14 DAY TRIAL // AMD and ViVu are currently working on a technology that will enable any AMD Fusion PC to stream HD video content to a wide range of devices, including HDTVs and tablets, in a similar way to Intel's WiDi, but without requiring any additional hardware to be purchased or installed.
The technology works by streaming video content over a regular 820.11n wireless connection, and uses Adobe Flash Player and a prototype software solution from ViVu.
This means that, on the notebook/netbook side, the technology only requires the installation of a special app which would enable the system to stream video content to a wide variety of WiFi-enabled gadgets.
In addition, settings regarding the image quality and the format of the video streamed can be adjusted for a number of different devices, including TVs, tablets and projectors.
“Consumers want to stream from their PCs onto their TVs but don’t want to pay a huge premium to do so, nor do they want to choose between a growing number of conflicting ways to do it,” said Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group.
“ViVu turns virtually any AMD Fusion powered-PC into a potential low latency streaming device, and most of the current generation of smart TVs into receivers of this content without adding any additional hardware cost.
“As a result, ViVu successfully addresses both the need to stream a user’s media to their smart TV and the requirement that it also be inexpensive and easy,” concluded the company's rep.
During a recent demonstration, the technology was used to simultaneously transmit three 720p streams form an AMD-powered netbook to a flat panel display and two tablet devices.
The demo took place during CES 2011 and the two companies expect the technology to be available in the consumer space sometime by the end of the year. The enclosed video was taken during the show.