

Although not all features and performance claims will apply with a Miracast receiver, you should be able to get wireless display functionality from a WiDi enabled system to a Miracast receiver. The receiver has to feature USB ports, but with that in place you'll be able to get wireless access to USB HID devices such as keyboards, mice, game pads, etc.Īlso on the feature side, Intel is announcing full support for the WiFi Alliance's Miracast specification. On the feature side there's now support for streaming USB wirelessly as well as display. Today Intel is announcing version 3.5 of its WiDi software with some significant feature and performance boosts. Since then Intel has been regularly updating the WiDi software stack to add new features and improve performance. The initial version of Intel's WiDi was limited in resolution (720p only), features (no HDCP support) and performance (very high latency). On the receiving end you'll need a WiDi receiver of course.

Two years ago Intel introduced its wireless display technology (Intel WiDi) that uses the host CPU to encode a stream of whatever is on your screen and send it wirelessly to a receiver connected to a TV or other display. As a recap, to support WiDi you need a supported hardware platform (Arrandale/Clarkdale, Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge) and an Intel wireless adapter.
