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Just buy an ultrabook/some laptop with good screen, good network card and long-lasting battery. If heat is the problem for you, I would suggest some aluminum-en

Just buy an ultrabook/some laptop with good screen, good network card and long-lasting battery. If heat is the problem for you, I would suggest some aluminum-encased laptop that would disperse heat more easily. IMHO, probably Google chromebook (https://www.google.com/chromebook/ https://www.google.com/chromebook/) is the kind of device you are looking for... Also what you need is a remote desktop app. There are quite a few nowadays (from "Remote Desktop" in Windows, to TeamViewer, VNC or etc.). A quite good list is in wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_s... .

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imakesnowflakes 11y ago
Yes. I know about those. I am a software developer. Buying an ultrabook/laptop just for continence seem a bit overkill to me. Those are not exactly cheap. But that is not the point. The point is how much untapped potential is there in existing systems. I think we should be trying to extract as much value from the existing set up, before buying more redundant stuff. We already have wireless keyboards and mouse. We just need an Lcd with bundled transmitter/reciever with enough bandwidth. Making It is quite trivial compared to the convenience it will provide. It might even be able to support multiple users. Put one desktop in your basement, and the whole family can use these dumb wireless terminals.
- vytautask 11y ago
  "Bundled with transmitter/receiver" is the tricky part. How would you configure such device? How it would know where and how to convert/send/receive signal? To solve those basic problems you'll need some computational power. There we arrive at thin clients (for example like those: http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/cloud-client-computing?stp_redir=false&~ck=mn http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/cloud-client-computing?stp...). Some of them do have wireless connectivity...
  - imakesnowflakes 11y ago
    In the same way wireless keyboards and mouses work. You use a receiver/transmitter pair. It does not require any computational power. A receiver can be tuned to a particular transmitter. We might have to encrypt the display transmission. But it am sure it can be done using dedicated hardware.
    - joefarish 11y ago
      Sounds like you just want a wireless display adapter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiDi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiDi
      - imakesnowflakes 11y ago
        Yes. That is what I am talking about. It seems like there are already cheap devices that can do wireless HDMI streaming [1]. [1] http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wireless+display+adapter http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps...
        rahimnathwani 11y ago
        You're not going to like the latency of using Airplay or similar over wifi, unless you're doing something non-interactive (like watching a movie).
        imakesnowflakes 11y ago
        Is that so? I am not sure why there would be a noticeable latency. Wireless keyboards and mouse works fine from a distance. Besides, I am not suggesting using wifi for this, but a direct radio link.
        rahimnathwani 11y ago
        "Is that so?" Yes. "I am not sure why there would be a noticeable latency." Even if you don't understand it, the latency will still affect you. "Wireless keyboards and mouse works fine from a distance." Yes, they do. That's irrelevant. They don't use wi-fi, and they transmit significantly less data than used in a video signal. "Besides, I am not suggesting using wifi for this, but a direct radio link." You are suggesting using wifi. Your comment, to which I responded, included a link to an HDMI stick which streams video over wifi. I'm suggesting that the device you linked (along with every other HDMI/wi-fi stick) will not serve your purpose, due to latency. Feel free to buy it and report back your results if they differ :)

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imakesnowflakes 11y ago

Yes. I know about those. I am a software developer. Buying an ultrabook/laptop just for continence seem a bit overkill to me. Those are not exactly cheap. But that is not the point. The point is how much untapped potential is there in existing systems. I think we should be trying to extract as much value from the existing set up, before buying more redundant stuff. We already have wireless keyboards and mouse. We just need an Lcd with bundled transmitter/reciever with enough bandwidth. Making It is quite trivial compared to the convenience it will provide. It might even be able to support multiple users. Put one desktop in your basement, and the whole family can use these dumb wireless terminals.

vytautask 11y ago
"Bundled with transmitter/receiver" is the tricky part. How would you configure such device? How it would know where and how to convert/send/receive signal? To solve those basic problems you'll need some computational power. There we arrive at thin clients (for example like those: http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/cloud-client-computing?stp_redir=false&~ck=mn http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/cloud-client-computing?stp...). Some of them do have wireless connectivity...
- imakesnowflakes 11y ago
  In the same way wireless keyboards and mouses work. You use a receiver/transmitter pair. It does not require any computational power. A receiver can be tuned to a particular transmitter. We might have to encrypt the display transmission. But it am sure it can be done using dedicated hardware.
  - joefarish 11y ago
    Sounds like you just want a wireless display adapter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiDi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiDi
    - imakesnowflakes 11y ago
      Yes. That is what I am talking about. It seems like there are already cheap devices that can do wireless HDMI streaming [1]. [1] http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wireless+display+adapter http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps...
      - rahimnathwani 11y ago
        You're not going to like the latency of using Airplay or similar over wifi, unless you're doing something non-interactive (like watching a movie).
        imakesnowflakes 11y ago
        Is that so? I am not sure why there would be a noticeable latency. Wireless keyboards and mouse works fine from a distance. Besides, I am not suggesting using wifi for this, but a direct radio link.
        rahimnathwani 11y ago
        "Is that so?" Yes. "I am not sure why there would be a noticeable latency." Even if you don't understand it, the latency will still affect you. "Wireless keyboards and mouse works fine from a distance." Yes, they do. That's irrelevant. They don't use wi-fi, and they transmit significantly less data than used in a video signal. "Besides, I am not suggesting using wifi for this, but a direct radio link." You are suggesting using wifi. Your comment, to which I responded, included a link to an HDMI stick which streams video over wifi. I'm suggesting that the device you linked (along with every other HDMI/wi-fi stick) will not serve your purpose, due to latency. Feel free to buy it and report back your results if they differ :)