Stream HD Video Wirelessly from PC to TV via USB

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joytech22

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[citation][nom]mayankleoboy1[/nom]hey, my room is 50ft in length. you got something else for me?[/citation]

55ft HDMI maybe? haha

I like the way my Media centre is set up right now thank you very much, no point using something like this unless you don't have a media centre or are too lazy to plug in a HDMI/don't like the mess.
 

Supertrek32

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I can't see this being useful for most HTPCs.

It's USB 2.0. The usb end looks small, which means it's probably just an antenna - not big enough for video hardware.

Now, USB 2.0 has a maximum throughput of 60MB/s. Uncompressed 1080p at 24fps is something like 95MB/s. 60fps is around 120MB/s.

That means the device has to compress the video to send it (anyone image-quality conscious will turn away at this point). Since there doesn't appear to be hardware on the usb adapter, it means your processor needs to compress it. Compressing 1080p is a lot of work - especially when the computer has to decompress it from the original source at the same time.

Most HTPCs aren't really designed to be CPU power-houses. You can see how this would create an issue...
 

guardianangel42

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This is also old technology. Back in september when I was shopping for a christmas present for my mom I looked at this thing. Lag is terrible (1-2 seconds of lag) and video quality wasn't quite up to scratch.


Seriously tom's, get with the program.
 

barb_80

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Darns thing crashed my laptop.
Won't play Bluray.
WTF, gets audio but no video!

Almost $200.00!!!
Waiting for an RAM Number to return the junk.

Just use the HDMI cable.
 

ckthecerealkiller

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My PS3 does 1360x768 streaming from my media center pc over wifi... That's at 40ft through a wall. If I had LOS at 30ft I could maybe work 1080p.

At 30ft.. just buy a cable. 50ft HDMI cable is 30-40 dollars
 

curiousgeorgieo

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Hey guys, I actually dropped the $200 last year on this warpia product and not even once could I get it to work even with their tech support helping. Win764 and samsung6000 series tv. Be careful seems to be really glitchy for everyone.
 
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Might as well just buy an AppleTV 2G for $99 + an HDMI cable and you get almost same setup with better quality.
 
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Thanks for sharing this useful information with us. Its really nice to feel theater at home
 
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