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I'm trying to get devices paired to my main
computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? |
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On 2/5/2019 7:38 PM, Peter Jason wrote:
I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? I don't know if this will help, but I believe I had the same problem and suspect it is something the MS has done to my computer. The reason I suspect MS is it was working on Saturday and I have not made any adjustments to the TV. I could not project to my smart TV. I reset the Wireless router but that did nothing. I went through and deleted the TV from devices. Restarted the TV and Went to Add Devices and added back the TV. It took care of the problem. -- 2018: The year we learn to play the great game of Euchre |
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Peter Jason wrote:
I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul |
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul
wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul My very old (2011) computer seems to lack a "Bluetooth Adapter" https://www.google.com/search?as_st=... =&as_rights= I'll buy one of these then try again. |
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Peter Jason wrote:
On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul My very old (2011) computer seems to lack a "Bluetooth Adapter" https://www.google.com/search?as_st=... =&as_rights= I'll buy one of these then try again. Does it need Bluetooth for pairing ? I would have thought some sort of SSID was involved for the WiDi ? WiDi is a direct Wifi protocol between the source device and the destination device, that doesn't use the router. The purpose of the direct connection is for efficiency for the high bandwidth application of screencasting. I would start here, to get some feeling for the pairing process, if that's where you're stuck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct Wi-Fi Direct is single radio hop communication Wi-Fi Direct negotiates the link with a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) system that assigns each device a limited wireless access point. The "pairing" of Wi-Fi Direct devices can be set up to require the proximity of a near field communication (NFC), a Bluetooth signal (BT), or a button press on one or all the devices (likely WPS?). NFC requires a probing signal from a querying device, to detect an adjacent NFC device. "NFC employs electromagnetic induction between two loop antennas ... ISM band of 13.56 MHz" So that would not interfere with the main broadcast. If you have USB3, that can interfere with 2.4GHz Wifi activity. It requires an active connection to a poorly shielded external device (like a disk drive), to provide enough antenna to spew signal into your Miracast attempt. That wouldn't necessarily kill the setup though. Just make for miserable results. Bluetooth operates in 2.4GHz and is frequency hopping spread spectrum. It likely interferes a tiny bit with 2.4GHz transmission, and not with 5GHz. I don't think any attempt has been made to move Bluetooth into 5GHz to mess it up too :-) Maybe a WPS button on a television, could be the start of Miracast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Setup Or the TV could have an NFC chip, and maybe an Android with casting capability to probe the NFC and get identity info about the TV and that it's Miracast ready. Using Bluetooth pairing, like if the TV had a pairing procedure, and you added a Bluetooth short dongle to your desktop computer, that might work to establish the setup of the connection. Once the connection is running, further Bluetooth RF activity would not be needed. ******* And when you ask questions like this, you can trim a lot of effort off the answers by *specifying the TV make and model*. The manual is full of helpful suggestions, and I download the manual and have a look for keywords that might indicate what flavor of tech the TV has got. That's better than me enumerating the raft of possible suggestions, and then I can focus on what's in this TV. For example, if the TV didn't have Bluetooth for some reason (unlikely), then buying a BT dongle would be a waste of time. You never know what the latest fad is on TV sets. For Wifi devices, they use "channel numbers". There are, say, 13 or 14 channels, where about three of the channels can be selected for their "non-overlapping" behavior. For the WiDi devices to see one another, it would help if they were on the same channel. I don't know what the practice is, whether a certain channel is preferred by protocol design, or it's up to the user to scoot them all onto the same channel. If your regular router was on Channel 1 for example, and there were movie downloads between the router and computer number 2, then I'd want my Miracast on Channel 13 between computer number 1 and the TV, and that way you get the best usage of the local RF spectrum. I also have no idea, what networking options exist on your desktop computer, when it uses WiDi and Miracast on its only wireless interface. Can you be downloading movies from the router via the Internet at the same time ? Are two Wifi interface cards required, one for WiDi, one for Wifi ? These are things you need to test once the basic connection is established. I can't see it being very practical to multiplex the two activities through the same piece of hardware. Paul |
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Peter Jason wrote:
The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. In my experience, even when it works it's low resolution, laggy and jittery so you won't want to use it :-( |
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Peter Jason wrote:
My very old (2011) computer seems to lack a "Bluetooth Adapter" Miracast happens over wifi, not over bluetooth |
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On 2/6/2019 5:45 AM, Andy Burns wrote:
Peter Jason wrote: The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. In my experience, even when it works it's low resolution, laggy and jittery so you won't want to use it :- The ability to project to a TV is a native function of my two year old HP computer. It gives images as good as those on my computer only at 50" instead of 15'. If you have a need to project the pictures to your tv, it is a great way for several people to view the pictures. My wife is the chair of the hanging committee for a local art association, and must review the work of many artist as part of that job. I project those paintings to our 50" tv and get great images for judging the quality of the paintings and photographs. There are multiple people in these judging sessions. I also use it for family slide presentations. If you find you can not project from your computer, can you use a thumbdrive with the pictures on your TV? -- 2018: The year we learn to play the great game of Euchre |
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Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 2/6/2019 5:45 AM, Andy Burns wrote: Peter Jason wrote: The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. In my experience, even when it works it's low resolution, laggy and jittery so you won't want to use it :- The ability to project to a TV is a native function of my two year old HP computer. It gives images as good as those on my computer only at 50" instead of 15'. If you have a need to project the pictures to your tv, it is a great way for several people to view the pictures. My wife is the chair of the hanging committee for a local art association, and must review the work of many artist as part of that job. I project those paintings to our 50" tv and get great images for judging the quality of the paintings and photographs. There are multiple people in these judging sessions. I also use it for family slide presentations. If you find you can not project from your computer, can you use a thumbdrive with the pictures on your TV? You could get better results with an HDMI remote transmitter. It consists of a point to point 60GHz Wifi, which delivers up to 700MB/sec when the PC and TV are in the same room. That's the best way to avoid compression artifacts, jag and jitter. The following reference is just to demonstrate a pair. This company was bought out by another company, and it's hard to tell whether they're still retailing or not. Generally Gefen products were high-end stuff (there was always a cheaper Chinese item). It's even possible the chips to make these, have gone out of production. https://www.gefen.com/product/wirele...em-GTV-WHD-60G And that doesn't interfere with your regular Wifi B/G/N/AC. 60GHz doesn't penetrate walls, or even like to go through doorways. While the reach is claimed to be 33 feet, usually the output speed has dropped at that distance, and some fraction of that distance gives full rate. But that should look better than Miracast. They make more ambitious ones, but these probably compress on the fly. The one above comes closest to transmitting without compression. https://www.amazon.com/SIIG-Wireless.../dp/B07J56LJ31 Paul |
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Peter Jason wrote:
On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul Thanks, I ran it and.............. ********* dxdiag --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Driver Model: WDDM 2.3 Miracast: Not Supported That's the same problem I have here, only my WDDM is a different version, and still Miracast is listed as Not Supported in that section of the dxdiag.txt report. ******* Next, try here. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...52fd22#?page=2 netsh wlan show drivers Wireless Display Supported: Yes Graphics Driver: Yes Wi-Fi Driver: Yes I can't do that, because the Test PC has no Wifi. Paul |
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Paul wrote:
Peter Jason wrote: On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul Thanks, I ran it and.............. ********* dxdiag --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Driver Model: WDDM 2.3 Miracast: Not Supported Found another answer. https://forums.tomsguide.com/threads...racast.140136/ "it is not only the wifi card that could be the issue, it could also be the graphics card. Nvidia cut support for miracast over a year ago, so any new drivers will not make it work. I rolled mine back to 350.12 (http://www.nvidia.com/download/drive...px/83819/en-us) and after that, miracast worked flawlessly" Now, all you need is a painless way to migrate to a different driver. You could clone over your OS to another drive, then do the experimental driver test there. Or, do a backup of the current device, and try the experiment. Then, doing a restore if for some reason you can't get things back the way they were. While it is possible to change drivers (I've done it, and it's not a big deal), I also go into Task Scheduler and disable some of the NVidia stuff afterwards. Stuff that doesn't belong there. I have to go back to Task Scheduler and make note of the current settings, so I know what to do after a different driver is installed (which will undo my changes). Paul |
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On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul
wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul I fixed it by buying a Bluetooth "Dongle" and plugging in to a USB socket, |
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Peter Jason wrote:
On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul I fixed it by buying a Bluetooth "Dongle" and plugging in to a USB socket, The TV should have been sending a signal that Windows can see, via Wifi. The Bluetooth should not have been absolutely essential. Once the TV is set to Miracast as a "source", its Wifi interface should switch modes in response (and beacon for a Miracast source). What driver are you using for the GTX 1050 ? The driver I'm using (at least 417) has conflicting support like yours showed. I have a Bluetooth dongle I can plug in, to make Windows happy, so I suppose I could rerun DXDiag and get another DXDiag.txt. OK, I plugged in my Bluetooth and the status is still the same. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Miracast: Available, with HDCP --------------- Display Devices --------------- Miracast: Not Supported Windows is (apparently) supposed to support Miracast Source or Miracast Sink, but I don't necessarily have enough materials to test. It might mean I don't need a TV set to test it. I'd need a Wifi card for the desktop to test. In release 1607, it got Miracast Sink capability. https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/t...irelss-display The GTX 1050 has one NVenc block onboard, which means that if the software wanted to, it has an H.264 encoding device that can run at 330 FPS or so. Which should be sufficient to give Miracast encoding with less CPU than you would normally expect. You can fire up Task Manager in Windows 10, and if your WDDM driver is recent enough, there should be an "activity pane" for the GPU, and in there you can check and see if NVEnc is being used for Miracast transmission. So if it's running, what's the quality like ? Run any movies across it ? That would be the acid test. Paul |
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On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 00:40:43 -0500, Paul
wrote: Peter Jason wrote: On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul I fixed it by buying a Bluetooth "Dongle" and plugging in to a USB socket, The TV should have been sending a signal that Windows can see, via Wifi. The Bluetooth should not have been absolutely essential. Once the TV is set to Miracast as a "source", its Wifi interface should switch modes in response (and beacon for a Miracast source). What driver are you using for the GTX 1050 ? The driver I'm using (at least 417) has conflicting support like yours showed. I have a Bluetooth dongle I can plug in, to make Windows happy, so I suppose I could rerun DXDiag and get another DXDiag.txt. OK, I plugged in my Bluetooth and the status is still the same. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Miracast: Available, with HDCP --------------- Display Devices --------------- Miracast: Not Supported Windows is (apparently) supposed to support Miracast Source or Miracast Sink, but I don't necessarily have enough materials to test. It might mean I don't need a TV set to test it. I'd need a Wifi card for the desktop to test. In release 1607, it got Miracast Sink capability. https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/t...irelss-display The GTX 1050 has one NVenc block onboard, which means that if the software wanted to, it has an H.264 encoding device that can run at 330 FPS or so. Which should be sufficient to give Miracast encoding with less CPU than you would normally expect. You can fire up Task Manager in Windows 10, and if your WDDM driver is recent enough, there should be an "activity pane" for the GPU, and in there you can check and see if NVEnc is being used for Miracast transmission. So if it's running, what's the quality like ? Run any movies across it ? That would be the acid test. Paul Thanks Paul, the dongle works OK for my needs (no TV at this stage) but it's rater slow. I should have bought the expensive one ($40) instead of the cheap $14 one. Anyway my TV is over 12 years old and has no provision for miracast which I thought was necessary for Bluetooth. I've filed all this for when I upgrade my TV soon. |
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Peter Jason wrote:
On Sat, 09 Feb 2019 00:40:43 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:43:08 -0500, Paul wrote: Peter Jason wrote: I'm trying to get devices paired to my main computer, but I get the following...... "The device does'nt support Miracast, so you can't project to it wirelessly. Version: 10.0.17763.1 (Beta Release)" Does the computer need another driver? https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...ows-10-pc.html Miracast requirements: * Graphics driver must support Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.3 with Miracast support * Wi-Fi driver must support Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 6.30 and Wi-Fi Direct === shoots direct from src PC to dest TV [WiDi] * Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 OPTION ONE Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using Connect app 1. Open the Connect app. OPTION TWO Check Miracast Support on Windows 10 PC To check if Windows 10 PC supports Miracast using DXDIAG 1) Start : Run : dxdiag 2) Save as dxdiag.txt 3) Notepad dxdiag.txt, "Miracast: Available with HDCP" The HDCP means the image is encrypted in transit to the TV, to prevent "pirating". https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html Paul I fixed it by buying a Bluetooth "Dongle" and plugging in to a USB socket, The TV should have been sending a signal that Windows can see, via Wifi. The Bluetooth should not have been absolutely essential. Once the TV is set to Miracast as a "source", its Wifi interface should switch modes in response (and beacon for a Miracast source). What driver are you using for the GTX 1050 ? The driver I'm using (at least 417) has conflicting support like yours showed. I have a Bluetooth dongle I can plug in, to make Windows happy, so I suppose I could rerun DXDiag and get another DXDiag.txt. OK, I plugged in my Bluetooth and the status is still the same. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Miracast: Available, with HDCP --------------- Display Devices --------------- Miracast: Not Supported Windows is (apparently) supposed to support Miracast Source or Miracast Sink, but I don't necessarily have enough materials to test. It might mean I don't need a TV set to test it. I'd need a Wifi card for the desktop to test. In release 1607, it got Miracast Sink capability. https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/t...irelss-display The GTX 1050 has one NVenc block onboard, which means that if the software wanted to, it has an H.264 encoding device that can run at 330 FPS or so. Which should be sufficient to give Miracast encoding with less CPU than you would normally expect. You can fire up Task Manager in Windows 10, and if your WDDM driver is recent enough, there should be an "activity pane" for the GPU, and in there you can check and see if NVEnc is being used for Miracast transmission. So if it's running, what's the quality like ? Run any movies across it ? That would be the acid test. Paul Thanks Paul, the dongle works OK for my needs (no TV at this stage) but it's rater slow. I should have bought the expensive one ($40) instead of the cheap $14 one. Anyway my TV is over 12 years old and has no provision for miracast which I thought was necessary for Bluetooth. I've filed all this for when I upgrade my TV soon. If you have two well-equipped desktops with Wifi cards in them, you can always try Miracast Sink on one of them, then go over to the other PC and try Miracast Source. It's a long shot, but who knows, it might work at some level. I'm only mentioning that, because an article claimed both modes were available. I don't see a practical reason to use it, other than to "prove out" the hardware paths as being viable. I don't have a second PC "gnarly" enough to use. I only have one "supported" video card in the house now, purchased at the end of 2018. Previously, no video card was still in support. And the GTX1050 is as low as you want to go. The GT1030 is too low end for me to recommend to any prospective upgrader. With the GTX1050, even if not gaming, you get NVenc, and it could be used to compress H.264 for Miracast usage. The GT1030 is a "crap trap", an unnecessary offering on the market. Paul |
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