World Without Wires
Most of us prefer to watch videos on our big screen television rather than our laptop or desktop monitor, and so over the years we have found several ways to connect our PCs to our TVs. Let’s start with the basic: S-Video cables and RCA connectors. S-Video cables use a four-prong, round plug and were commonly found on old TV sets and laptops. RCA connectors, perhaps one of the most commonly used cables of all times, are the cable with three round, colored sockets – white for left audio, red for right audio and yellow for video. These were one of the first methods to connect a PC to a TV and probably worked well back then.
Massive VGA cables came next: The VGA is a 15-pin connector that carries video signals which display graphics and data. These connectors are now commonly found on TV sets and laptops . But somewhere in between then and now HDMI cables appeared and created the first complete TV to laptop connectivity. Although these cables only have 19 pins and are smaller in size, they provide both a digital video and audio feed. So although it is possible to watch downloaded content on a TV set using HDMI cables, you would need to move your laptop close to your TV in order to use one of these cables. My failed efforts to connect my desktop to my TV tell me never to bother with cables again.
Other common ways to watch content on TV include copying files to limited size flash drives or moving them to media servers and then connecting these devices to USB enabled units. I can’t emphasize enough on the fact that the time taken to copy content from a computer to another drive seems like eternity to someone who has no patience. Instead of wasting time copying content onto another drive, why not use the IUM to stream your content immediately! All it takes is a simple right-click or a drag and your media is ready to stream. It even eliminates the need of HDMI cables as the IUM supports full HD.
Although the word wireless is used as often as ‘I love you’ our lives seem to be filled with wires at almost every turn. The IUM is not taking one small step but a giant leap towards a world without wires.
Preeti Sajnani
Marketing Executive
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