Would like to stream\project Surface 2 to tv

[Jason Stephens]

Ive just bought my Surface 2 and I love it. I have a home office and do alot of work from home. I have an HDTV in my office mounted to the wall but its not a smart TV. I'd like to be able to stream my surface to the TV wirelessly to use for a larger monitor\ emails\play videos etc. What adapters\devices do I need to purchase to transmit to the TV wirelessly. Any links to products for purchase would be greatly appreciated.

 

[crash1989]

http://forums.windowscentral.com/mi...-pro/223512-surface-pro-tv-wireless-hdmi.html

 

[crash1989]

​Connect Surface RT or Surface 2 to a TV, monitor, or projector

 

[AR2186]

I picked up a Netgear Push2TV (3000 version) and it works great. Very easy to use

 

[azcruz]

Surface 2 supports Miracast and I've seen an LG LED TV with built-in Miracast. The NetGear suggested above is another choice for older TV sets.

 

[gwinegarden]

​Connect Surface RT or Surface 2 to a TV, monitor, or projector

I did not see where it said to go to Control Panel/Sound and make sure your Digital Audio is on. Took me a while to figure that out.

 

[umang_k91]

i am sure this has been asked before, but is there anyway to stream your stuff to a ps3 from the surface 2?

 

[spaulagain]

i am sure this has been asked before, but is there anyway to stream your stuff to a ps3 from the surface 2?

Does PS3 have DLNA support?

 

[umang_k91]

yes the ps3 does have DLNA support, but apps like nokia PlayTo don't work with it. No idea why not though.

 

[AR2186]

Does PS3 have DLNA support?

It seems to be a non compliant / non standard implementation. I have seen a lot of complaints about Sony's implementation of it over the years

 

[spaulagain]

It seems to be a non compliant / non standard implementation. I have seen a lot of complaints about Sony's implementation of it over the years

Sounds like Sony's typical proprietary BS like their storage disks for cameras.

 

[berty6294]

For those who have used miracast, is it fast and stable enough to play games with?

 

[ctitanic]

Using a WDTVLive you will be able to use the Play to option within any apps with this feature enabled (IE, PowerDVD, etc)

 

[AR2186]

For those who have used miracast, is it fast and stable enough to play games with?

No, there is a notable (1second or so) lag between the screen and the tv screen. HDMI is your only way to play games reliably.

 

[berty6294]

No, there is a notable (1second or so) lag between the screen and the tv screen. HDMI is your only way to play games reliably.

But movies are smooth?

 

[AR2186]

But movies are smooth?

Yeah movies play fine, the video and audio are output together over miracast, it's like a wireless hdmi cable. Everything is synced up fine, just 1/2 second after your tablet screen shows it. Turn the tablet screen brightness down and you can't tell the difference

 

[jhoff80]

If you have a mouse connected (or Cover) you can also use the charms bar to switch to only display on the Miracast device (or extend the displays so something different shows on each screen).

 

[berty6294]

If you have a mouse connected (or Cover) you can also use the charms bar to switch to only display on the Miracast device (or extend the displays so something different shows on each screen).

Does that lower the response time? lol sorry for all the questions, I'm really trying to decide if the Push2TV is worth purchasing for my uses...

 

[AR2186]

Does that lower the response time? lol sorry for all the questions, I'm really trying to decide if the Push2TV is worth purchasing for my uses...

I bought it primarily for movies but was hoping to use with my gaming PC. I don't think it will cut the lag, but will check for you tonight

 

[berty6294]

I bought it primarily for movies but was hoping to use with my gaming PC. I don't think it will cut the lag, but will check for you tonight

You da man, thank you!