Wireless monitor question...

[DGath]

How do these things work? Is it truely a simple monitor without wires, or more like a tablet PC? The reason I ask is I was wondering if you could use one of these as a wireless TV/DVD player if you had a TV tuner card in your PC. You'd probably need a remote control, but with the new Remote Wonder II's (which are RF), range wouldn't be a problem at all. How are the built in speakers on these things? Range?

For $800 this sounds like a pretty badass little toy.

Thanks

 

[buleyb]

got a link we can follow?

 

[Nebor]

No, the tablet PCs don't have enough bandwidth to support streaming DVDs, or games, or anything except basic functionality crap.

 

[dnuggett]

Originally posted by: Nebor
No, the tablet PCs don't have enough bandwidth to support streaming DVDs, or games, or anything except basic functionality crap.

I don't think you have been within a mile of a tabet PC if you say all them cannot run DVD's. That comment is flat out wrong. Pretty much any new Tablet with the M chip (95%) will be more than capable of playing a DVD.

 

[DGath]

Originally posted by: buleyb
got a link we can follow?

I dunnp, I'd just seen them around. Google "Wireless Monitor" and you'll get all the same information I know.

Originally posted by: Nebor
No, the tablet PCs don't have enough bandwidth to support streaming DVDs, or games, or anything except basic functionality crap.

Well that brings up one of my questions.... I've been around tablet PC's a few times, so I'm familiar with them. So is a wireless monitor the same as a tablet? What's the difference?

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: Nebor
No, the tablet PCs don't have enough bandwidth to support streaming DVDs, or games, or anything except basic functionality crap.

I don't think you have been within a mile of a tabet PC if you say all them cannot run DVD's. That comment is flat out wrong. Pretty much any new Tablet with the M chip (95%) will be more than capable of playing a DVD.

I dunno... It's pretty common knowledge that you can't get good quality video by 802.11B, and I *think* these run off B, not A or G, so I don't know that it will be fast enough for DVD. Sure, the processing is fast enough, but like he said... "Bandwidth."


I think this article explains most of my questions. It talks about how "wireless monitor" is an "awful" name for this gadget because that is not what it is. Looks like we're a few years off before there are actual wireless monitors in the sense we would think of them. They'll need at least G, along with some processing power to be a portable LCD able to do DVD's and TV. It'll be cool when they eventually come out though.

 

[MikeDub83]

The difference between a tablet PC and a wireless monitor are staggering. A wireless monitor (Microsoft's Mira technology IIRC) is simply an LCD monitor with pen support. The pen communicates with the monitor, and the monitor communicates with a WIRED desktop PC somewhere. A tablet PC is a full fledged laptop with pen support.

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: dnuggett

Originally posted by: Nebor
No, the tablet PCs don't have enough bandwidth to support streaming DVDs, or games, or anything except basic functionality crap.

I don't think you have been within a mile of a tabet PC if you say all them cannot run DVD's. That comment is flat out wrong. Pretty much any new Tablet with the M chip (95%) will be more than capable of playing a DVD.

READ...

He wasn't talking about playback local to the system. The poster is askiing about streaming video between two 802.11b clients.... And b does not offer enough bandwidth/support for that.

 

[Gunbuster]

Think of it as a dumb terminal

It boots to a terminal services client, good for a HT remote controll or web surfing, bad for high bandwidth video/audio.