For those unaware of the technology, Intel Wireless Display, AKA WiDi, is a new feature in many new laptops this summer. With a device that hooks up to your TV, you can wirelessly transmit what’s on your laptop’s display to the television.
At work, Best Buy, we’re using a Toshiba computer and HDTV, and the NetGear Push2TV as our display for WiDi.
Here’s an example situation: I have the WiFi on, so I’m connected to our wifi network and browsing the internet. The MyWiFi program (which is what actually controls the feature in Windows) is running but not yet connected to the NetGear. When I have MyWiFi start to connect to the NetGear, my connection to the wifi network drops and the TV will sync, now displaying what’s on the laptop’s screen, however it no longer is connected to the internet because the WiFi is now turned off. If I then try to reconnect to the WiFi to get online, the WiDi connection drops.
Literally: if WiDi is on, WiFi is off. If WiFi is on, WiDi is off. My coworkers and I are now under the assumption that’s just how the technology works, which is pretty lame. Are we wrong, @garryweil? Is this some sort of error?
