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by imakesnowflakes 3865 days ago
Yes. That is what I am talking about. It seems like there are already cheap devices that can do wireless HDMI streaming [1].

[1] http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps...
1 comments
rahimnathwani 3863 days ago
You're not going to like the latency of using Airplay or similar over wifi, unless you're doing something non-interactive (like watching a movie).
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imakesnowflakes 3863 days ago
Is that so? I am not sure why there would be a noticeable latency. Wireless keyboards and mouse works fine from a distance. Besides, I am not suggesting using wifi for this, but a direct radio link.
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rahimnathwani 3863 days ago
"Is that so?"

Yes.

"I am not sure why there would be a noticeable latency."

Even if you don't understand it, the latency will still affect you.

"Wireless keyboards and mouse works fine from a distance."

Yes, they do. That's irrelevant. They don't use wi-fi, and they transmit significantly less data than used in a video signal.

"Besides, I am not suggesting using wifi for this, but a direct radio link."

You are suggesting using wifi. Your comment, to which I responded, included a link to an HDMI stick which streams video over wifi.

I'm suggesting that the device you linked (along with every other HDMI/wi-fi stick) will not serve your purpose, due to latency.

Feel free to buy it and report back your results if they differ :)

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imakesnowflakes 3863 days ago
>I'm suggesting that the device you linked (along with every other HDMI/wi-fi stick) will not serve your purpose..

Cool. Was not suggesting to use WiFi, Sorry for the misunderstanding. Also, I think you might be confusing latency with throughput.

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rahimnathwani 3863 days ago
"I think you might be confusing latency with throughput"

No, I'm not.

The problem with streaming video over wifi (e.g. Airplay) is latency, not throughput. That's why watching videos is fine (you don't care if there's a lag, as long as audio is travelling along the same path), but interactive stuff (like normal work) feels off.

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imakesnowflakes 3863 days ago
Ok. I thought so because you mentioned wireless keyboards transmit less data than a video signal..
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