![]() The included drivers only work on Windows, so Mac users need not apply… unless they’ll be loading up Windows via Boot Camp. That rules out netbooks and underpowered ultraportables, but today’s full-sized consumer laptops and modern desktops should have more than enough horsepower. Specifically, Diamond recommends the use of at least a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo-an AMD equivalent should do-for an optimal 1080p experience with the VStream. WiDi, as it’s known, works only with certain combinations of Intel processors and Wi-Fi cards, whereas Diamond’s solution requires little more than a free USB 2.0 port and a processor quick enough to do the job. This adapter’s $119.99 asking price might seem onerous compared to a generic HDMI cable, but it’s not much pricier than adapters for Intel’s Wireless Display technology. The Diamond VStream WPCTV1080H adapter we’ll be looking at today promises to augment just about any reasonably quick Windows system with wireless 1080p output capabilities. Thankfully, it’s 2011, and such a feat is both possible and easy. Wouldn’t it be great if you could magically beam video content from your PC to your HDTV without the need for pesky cables? ![]() ![]() ![]() You can forget about loafing around on Facebook while watching the latest Top Gear, too. Leaving the laptop next to the TV alleviates the cabling problem, but it means having to get off the couch to control playback. You’ve got to unroll the thing, plug it in, and try not to trip over it while walking to the couch with drinks and popcorn obscuring your view. There’s nothing technically wrong with that solution, but having a long HDMI cable running across one’s living room has some downsides. For the lazy or indifferent, getting shows from Netflix or BitTorrent into the living room usually involves a plain old HDMI cable, often with a laptop pushing pixels at the other end. Not all of us even bother to acquire set-top devices-PVRs, consoles, or otherwise-that can grab the latest video content from the Internet. Not all of us care to set up and carefully tweak a home-theater PC.
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