Announced back in January at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was the Addlogix EchoView FM PC2TV Wireless Video Converter. Basically it allowed you to watch your PC on your TV wirelessly.
The device has now been re-launched and re-branded as the InternetVue. I definitely prefer the new name.
Is this like the Apple TV?
This small device is similar to the Apple TV, except it has a DVI output (the Apple TV has a HDMI port), and is video format agnostic. This means it doesn’t matter what you play on your PC, you can watch it on your TV.
The problem with most media extenders is that you can only watch certain types of videos, whereas the InternetVue plays whatever you have on your PC screen.
What is InternetVue used for?
Unlike the Apple TV and similar devices you cannot control what you want to watch from the TV set. Instead you have to control your PC or laptop in order to control what you see in the TV screen, but you do get to see absolutely everything you can see on your PC screen, unlike the Apple TV which only shows certain videos and music.
This is best used if you have a laptop that you can simply carry into a room so you can watch the contents of your Laptop and browse the internet your living room TV. All the promotional pictures I’ve seen of the InternetVue reflect this.
I am eagerly waiting for a product that can allow you to see everything on your PC screen in another room while actually letting you control your PC from the living room too using a remote control.
InternetVue Specs
The AddLogix InternetVue is actually no different (as far as I can see) from the AddLogix PC2TV except it has a catchier name.
The device is based on the PC2TV chip from Quartics which is also being bundled into the soon-to-be-released SlingCatcher from SlingMedia.
- Send computer video wirelessly to TV, monitors, projectors, or other video displays
- Compatible with wireless (802.11 b/g) enabled PC (no additional hardware required).
- Plug-and-play installation with driver installed from the product (no CD).
- Access Internet or local area network (LAN) through on-board 10/100 Ethernet interface.
- Compatible with Intel-based Mac’s (requires installation of Apple Boot Camp and Windows XP).
Currently AddLogix has launched the Interview 2100, the digital version with DVI and VGA outputs, but will also be launching the Interview 2000 which has composite and component video outputs.
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