Will products using Miracast take hold and be an alternative?

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Barron


Barron Hulver
Director of Networking, Operations, and Systems
Center for Information Technology
Oberlin College
148 West College Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
440-775-8702
http://www2.oberlin.edu/staff/bhulver/



On 5/24/13 10:23 PM, Jeff Kell wrote:
> I guess the $64K question is... Is this more viable than Bonjour/AppleTV ? 
> 
> We're desperately seeking an alternative to the growing tide that wants
> just that...
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On 5/24/2013 10:18 PM, Walter Reynolds wrote:
>>
>> We talked to a re-seller today and were underwhelmed by this.  There
>> is no Android client currently.  The iPad/iPhone app seemed very
>> limited in its capabilities and the list price on the mini was about 5K
>> ------------------------
>> Walter Reynolds
>> Principal Systems Security Development Engineer
>> Information and Technology Services
>> University of Michigan
>> (734) 615-9438
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Merideth Drudge
>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>     Trent,
>>
>>     I have not heard of any performance issues, but this classroom is
>>     rather small (for 20 students or so).  Also, I think that much of
>>     the screen sharing is over the wired network, from the iMacs that
>>     are already in the room.  Unfortunately, I don't have the
>>     equipment on hand for spectrum analysis, but I'll take a look at
>>     the system next week and see what kind of usage information I can
>>     find out.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>
>>     Merideth
>>
>>
>>     On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Hurt,Trenton W.
>>     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>         So when it does the sharing of the screen to the projector did
>>         you notice any performance hit to the existing enterprise
>>         wireless that you have deployed in that area?  If possible can
>>         you get a spectrum capture to see the rf utilization, etc. 
>>         I’m very concerned that this display mirroring could really
>>         cause issues in some of my large classrooms where the rf is
>>         already being taxed heavily from client usage.
>>
>>
>>         Thanks
>>
>>         Trent
>>
>>          
>>
>>          
>>
>>         *From:*The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
>>         [mailto:[email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
>>         *Merideth Drudge
>>         *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:46 PM
>>         *To:* [email protected]
>>         <mailto:[email protected]>
>>         *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wow vision veos
>>
>>          
>>
>>          
>>
>>         We implemented one of these VEOS units in a classroom last
>>         fall.  It's pretty neat, but I found the emphasis on wireless
>>         to be misleading.  The unit itself does not have wireless; it
>>         connects to your network via wired ethernet.  I think the
>>         point is that wireless laptops can visit the VEOS unit via
>>         http and download the client, and then a student or guest can
>>         then share their screen over the projector.  As long as
>>         wireless clients can get to the IP address given to the VEOS,
>>         then there is no configuration on the network.  I hope that
>>         this helps.
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>
>>         Merideth
>>
>>          
>>
>>         On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Peter P Morrissey
>>         <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>             No, but it looks very cool. I would be curious how
>>             compatible it is with existing wireless deployments.
>>
>>             Pete M.
>>
>>              
>>
>>             *From:*The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group
>>             Listserv [mailto:[email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of
>>             *Hurt,Trenton W.
>>             *Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2013 6:37 PM
>>             *To:* [email protected]
>>             <mailto:[email protected]>
>>             *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] Wow vision veos
>>
>>              
>>
>>             Has anyone tried these in their classrooms? 
>>
>>              
>>
>>              
>>
>>             http://www.wow-vision.com/products/veos
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>>              
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>>              
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>>              
>>
>>             Trenton Hurt, CWNA, CWSP, CCNP(W), CCNA(W), CCNA(V), CCNA(R/S)
>>
>>             Wireless Network Administrator
>>
>>             University of Louisville
>>
>>             Phone (502) 852-1513 <tel:%28502%29%20852-1513>
>>
>>             FAX (502) 852-1424 <tel:%28502%29%20852-1424>
>>
>>              
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>>         Merideth Drudge
>>         Network and System Administrator
>>         Saint Mary's College
>>         Notre Dame, IN 46556
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