But how well does it actually work?
How Does Wireless HDMI Work?
Wireless HDMI does just what it says on the tin.
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You receive two dongles withstandard HDMI sockets, one to transmit and one to receive a HDMI signal.
Once they’re plugged in, they automatically find each other and start working.
There is no need to pair them or perform any additional setup.
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Above you’re free to see my wireless HDMI adapter set up and ready to receive video.
Wireless HDMI for Movies and Streaming: Pretty Good!
I tested this by watching 1979’sAlienon Blu-ray at 1080p.
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There was no tearing or weird screen artifacts.
One real bonus is the wide compatibility.
Disappointingly, latency was a problem here.
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As you could see above, the visuals are washed out, blurry, and far from ideal.
To transmit more frames, the quality appears to suffer.
If wireless HDMI is good enough for watching movies, it’s good enough forPowerPoint presentations.
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It’s practicality that wins out here.
Wireless HDMI adapters solve this perfectly: plug them in, and put your laptop wherever you want it.
Final Verdict
Would I buy these again?
That depends on whether I am planning on doing muchtravelin the near future.
