Here’s a new toy we just recently got from Addlogix: the InternetVue 2020. Basically, it’s a way to stream whatever’s on your PC to your TV/projector (for presentations, watching videos, etc.). Now, this idea certainly isn’t new - we sell tons of the pc to tv converter at Sewell. What really stands out about this device is that you can connect to it remotely without any hardware on the sending side. For example, with the wireless PC to TV converter, you need a box by your PC that sends out the signal and then one by the receiver. This is a problem if you’re wanting to make a laptop acting as the video source that you want to keep portable.
The InternetVue 2020 uses a software interface to mirror your computer’s screen on the target display. This means that, provided you have the software installed, you can display the video from any computer on your network via LAN or use the player’s built in 802.11g antenna to stream over WiFi.
The downsides? Not too many. The display resolution isn’t fantastic (running it over component cabling on a high def projector, we could read text, but it certainly wasn’t very clear and not practical). It would work very well, however, for streaming videos or powerpoint presentations. I did hit a glitch with some video formats not displaying (just black on the screen). I’m assuming this is a codec issue and could probably be solved if you put more time into it than we did… but we didn’t. For example, it would play live flash-embedded videos on pages (eg. YouTube), but I couldn’t get it to play a DivX-embedded AVI or a standalone flash player (FLV Player) correctly.
The InternetVue 2020 is available from Sewell Direct.
