Solutions for watching video wirelessly from the Internet onto your TV.

One of the phenomenon stemming from people spending more and more time Online, is that they tend to do most the activities they used to offline, Online, and watching TV and videos is one of them. On the downsize, computer screens small size push some people to hook their computers to the TV, task that is not easy or pretty when you consider all the wires and cables that may be involved. One solution to that problem is to have the signal of whatever video you are watching Online, beamed to your TV wirelessly. Believe it or not, companies have been working for a long time to have that process works, but with various levels of success.
The Wall Street Journal has recently tested two solutions to the problem; the first called Wi-Di is from several well known companies including chips maker Intel and several laptop makers and the other one is from a lesser known company called MediaMall.
Both systems require a device that remains connected to your TV to receive the wireless signal from your computer. But while the PlayOn system from MediaMall works with an existing computer, the Intel Wi-Di system is only available on three specific laptop models from Dell, Sony and Toshiba respectively. Also, the system requires a Netgear adapter called Push2TV that comes free with those specific laptops otherwise, it retails for $100. Both Intel and Netgear are saying the Wi-Di system will be available on other computers models later this year, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The PlayOn system from MediaMall works by beaming video from your computer to your TV through games consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii but not before a $4o software is installed on whatever computer you are using.
Both the Wi-Di and the PlayOn systems play videos wirelessly from your computer or laptop to your TV, but the experience is different with each system.


For more, see WSJ.com