New WiDi Adapters Let Notebooks Wirelessly Stream 1080p, Blu-ray Content to HDTVs2011-01-07 08:53 by DanielaTags: WiDi, HDTV, Blu-ray
Yes, that's WiDi (for Intel Wireless Display), not WiFi. But WiDi does use Wi-Fi to wirelessly move anything on a notebook screen to an HDTV-provided that the notebook is powered by one of Intel's latest processors, and that the set either has WiDi support built in, or you add it by connecting a WiDi adapter to one of the set's inputs. Any number of products now let you stream Internet video to a TV. But WiDi makes streaming any notebook content to your big screen exceptionally easy: You basically simply run Intel's software on the laptop. No additional wiring is required, and the technology is by all accounts extremely low latency, meaning that the lag between content appearing on the notebook screen and on the set is minimal. The biggest drawback is that the technology is proprietary: If your notebook doesn't have a current Intel CPU, you're out of luck. The good news is that the Wi-Fi Alliance is working on a technology standard that will match WiDi's capabilities, and that the Alliance will be able to certify for interoperability between products from different vendors. But that's a couple of years off. Read more -here-
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