NOTE: We've gone through this information in a slightly different manner previously in a post entitled How does Android 4.2 Jelly Bean wireless
display mirroring work?
There's also a microHDMI video port
for display mirroring and playing back content on your TV or monitor, which you may want to do often as the new Transformer Prime is a multimedia powerhouse unmatched by other tablets.
One of the most interesting additions the Nexus 10 adds with Android 4.2 is wireless
display mirroring with Miracast technology.
Miracast wireless broadcast support for sending multimedia to displays as well as display mirroring
What you'll be seeing in our hands - on experience here in brief are several elements including multitasking while streaming, end - to - end streaming, protected content, and
full display mirroring for fabulous HDTV gaming.
Nearly every Nvidia Tegra 2 based device features some form of display output, and even the iPad 2 can do 1080p
display mirroring wirelessly or with an HDMI adapter.
While you can only do
true display mirroring with an Android smartphone or tablet, you can still «cast» video from Netflix, Hulu or any other Chromecast compatible app from your iPhone or iPad.
Hollister seemed happy with the HDMI video connection and described it as «performing a full,
responsive display mirroring at 720p resolution, albeit suffering from a bit of overscan.
It can
use display mirroring to mirror the contents of a device's display, or use a streaming mode that's smarter.
Also inside is a fully functional Miracast wireless
display mirroring system as well as — and in a welcome addition over the previous - generation Nexus 4 — 4G LTE radios for connection to a variety of wireless carriers.
Our smartphones are equipped with a lot of sensors and, thanks to
display mirroring technologies, it can throw almost anything to a bigger screen, like a TV.
Cellular radios aside, the N5 offers a standard array of connection options — Wifi a / b / g / n / ac on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies, Bluetooth 4.0 support and Miracast for
wireless display mirroring.
The main two differences are the HD models add support for Firefly and
display mirroring.
Miracast is
a display mirroring technology pitched against Apple's AirPlay and Intel's WiDi, both of which are criticized as single - vendor closed environments.
One thing the Adam has going for it is the plethora of ports, from two full - sized USB ports as well as a HDMI slot that is capable of 1080p
display mirroring.
For example, LG calls their Miracast support «SmartShare,» Samsung calls it «AllShare Cast,» Sony calls it «screen mirroring,» and Panasonic calls it «
display mirroring.»
What the Chromecast is not is
a display mirroring device.