WiDi

Intel Wireless Display, WiDi abbreviated, an Intel technology that allows the screen contents of a PC 's ( with WiDi -enabled motherboard ) or a notebook to a compatible device ( TV, projector, HDMI adapter etc. ) to stream. WiDi can thus be viewed as Intel's competitor to Apple's AirPlay technology.

To use the technique, the notebook must be the hardware side meet two requirements: Firstly, you need an Intel Core i CPU of the Arrandale series, and on the other a wireless display -enabled WLAN module from the Centrino series (as of 2010). The operating system Windows 7 is required. Intel Wireless Display supports video resolutions up to 1920 × 1080 pixels, the 1080p standard television standard high definition television. The transfer content copyright protected Blu -ray Discs or DVDs is now supported. Although notebook side, the WLAN module is used for transmission, simultaneous surfing the Internet.

Intel has abandoned its proprietary WiDi standard in favor of open standards Miracast. The available since October 2012 Version 3.5 of the Intel WiDi driver already supports sending to Miracast receiver.