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CES 2010: Intel's Wireless Display Technology
Techtree News Staff, Jan 08, 2010 1144 hrs ISTNew Intel Core i3, i5 laptops stream HD videos to HDTV using WiDi enabled adapter box
Intel CEO Paul Otellini announced new Wireless Display Technology during his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010. Intel's Wireless Display or WiDi connects Intel Core series CPU bearing laptop to HDTV via Wi-Fi and stream audio-video content. This WiDi technology can be used with Intel's freshly announced Intel Core i3 or Core i5 processors and Intel Core i7-620M. Intel's WiDi enabling devices (adapter boxes) will go on sale starting January 17 on Best Buy for U.S. consumers.
Intel's new Wireless Display Technology involves using Intel Core i7-620M, Core i3 or Core i5 based laptop with WiDi enabling adapter box for streaming the audio-video content from laptop to HDTV. Note that the television must have A/V output or HDMI port. Basically, the fully rendered display frames are captured and then sent as compressed video and audio to an adapter box via Wi-Fi Direct.
Check out the list of Intel WiDi requirements below.
Hence, a user will have to use 2010 announced Intel processors based laptop and Windows 7 (64-bit) will require 4GB RAM obviously. Also, one has to buy Intel Wireless Display supporting Adapter Box separately. This solution removes the hassle of hooking up cables, connectors and configuring a system to HDTV.
Netgear took the opportunity to debut first Wi-Di enabled device at the convention. Dubbed as Push2TV, this adapter box needs to be hooked with TV with A/V output or HDMI port. Post that this device will receive signal wirelessly from the source laptop. Netgear claims that Push2TV will reduce the wireless bandwidth overhead by up to 50 percent when compared with other WiDi enabling solutions.
In future, we may expect to see Intel Wireless Display enabled HDTVs and other TVs to be used with laptops.
Intel's new Wireless Display Technology involves using Intel Core i7-620M, Core i3 or Core i5 based laptop with WiDi enabling adapter box for streaming the audio-video content from laptop to HDTV. Note that the television must have A/V output or HDMI port. Basically, the fully rendered display frames are captured and then sent as compressed video and audio to an adapter box via Wi-Fi Direct.
Check out the list of Intel WiDi requirements below.
Hence, a user will have to use 2010 announced Intel processors based laptop and Windows 7 (64-bit) will require 4GB RAM obviously. Also, one has to buy Intel Wireless Display supporting Adapter Box separately. This solution removes the hassle of hooking up cables, connectors and configuring a system to HDTV.
Netgear took the opportunity to debut first Wi-Di enabled device at the convention. Dubbed as Push2TV, this adapter box needs to be hooked with TV with A/V output or HDMI port. Post that this device will receive signal wirelessly from the source laptop. Netgear claims that Push2TV will reduce the wireless bandwidth overhead by up to 50 percent when compared with other WiDi enabling solutions.
In future, we may expect to see Intel Wireless Display enabled HDTVs and other TVs to be used with laptops.
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