNA renderer protocol (ie, push from the desktop rather than pull from the media player) - the latest version of the WiDi software apparently is capable of 1920 x 1080 res @ 60ms delay. The Netgear Push-to-TV model PVT3000 released in Sept is said to achieve this latency. (The PVT3000 WiDi receiver can be powered via the TV's USB socket) - the WiDi technology is 'rough'. It was a bit of a hassle getting it going. For instance, it said my hardware wasn't capable of WiDi and I should go away and buy something else. But the problem was I hadn't enabled on-board graphics in the BIOS |
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| 1320336 | 2012-12-27 10:35:00 | Pretty good for pushing pics, web and general movies/content to your TV, not too good for gaming or the likes, still if you want to play games anything over 32'' is just silly :p I think WiDi is a good move and I'm glad it's working out for ya! I have a WiDi enables PC but not recivers... I wonder if you can widi between PC's (laptops?) I'll have to google that! | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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