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    Wireless TV streaming

    Discussion in 'Alienware 18 and M18x' started by Juang1985, Mar 30, 2015.

  1. Juang1985

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    Good Morning Everyone


    I'm kind of a noob when it come to wireless streaming.
    whats the best way to stream my m18x r2 to the tv with very minimum input lagg since i want it for gaming.

    what is the best way to do this? also how many items do i need to buy?and where can i find them for a decent price? from my understanding i need the card that goes in my laptop and also some kind of tv receiver?


    thanks in advance
     
    Juang1985, Mar 30, 2015
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    Anyone?
     
    Juang1985, Mar 31, 2015
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    I'm about to say it's not possible for gaming. Miracast is the protocol you're looking for, most modern smart tv today supports Miracast. Also Windows 8, and some Android phones supports Miracast. The thing is even with WiFi N (150 Mbps) you get a noticiable delay when moving mouse and stuff like that.

    I haven't tested Intel WIDI yet. But I'm not sure if you'll able to play games with it, because you need the Intel's IGP to WIDI to work.
     
    tyranus7, Mar 31, 2015
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    I think streaming and gaming is a bad combination.
    it tends to have a lot of issues due to conversion, signal range, bandwidth and lag.
    just keep in mind that your machine would have to convert your video-output to a wifi capable carrier.
    And then on the tv side it has to deconvert everything again.
    this takes time, and for gaming purposes a lot of time.

    i would suggest just using a cable directly to the TV.
    and a wireless keyboard and mouse.
     
    NiveQ, Apr 1, 2015
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    I believe the same. There's no problem on using it for watching movies and such but when it comes to gaming it's really hard for it not to fall behind.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 2, 2015
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  6. Juang1985

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    even if you wirelessly stream through the WIDI/sibeam card that dell used to sell with the system???
     
    Juang1985, Apr 2, 2015
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    WiDi works through the Intel card and WiHD isn't available for your machine.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Apr 3, 2015
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  8. steviejones133

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    I agree. WiDi is fine for doing TV but not for gaming. I used to have a WiDi enable card in my 14 and a D-Link box. Whilst it did work, it was so 'hit and miss' as to wether it would actually connect wirelessly, I lost patience with it. Maybe the best approach is a long HDMI cable. Such a shame that Dell did away with WiHD.
     
    steviejones133, Apr 4, 2015
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