The biggest fesature of JB 4.2 that I don't see people talking about

[SAWYER]

Wireless tv streaming, like mirroring on ios to an Apple TV

I read an article that said LG is going to start putting it in their tv's and I'm sure Samsung and the other manufacturer's will, this could be an industry standard and huge

 

[Strk]

Do you mean Miracast?

 

[SAWYER]

yes

 

[cmdrdredd]

Why talk about something that requires me to buy a $1k+ TV to use and something I'll probably never touch when my TV is hooked up to a cable box with VOD, has Netflix built in and has a PS3 connected with all the options that come with that?

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Have to buy a new TV for this? While this is nice it requires you to refresh technology. Or given the technology we currently have like HDMI connecting tablet/phone to TV?

 

[McWatt]

This looks like it's the same as WiDi, which has been on laptops for quite awhile. And now that I check Wikipedia I see that WiDi is being updated to support the Miracast standard too.

The comparison is relevant because WiDi is usable on your current TV with a $30-40 receiver, so maybe Miracast will be usable without a new TV.

 

[cmdrdredd]

This looks like it's the same as WiDi, which has been on laptops for quite awhile. And now that I check Wikipedia I see that WiDi is being updated to support the Miracast standard too.

The comparison is relevant because WiDi is usable on your current TV with a $30-40 receiver, so maybe Miracast will be usable without a new TV.

Still, extra hardware to buy...I have too many boxes already

 

[Zink]

Anand did an article and the tech looks pretty great. $60 getting cheaper than before, the Apple TV just has a bit of an advantage because Apple does the TV and the Wireless display parts so they sell one device. It seems like everything isn't quite ready yet, I don't see any videos of this product actually in use and it is still "pre-standard".

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6312/intels-widi-35-much-faster-usb-miracast-support-and-new-receivers
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6321/...lineup-with-push2tv-3000-and-neotv-300-series
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/NETGEAR+...&skuId=6510137

 

[BenSkywalker]

DLNA?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance

I understand Miracast does more, but I think you'll find that it isn't something most users would care about. The channels I can't already watch on my phone or tablet could be an advantage to it(though honestly, all the ones I've tried I already can). I guess it is an evolutionary feature to something that has been common on Android devices for years now, so it isn't that big of a deal. Not saying it won't be better, but it is an incremental advancement. Also not seeing anyone talking about Swype style keyboard being the new default, but considering it is comparable to the Miracast evolution that doesn't surprise me.

 

[s44]

Gaming, and transferring live streams. DLNA is (only) really good for preloaded files.

Samsung already has their proprietary implementation of WiDi in the Note 2 (and SGS3? not sure). Wonder if this will become fully Miracast compliant with the 4.2 update.

 

[gorcorps]

This looks like it's the same as WiDi, which has been on laptops for quite awhile. And now that I check Wikipedia I see that WiDi is being updated to support the Miracast standard too.

The comparison is relevant because WiDi is usable on your current TV with a $30-40 receiver, so maybe Miracast will be usable without a new TV.

That would be a lot easier to stomach than a new TV. It'd be a pretty big mistake to require everyone have a certain TV to use such a feature.

 

[dlock13]

That would be a lot easier to stomach than a new TV. It'd be a pretty big mistake to require everyone have a certain TV to use such a feature.

Google said themselves that they expect MiraCast capable boxes should be available for under $100... Let me see if I can find the article..

Edit:

Miracast boxes for existing TVs are expected to go on sale from a variety of companies soon, and Google expects them to cost well under $99.

Here's the link.

 

[gorcorps]

Google said themselves that they expect MiraCast capable boxes should be available for under $100... Let me see if I can find the article..

Edit:



Here's the link.

Sweet. I'd even pay a full $100 or more for a proper google TV experience with miracast support.

 

[Red Storm]

Sweet. This is a very useful feature to me so looking to get one of these boxes.

 

[dlock13]

Sweet. I'd even pay a full $100 or more for a proper google TV experience with miracast support.

Sweet. This is a very useful feature to me so looking to get one of these boxes.

That's what I'm thinking Google is planning here. That's probably why they aren't building the Nexus Q anymore, and they'll turn that into a Google TV product to use with their services and as a MiraCast/game system via MiraCast.

Exciting times!

 

[ponyo]

I'm looking forward to the next GoogleTV. I have the Revue, and I like it. But it was half finished product. New GoogleTV with something like Exynos 5 would be killer. Now there's port of XBMC on Android, everything is in place. We just need ARM GoogleTV.

 

[openwheel]

all these boxes without OTA capability are useless.

 

[dlock13]

all these boxes without OTA capability are useless.

I'm assuming if it's a Google TV box, it'll have OTA.

 

[Reliant]

I am curious how Miracast will perform. Airplay Mirroring works pretty well for Apple products, but there is a slight lag which makes gaming in timing based games a bit rough. After playing the Wiiu demo unit and seeing how responsive that was, I'm curious if it's going to come down to a WiFI vs BT connection being the limiting factor for performance.