Wireless Display (WiDi) is discontinued technology developed by

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that enables users to stream music, movies, photos, videos and apps without cables from a compatible computer to a compatible

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or through the use of an adapter with other HDTVs or

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s. Intel WiDi supports HD

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video quality,

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, and

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for interacting with applications sent to the TV from a PC running

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or later. Using the Intel WiDi Widget, users can perform different functions simultaneously on their PC and TV such as checking email on the PC while streaming a movie to the TV from the same device. WiDi development was discontinued in 2016 in favor of

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, a standard developed by the

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and natively supported by

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and later. Intel's Wireless Display should not be confused with

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operating system's built-in ''Wireless Display'' app (formerly ''Connect'') which works with Miracast.

Version history

* 2010 - WiDi 1.0 - Supports 720p * 2011 - WiDi 2.0 - Supports 1080p * 2012 - WiDi 3.0 - Supports 1080p @ 60 FPS * September 2012 - WiDi 3.5 - Supports Windows 8, touch functionality, 1080p output, 3D content, HDCP2, Blu-ray, and USB devices and Miracast. * 2013 - WiDi 4.0 * 2014 - WiDi 4.1WiDi – Wireless Display Overview, Specifications, Testing and Demos
by Chippy, 2014-02-20, UMPCPortal * 2014 - WiDi 4.2 - 5 GHz Wi-Fi support (with compatible receiver) * 2015 - WiDi 5.1 - Supports 4k - Ultra HD displays * 2015 - WiDi 6.0 * October 2015 - The marketing and development of WiDi applications was discontinued by Intel, who said that this was because the Miracast standard was natively supported in Windows for wireless display.

Miracast

The Miracast standard is supported in Intel Wireless Display versions 3.5 through 6.0, when it was discontinued. After this development, Intel recommended that business users utilize Intel Unite as a platform for collaboration. Miracast was included in Android 4.2

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s through Android 7, and on Windows 8.1 and 10. It can stream on TVs, projectors, and media players.

References

External links

WiDi
at Intel.com
The Main Wireless HDMI Transmission Protocols and Their Typical Products
Comparison of different wireless HDMI transmission protocols at Portablehifi.com {{Intel Computer display standards Intel products Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Direct Wireless display technologies

Version history

Miracast

See also

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