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Folks who just so happen to own a Mini DisplayPort-equipped monitor (you know, like Apple's 24-inch LED Cinema Display) have been longing for this adapter for what feels like forever, and while Atlona assured us it was coming way back in July, it has taken until now for the all-important ship date to arrive. The AT-DP200 is capable of maintaining resolution and HDCP compatibility, but considering the $179 price tag, we might suggest picking up a new graphics card instead. Your call, buster.

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Atlona ships AT-DP200 DVI to Mini DisplayPort adapter originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of our ultimate dream gadgets has long been a dead-simple wireless HDMI dongle for our laptops -- something that would let us just throw a window (say, Hulu) up on our HDTV without a lot of fuss, cables, or configuration. So obviously we were pretty excited to try out the $199 Atlona Technologies HD-AiR, which marries Wireless USB with DisplayLink and promises to send 720p video directly from your laptop to a base station with VGA and HDMI outputs up to 30 feet away -- until we received the box and noted the small print saying that it doesn't support audio. Hopes: dashed.

On top of that, we're not sure if it's DisplayLink, Wireless USB, or some combination of the two, but the video link seemed pretty bandwidth-starved -- full-screen video was close to unwatchable, PowerPoint transitions were kinda jerky, and even just moving windows around was pretty choppy. For such a promising -- and much-needed -- device, the HD-AiR just doesn't get it done. Atlona says the next version will have audio support and 1080p video support using the next generation of DisplayLink chips and drivers, but we'd hope the company's engineers spend a little more time in the lab polishing up their 720p framerates before they push this thing any farther. Video after the break.

Gallery: Atlona HD-AiR unboxing and hands-on

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Atlona HD-AiR wireless HDMI system hands-on and impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atlonaatlona technologiesAtlonaTechnologiesdisplaylinkhdhd airhd-airHdAirhdmiother hardwareotherhardwareusbwireless displaylinkwireless hdwireless hdmiwireless usbWirelessDisplaylinkWirelessHdWirelessHdmiWirelessUsbwusbFri, 17 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST<![CDATA[Atlona HD-AiR wireless HDMI system hands-on and impressions]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/17/atlona-hd-air-wireless-hdmi-system-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/17/atlona-hd-air-wireless-hdmi-system-hands-on-and-impressions/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/17/atlona-hd-air-wireless-hdmi-system-hands-on-and-impressions/#comments One of our ultimate dream gadgets has long been a dead-simple wireless HDMI dongle for our laptops -- something that would let us just throw a window (say, Hulu) up on our HDTV without a lot of fuss, cables, or configuration. So obviously we were pretty excited to try out the $199 Atlona Technologies HD-AiR, which marries Wireless USB with DisplayLink and promises to send 720p video directly from your laptop to a base station with VGA and HDMI outputs up to 30 feet away -- until we received the box and noted the small print saying that it doesn't support audio. Hopes: dashed.

On top of that, we're not sure if it's DisplayLink, Wireless USB, or some combination of the two, but the video link seemed pretty bandwidth-starved -- full-screen video was close to unwatchable, PowerPoint transitions were kinda jerky, and even just moving windows around was pretty choppy. For such a promising -- and much-needed -- device, the HD-AiR just doesn't get it done. Atlona says the next version will have audio support and 1080p video support using the next generation of DisplayLink chips and drivers, but we'd hope the company's engineers spend a little more time in the lab polishing up their 720p framerates before they push this thing any farther. Video after the break.

Gallery: Atlona HD-AiR unboxing and hands-on

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Atlona HD-AiR wireless HDMI system hands-on and impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>atlonaatlona technologiesAtlonaTechnologiesdisplaylinkfeaturefeaturedfeatureshd airhd-airHdAirhdmiusbwireless displaylinkwireless hdwireless hdmiwireless usbWirelessDisplaylinkWirelessHdWirelessHdmiWirelessUsbwisairwusbFri, 17 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST<![CDATA[Atlona's AT-HDPiX USB-to-HDMI adapter answers an age-old prayer]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/12/atlonas-at-hdpix-usb-to-hdmi-adapter-answers-an-age-old-prayer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/12/atlonas-at-hdpix-usb-to-hdmi-adapter-answers-an-age-old-prayer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/12/atlonas-at-hdpix-usb-to-hdmi-adapter-answers-an-age-old-prayer/#commentsOkay, so maybe Atlona Technologies' latest whiz-bang adapter isn't that awesome, but then again, it's pretty awesome. The AT-HDPiX USB-to-HDMI adapter does precisely what it says by enabling any PC / digital signage display to accept an HDMI cable so long as a USB 2.0 socket is currently unoccupied. The device supports resolutions up to 1,600 x 1,200 (or 720p), and because it takes audio from a 3.5-millimeter stereo jack rather than through the USB port, the full bandwidth of the USB connection is reserved for high-def video. Expect this miracle worker to start shipping next month for $179.

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Atlona's AT-HDPiX USB-to-HDMI adapter answers an age-old prayer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you'll recall, Atlona Technologies was pretty proud of its flat HDMI 1.3b-certified cables, and now it's pausing to announce that it's replacing its entire inventory of 4X4 matrix switchers with versions that are 1.3 savvy. As expected, the units will feature a RS-232 control port, a remote and include all the luxuries -- 10.2Gbps of bandwidth, support for 1440p / Deep Color, etc. -- of HDMI 1.3. It should be noted that the new flavor is still priced at $1,099, but we've got a hunch you could score a fantastic deal on those leftover units that just become old hat.

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Atlona's 4x4 HDMI Matrix Switches go HDMI 1.3 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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