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In ancient times, people used to communicate… wireless – by smoke signals. Their progress focused, among many others, on improving the communicational means. So they have switched to wires. Nevertheless, nowadays we have got to that specific point when we cannot make a move without stumbling in a few wires. They are in the ground, on the ground, in air – everywhere you turn your head. Yes, we have started to dream on wireless technologies again. We can’t make these changes for everything, but we do have this power in our own homes, with our personal computers.
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Why wireless?
Talking strictly about a PC, it works with at least three cables. Two are power cords, for the computer and the monitor and one would be the connection between the computer and the display. The more wires you have, the more limited you are on how to display things. You would probably need an extension cord. If you are worried about letting things plugged in during night, you sure have many cords to unplug when going to sleep. You might find yourself in the unpleasant situation of tangling in all those wires. Moreover, the risk for the cords to overheat and produce a fire is something to take into consideration. These would be the most practical and logical reasons for wanting to work with as fewer cables as possible. If you are working with a projector, well placed on the ceiling, you will definitely enjoy a wireless connection with the monitor instead of a long cord descending from there. And the list can go on, depending on your personal needs.

What do you need?
If you have heard before about DVI and HDVI formats, you might know or not know which is the difference between the two of them. That would be the lack of audio support through DVI. HDVI transfers both audio and video information, while most DVI connectors can only handle the video data. But you can always play the sounds right from the source. All you need to do is buying a wireless DVI adapter, which should contain two parts, one for the sender, which would be the computer, and one for the receiver, meaning the monitor. Pay attention that there are a few different types of DVI connections, and consequently different DVI slots. Watch closely the slot from your PC to buy the right adapter. Another important aspect would be that most monitors have a VGA slot so you also need a VGA to USB connector.

Making the connection
Making the connection is not hard at all. In fact, it is simple and plain. All you have to do is to plug the wireless DVI sender into one USB port from your computer and the VGA converter on your monitor. Things should work smoothly from now on, if you do not separate the two components for a distance larger than 30 feet.

Tips
There are so many reasons for someone to wish making a wireless DVI connection, while we can barely find reasons for not to do so. Price, however, should not be an impediment since you can purchase such devices for less than 200 dollars. If you need some names to start with, AT-HDAiR from Atlona or the Wireless Video Adapter from Addlogix are two reliable and good quality products you might want to check when making this investment. As usual, you are also free to consult the web and see what other users have experienced, for what costs and on what levels. A good research is the key for an inspired acquisition.

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Tags: Computer, Connect, Monitor, Wireless