ACTIONTEC SBWD100A01 ScreenBeam Pro Wireless Display Receiver (Black)

Ok, I gotta say I was skeptical about this. But after reading an article written on tomsguide.com about the best mirrorcast receivers for 2014 I figured I would give it a try. This was sold by Amazon, so I knew I was covered if it stunk. So the size is not the smallest of the bunch, certainly not as small as the chromecast, I also own, but still fits in the palm of your hand. Sucks that the AC adapter is not a universal 5V USB. Instead it's a standard transformer with round plug. Besides that, this thing was literally plug and play. I own an LG G3 and after plugging it into my HDMI 4 input on the side of my tv I simply clicked the mirrocast button on my android device and hit search and bam! It showed up the first time. Clicked on it and bam again! Just worked. No lag, no configuration, no firmware update, nothing. Just worked the first time. This thing is going to be awesome when I travel to hotel rooms or anywhere else that has an hdmi input TV. It's also not the cheapest of the, lot but save yourself some headache and get the one that just works. You can also download an android app on the play store that lets you configure the ScreenBeam and rename it to your liking.

We bought two of these, one for our family room, one for our main viewing room, to use with a new laptop with (Intel) Widi capabilities. The devices configured simply via Windows 8.1 and are trivial to connect and disconnect wirelessly. So far we've watched a bunch of different streaming video sources like online TV (for example, today's Rose Bowl parade from a Pasadena TV station (we're in Virginia)!), websites catering to streaming dramas, and more; each source worked flawlessly complete with good sound and, in most cases, full 1080p video (depends on source). The devices themselves are dinky - like 8 cm on a side and about 1.5 cm tall.They essentially do exactly what we want them to do - allow us to stream video/audio to our large-screen TVs at full resolution from a laptop without using a cable. We've also been using them simply to "project" the laptop display while my wife has been practicing math problems online - that way I can look at the LARGE TV screen and answer questions she has without having to try to look over her shoulder at the laptop's display.So what's WRONG with them? Two things noticed so far: (1) there is no off switch so once they're plugged in, they're on. This seems like a poor feature but one I can ignore since the devices are always ready to connect that way. And (2), the devices are susceptible to microwave-frequency radiation (2.4GHz?). When affected by that the video/audio becomes very intermittent and pretty much unviewable. Our ONLY experience with this problem, however, was when we turned on the microwave oven in the kitchen (30-ish feet away and through a couple walls); as soon as the oven turned off, the video/audio became rock solid again. When I did an internet search for this problem I see it is VERY common across numerous devices such as routers etc so this is NOT an ActionTec-specific problem. The wattage of our microwave (1200W at full power) undoubtedly contributed to the appearance of the problem (our oven doesn't "leak", it's just that microwave ovens are a LOT more powerful than wireless routers). Anyway, this problem, too, is not enough to bother us to distraction - now that we know WHY the behavior occurs, we know how to avoid it so it has become an insignificant problem that quite probably is unavoidable with ANY Widi receiver.These receivers have already proven their worth to us. I'm sure as we discover more online content we'll be using them even more.

I previously bought a miracast dongle from a no-name company off of newegg to work with my nvidia shield and google nexus devices. When it came in, it worked... but it would disconnect after a few seconds. When I checked their web site for firmware updates, I found that they didn't even acknowledge that they made such devices, much less had firmware updates for them.When I ordered this device to replace it, I specifically checked nvidia's web site for miracast dongles compatible with the shield, they highly recommended this device.That said, it doesn't have the same symptom my previous dongle had - it works for as long as you want it to. I haven't yet tried anything on the Shield with this device, but my experience with my Nexus devices has left me with little hope that it would work very well. I tried a Netflix movies with my Nexus 5 phone, and it worked... but quickly (within about 5 minutes) lost audio synchronization. After this experience, I plugged in my chromecast and gave up on this device for streaming media. Should work fine for streaming more static content, like putting a document on the screen or something... but I wouldn't trust it for streaming multimedia.This last paragraph has nothing to do with this device specifically. A note when comparing Miracast in general to Chromecast - Miracast mirrors the content on the screen. Chromecast simply plays media - once a connection is made between the chromecast and the streaming content, you can put your phone or tablet away. You can't do that with Miracast - your device must remain active for the entire stream.

I wanted a general purpose way to display my Yoga 2 Pro (Windows 8.1) screen output to our Samsung 55" TV. The unit comes with a high quality HDMI cable and a power supply. Hookup was very simple; pairing and activating was just as simple. Clear and easy to understand instructions were included in hardcopy and are displayed on the TV prior to connect. I was up and running in less than 15 minutes from opening the box. Video renders clearly on the TV (audio comes through fine too). I also tested with various videos, metro and desktop applications. When selecting the mode to mirror both displays, Windows temporarily modifies the resolution of the notebook to match the TV's resolution. Original notebook resolution is restored after disconnecting. This unit does everything I wanted it to do.Update: An added bonus that I didn't realize when I purchased this is that its also compatible with our smart phones. We have an HTC One (running Android 4.4.2)and a Samsung S3 (running Android 4.3). Both can connect and mirror their screens as well. It seems to take a few attempts to connect on the Samsung, but eventually it connects and once connected it does not drop.