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    WiDi?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by M17XR42012, Feb 16, 2013.

  1. M17XR42012

    M17XR42012 Notebook Consultant

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    Do the M17xR4's come with Widi built in? I thought the drivers were loaded on the laptop and all I need is a tv that supports it.
     
    M17XR42012, Feb 16, 2013
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  2. jiggymf

    jiggymf Notebook Evangelist

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    You mean WirelessHD?

    If you do, I believe you have to tick the box for it when purchasing the system, it costs 100-150$ extra I believe from memory.
     
    jiggymf, Feb 16, 2013
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  3. Chuzzz

    Chuzzz Notebook Consultant

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    What jiggymf said. You'll need the right hardware.
     
    Chuzzz, Feb 16, 2013
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  4. steviejones133

    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, WiDi and WiHD are two different things. WiHD uses the additional extra hardware of the Wireless HD card (which is an optional extra) but WiDi uses the Intel Integrated Graphics of the cpu & an Intel Wireless card, such as the n6300 or the likes.

    A good explanation of the differences can be found here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m17x/563332-widi-wihd.html
     
    steviejones133, Feb 16, 2013
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  5. jiggymf

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    jiggymf, Feb 17, 2013
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    WiDi is built-in as long as you have a Wireless Intel Card and Intel Graphics Card.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Feb 18, 2013
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  7. M17XR42012

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    I have the intel wireless bluetooth 4.1 and the killer wireless card/ its actually pretty confusing. I think the drivers loaded for it.
     
    M17XR42012, Feb 22, 2013
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