In the meantime, and with the exception of Windows 10 Mobile, for which I think we can blame quirks in the Insider builds, the new Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter works as expected. But Rafael has theories about how Microsoft might be enhancing (even extending) Miracast with this new dongle, so we’ll see how that pans out. As you may know, Rafael maintains the definitive list of Miracast adapters, and the original Microsoft adapter is still the best choice. But that’s why this is a “first look” and not a review: I need to let my Windows 10 Field Guide co-author Rafael Rivera get his hands on this thing and find out what Microsoft really changed under the covers. (Microsoft also provides a short USB extender so you can reach an out-of-the-way USB port.) Microsoft Wireless Display Adapters: The new one (on top) and the original model (bottom).īeyond that, nothing seems to have changed.

It looks and works much like its predecessor, but with one notable change: Where the original adapter had a longish (OK, 2.5-inch) “body” behind the HDMI end of things, the new version has smaller “bodies” on each plug (HDMI on one side, USB on the other), ostensibly because this will make for an easier fit in the slim space behind many HDTVs. So let’s not worry about that one too much.įrom a high level, there’s seemingly not much new with this second version of the Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter. The Windows 10 Mobile version of Groove, running fullscreen via the new Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter The issue is one that Microsoft has apparently documented: The full-screen trackpad-like Continuum control you get in Windows 10 Mobile is jittery, making it hard (sometimes impossible) to select things on the wirelessly-connected display. The culprit, as it turns out, is the pre-release Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 Mobile which seem to be wrecking havoc with what should be a more seamless experience. Well, they’re back with a new version, and while I’ve been using it for the past week, it’s still a bit early for a final verdict. Back in late 2014, Microsoft released what we now know to be the best Miracast dongle in the market, the cunningly named Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.

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