Microsoft: Xbox One supports Miracast

[Robert Carpenter]

Microsoft Deems The Xbox One An 'Entirely Justifiable' Business Expense - Forbes

"Microsoft Xbox MVP Marques Lyons lists features packaged with the Xbox like Kinect-enabled Skype video conferencing, SkyDrive cloud storage, Wi-Fi direct for beaming tablet presentations to a TV, and general apps like Internet Explorer and Office Web."

Boom.

 

[DBDev]

That should be great! :smile:

 

[bilzkh]

A Miracast adapter costs $100, just saying.

 

[Robert Carpenter]

A Miracast adapter costs $100, just saying.

A Miracast adapter has nothing to do with the integration of Microsoft's family of products lol. And by that logic, I guess that should be another reason why Xbox One is 100$ more expensive?

The main point here is that Windows 8.1 has native Miracast support. Xbox One has native Miracast support. I think that is enough to show you how their products and ecosystem are coming together.

 

[gsquared]

A Miracast adapter costs $100, just saying.

Exactly WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

I can certainly take a guess. You are either too cheap or too broke to afford a new console. Or maybe you believe you have some type of entitlement and should get something for nothing. Or you just don't believe companies, particularily MSFT should make money for their time and investment.

WHICH IS IT?

 

[iBandar]

This is great. Just to confirm, so now we don't need HDMI to hook up PC right? you can just project and play movies through WiFI direct.

 

[Robert Carpenter]

This is great. Just to confirm, so now we don't need HDMI to hook up PC right? you can just project and play movies through WiFI direct.

Yes, if your machine has Windows 8.1 and supports Wifi, then it should be able to connect wirelessly.

With the new API's in Windows 8,1 for metro apps, a metro app can now display a different user interface on projectors and second screens. So now the Netflix app, for example, can play the movie on the Xbox One screen, and on your tablet or PC it can display the movie listings/catalog and search interface, along with the playback controls.

 

[enthuz]

Wow...nice! I'm loving the One even more now.

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[jhoff80]

Yes, if your machine has Windows 8.1 and supports Wifi, then it should be able to connect wirelessly.

It's actually not quite that simple. There's some requirements for the Windows 8.1 machine to be able to use Miracast. The biggest hurdle right now is that it needs to use WDDM 1.3 drivers, which as of right now are only available for Intel. And there's some requirements for the network drivers as well.

Windows 8.1 features Miracast wireless display tech, and it works well — Within Windows

Also, for Netflix to work, as in your example, you do need to make sure that the entire chain supports HDCP. Still, it's a vast improvement from the solution that exists now (ie- nothing).

 

[Robert Carpenter]

It's actually not quite that simple. There's some requirements for the Windows 8.1 machine to be able to use Miracast. The biggest hurdle right now is that it needs to use WDDM 1.3 drivers, which as of right now are only available for Intel. And there's some requirements for the network drivers as well.

Windows 8.1 features Miracast wireless display tech, and it works well — Within Windows

Also, for Netflix to work, as in your example, you do need to make sure that the entire chain supports HDCP. Still, it's a vast improvement from the solution that exists now (ie- nothing).

Almost every modern machine with wifi will support Wifi direct. Right now those might be the current limitations just because of the development of the technology, but by the time Windows 8.1 in RTM'ed, the consumer won't need to worry about this.

Netflix was just an example for the app functionality.

 

[mr_808]

It's actually not quite that simple. There's some requirements for the Windows 8.1 machine to be able to use Miracast. The biggest hurdle right now is that it needs to use WDDM 1.3 drivers, which as of right now are only available for Intel. And there's some requirements for the network drivers as well.

Windows 8.1 features Miracast wireless display tech, and it works well — Within Windows

Also, for Netflix to work, as in your example, you do need to make sure that the entire chain supports HDCP. Still, it's a vast improvement from the solution that exists now (ie- nothing).

So would I be able to stream my desktop to the XBone? I'd love to use my HDTV to edit video or play movies that I have on my laptop HDD.

 

[Robert Carpenter]

So would I be able to stream my desktop to the XBone? I'd love to use my HDTV to edit video or play movies that I have on my laptop HDD.

Yes you should be able to, but DLNA would be a better choice for that scenario. You would open the file in the Video app and then use the Charms bar to "Play To" the Xbox. That way you can use your laptop as a second screen, not just mirror it.

 

[Slymayer]

Yes you should be able to, but DLNA would be a better choice for that scenario. You would open the file in the Video app and then use the Charms bar to "Play To" the Xbox. That way you can use your laptop as a second screen, not just mirror it.

Miracast is still the best option for that scenario. Using DLNA implies that you render your video to preview it on a screen for editing purposes, whereas Miracast enables you to stream the preview directly on your second screen which is way better for your editing workflow.

 

[mr_808]

Interesting. So would Miracast only mirror my screen or would there be the ability to extend my screen so it would be like having two screens?

 

[Robert Carpenter]

Interesting. So would Miracast only mirror my screen or would there be the ability to extend my screen so it would be like having two screens?

I actually believe that you can choose either to your preference. It will probably depend on the functionality of the transmitter, but something like Windows 8.1 will probably let you configure it how you want.

 

[Jamari Robinson]

Or he's saying it would be less of a headache to just buy the adapter you short sighted presumptuous *****

 

[jlzimmerman]

Do any of you have your miracast device AND cable box connected through the XBox One? I'm curious how you have it done (if even possible) considering the Xbox One only has one HDMI input.

 

[mr_808]

It's not hard. You just plug the device into the HDMI input on the XO and use it like you normally would.

Watch this:
http://kotaku.com/the-xbox-one-can-do-a-lot-more-than-you-might-think-1501411519

 

[Karsten Brink Floor]

Will Xbox Miracast capabilities allow it to send output to any display/projector with Miracast capabilities/device (Like a TV connected to a MS Wireless Display Adapter)?

 

[mr_808]

No, the Xbox does not have any stand alone miracast capabilities. You cannot cast you Xbox to another screen and the Xbox cannot receive a cast without an miracast adpater being plugged into the HDMI input.

The Xbox hardware could allow it to get a miracast feature added with a software update in the future, but as of now it does not have that capability.