You would like to connect your laptop to your HD TV? You would even more like to connect it without using to any cable ? You would like to connect wirelessly your laptop to your television set HD by the simple pressure of a key ? Believe it or not, it is possible! WiDi (for WIreless DIsplay) from Intel pushes away the limits of the full connected equipments : forget cables and complex configurations and enjoy your own system using the WiDi technology !
Connect the adapter WiDi to your television set HD via HDMI, follow some simple steps and it's already done! After the initial setting, you can easily share your screen by the simple pressure of a key.
WiDi is a firm technology developed by Intel so you need specific equipments.
Needed hardware :
1) computer using pentium or Celeron 2 CPU or intel Arandale (core i3 and i5).
2) Wifi chipset intel (Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200, Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300, Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000).
3) A box using the widi technology connected to the TV set thanks to a HMDI wire.
4) And of course a TV set using HDMI sockets.
Deal of the day
The history starts in 2010
With Core i3 and Core i5, Intel launched WiDi 1.0, a technology allowing to display your computer screen on a television set via the Wi-Fi technology. In 2011 with Sandy Bridge, Intel launches WiDi 2.0, and allows to enjoy the 1080p experiment's.
WiDi 2.0 improves 2 important aspects of the technology :
1) the highest definition passes from 1 280 x 720 (720p) to 1 920 x 1 080 (1080p)
2) the protected contents, whether it is DVD or Blu-ray, is supported.
So what’s next ?
During the CES 2012, Intel announced its intention to open its technology of video transmission wireless.
So, we can find manufacturers as Cavium, Mstar Semiconductor, Sigma Designs, Realtek, or still Wondermedia (read the full article here)
