So I pick up the Amazon fireTV stick because it was cheap and supported Miracast.
I plug it in and the first screen is the setup for the WiFi. Ugh... The point of Miracast for me is you don't need to connect to a wireless network. Miracast is peer-to-peer. My laptop or tablet can connect directly to the TV for presentations without having to be connected to a network (great for offices where they won't let you on the network).
So I go ahead and set up on the network. I go to Enable Display Mirroring (buried in the settings). I go to Charms > Devices > Project and I choose the fireTV stick. I can't connect. Anyone get this working on the Surface Pro 2? My Microsoft wireless adapter works perfectly and that truly doesn't require any network. I also tried an HP Stream 7 and that failed as well.
I got the fireTV stick because it was cheap and I thought it'd be a great way to get multiple sticks on the cheap versus getting the expensive Microsoft one but so far, I can't use the stick for my purposes. I don't need it for Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. because I have other devices that can do the same thing.
I plug it in and the first screen is the setup for the WiFi. Ugh... The point of Miracast for me is you don't need to connect to a wireless network. Miracast is peer-to-peer. My laptop or tablet can connect directly to the TV for presentations without having to be connected to a network (great for offices where they won't let you on the network).
So I go ahead and set up on the network. I go to Enable Display Mirroring (buried in the settings). I go to Charms > Devices > Project and I choose the fireTV stick. I can't connect. Anyone get this working on the Surface Pro 2? My Microsoft wireless adapter works perfectly and that truly doesn't require any network. I also tried an HP Stream 7 and that failed as well.
I got the fireTV stick because it was cheap and I thought it'd be a great way to get multiple sticks on the cheap versus getting the expensive Microsoft one but so far, I can't use the stick for my purposes. I don't need it for Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. because I have other devices that can do the same thing.