[Presto]

Someone help me out with this. I see WIDI adapters that connect to the TV for receiving WIDI video. What's required on the laptop side to connect to the WIDI adapter? Is it software? Is it a mobile chipset thing? Does it just use WIFI? Is it specific to certain laptop models?

EDIT: nm figured it out. It's a combination of hardware and software.

[Jayboogz]

Interesting... Can u possibly show how its done? I would like to know too thanks!

[Presto]

Basic requirements look like i7 or i5 processor with Intel HD 3000 integrated graphics and a Centrino Wireless N adapter. The latest laptops my company ordered in from Dell appear to fit those hardware requirements. However, it didn't have any WIDI software pre-installed, which may be a problem since one of the requirements is pre-installed Intel My WIFI software. I'll give it a shot when I'm back in the office, next week.




The drivers are here:
Intel® Wireless Display — Software and drivers for Intel® Wireless Display (http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wtech/iwd/sb/CS-031109.htm)

Requirements are on this page:
Intel® Wireless Display — System requirements for the Intel® Wireless Display (http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wtech/iwd/sb/CS-031059.htm)

[!Aznboi128]

this was out couple years back, found it pretty cool, little to no lag.

[Soundy]

Basically all that cool stuff that Mac/iPhone/iPod/iPad and AppleTV do right out of the box... *yawn*

[Manic!]

Basically all that cool stuff that Mac/iPhone/iPod/iPad and AppleTV do right out of the box... *yawn*

You need apple TV to connected to your TV to connect Other pod devices to your TV wirelessly. You can't connect your pod device to your TV right out of the box. My laptop have WIDI built in and I can connect to some TV's right out of the box.

[Soundy]

You need apple TV to connected to your TV to connect Other pod devices to your TV wirelessly. You can't connect your pod device to your TV right out of the box. My laptop have WIDI built in and I can connect to some TV's right out of the box.

UH-huh... which ones?

MOST TVs still require SOME sort of box attached to do ANY kind of wireless streaming.

[Manic!]

UH-huh... which ones?

MOST TVs still require SOME sort of box attached to do ANY kind of wireless streaming.

LG TV's and now set top boxes including blu ray players are starting come with Widi built in. The big thing with Widi is it uses the computers CPU to compress the video before sending. Other ways of sending video wirelessly need to compress video using separate hardware increasing cost. Intel wants Widi in everything.

[!MiKrofT]

Basically all that cool stuff that Mac/iPhone/iPod/iPad and AppleTV do right out of the box... *yawn*
WiDi is still relatively new in that currently you need an adapter however displays will eventually be coming with WiDi built in. This will not happen with Apple as they are so closed. The only way you'll see this on the Apple side is they release an actual iTV type of device.

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[SkinnyPupp]

Basically all that cool stuff that Mac/iPhone/iPod/iPad and AppleTV do right out of the box... *yawn*
Oh and all you have to do is keep buying APPLE products! And own a video player that is made to only play videos bought on iTunes! How convenient!