ConnectAir transmitter no kɛse bɛyɛ sɛ charge case a wɔde yɛ wireless earbuds.
M’ani nnye ho da sɛ mɛkɔ streaming services mu wɔ ahɔhodan anaa Airbnb TV so. Ɔkwan foforo a mɛfa so ahwɛ dwumadi ahorow a yɛpɛ wɔ screen kɛse so ne sɛ mede HDMI nhama a ne tenten yɛ anammɔn 10 ne USB-C-to-HDMI adapter a yɛde bɛka yɛn mobile mfiri ahorow no akɔ TV a yennim so tẽẽ atu kwan. Belkin’s wireless HDMI adapter no bɛma magyaw saa basabasayɛ a ɛyɛ den no wɔ fie.
Wɔatow video a wɔmfa nhama nkɔ mu dedaw wɔ Apple ne Android mfiri ahorow mu denam AirPlay ne Google Cast so, nanso sɛ wode saa nneɛma no di dwuma wɔ akyirikyiri fi fie a, ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wunya TV anaa adaka a wɔde fa so a ɛne no hyia ne Wi-Fi ntam nkitahodi a wotumi de ho to so. Sɛ nea mede TV a wɔkyɛ dii dwuma bere a na meretu kwan no ara ne sɛ mɛhwɛ dwumadi ahorow a yɛpɛ a, anka HDMI dongle ketewaa bi a efi Roku anaa Amazon bɛyɛ ano aduru a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen biara. Nanso m’abusua ani gye ho sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ da no mu mfonini ahorow mu wɔ screen kɛse bi so, abom ayɛ yɛn akwantu a edi hɔ no ho nhyehyɛe, na mpo wɔadi agoru kakraa bi. Yɛn ahiadeɛ nti, ConnectAir yɛ nkɔsoɔ a wɔma ho akwaaba sen video cable tenten bi a, bɛboro pɛnkoro, ayɛ asiane a ɛma obi hwe ase. Belkin ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Ɔyɛkyerɛ Adapter
Baabi a Wobɛtɔ: $149.99 wɔ Belkin Ɛnyɛ ano aduru a edi mũ, nanso ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobebu yɛn ani agu ntamgyinafo kakraa bi so esiane sɛnea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔde $149.99 ConnectAir no bedi dwuma nti. Na wireless video adapter no a wɔbɛhyehyɛ no yɛ mmerɛw mpo sen sɛ wode AirPlay anaa Google Cast bedi dwuma. Ɛde transmitter dongle, bɛyɛ sɛ wireless earbuds charging case kɛse, a wubetumi de ahyɛ afiri biara a USB-C port a ɛboa DisplayPort Alt Mode no mu ba. (Dabi, Nintendo Switch no ntumi nhyia.)
ConnectAir no nso de 28-inch receiver cable a ɛwɔ HDMI connector wɔ n’awiei baako ne USB-A connector wɔ ɔfã foforo ma ahoɔden. Ɛsɛ sɛ ahɔhodan mu adan dodow no ara, anaa anyɛ yiye koraa no, nea wɔayɛ no foforo bere bi wɔ mfe 15 a atwam no mu no nya TV a USB port wɔ akyi a ebetumi ama HDMI nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no anya ahoɔden. Menhyiaa bi a ɛnnyɛ saa, nanso sɛ wohu sɛ worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛkɔ TV bi a ɛfiri 2000 mfeɛ no mfitiaseɛ a enni bi a ɛho bɛhia sɛ wohwehwɛ ahoɔden fibea foforɔ ma receiver no. Ɛno bɛma wo nhyehyɛe no ayɛ den sɛ ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wode power adapter a ɛyɛ soronko ne USB-extension cable sɛ outlet a ɛwɔ hɔ no ntam kwan boro nsateakwaa 28 a.
Sɛ wɔde wɔn mmienu nyinaa bata wɔn mfiri ho wie a, transmitter ne receiver no hia bɛyɛ sikɔne anum na wɔde abɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho na wɔafi ase akyɛ video a wɔmfa nhama nkɔ mu wɔ resolution a ɛkɔ 1080p/60Hz. Mede ConnectAir dii dwuma de hwɛɛ nnɔnhwerew pii sini ne TV so dwumadi ahorow wɔ Netflix ne Disney Plus na ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔkɔɔ fam fii 4K no video no su ye yiye, a na nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ anifere koraa a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔde nhyɛso aka ho ne kɔla a ɛyera nkutoo.
Na video a wɔde fa so no nso yɛ rock solid wɔ baabi pɔtee bi. Mente abankɛseɛ a ɛtrɛ mu na mantumi ansɔ Belkin nsɛm a ɔkae sɛ ConnectAir wɔ anammɔn 131 a ɛkɔ akyirikyiri no nhwɛ. Nanso mitumi fii TV bi ho kɔe bɛyɛ anammɔn 60, na na sɛnkyerɛnne no fa fam ne ɔfasu bi mu ansa na video a wɔbɔ no afi ase ayɛ hiccup anaasɛ agyina bere tiaa bi bere ne bere mu.
Saa anammɔn 131 no betumi ayɛ yiye sɛ wode ConnectAir redi dwuma de akyerɛ slideshow wɔ projector a ɛwɔ nhyiam dan kɛse bi fã foforo a akwanside biara nni mu a. Sɛ wode transmitter ne receiver no si dan koro mu a, ɛbɛma woanya nea eye sen biara wɔ fie, nanso ɛyɛ anigye sɛ wubehu sɛ ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtra wɔn ho wɔn ho kwan so ansa na wɔayɛ adwuma.
Wobɛhunu buttons wɔ transmitter ne receiver no nyinaa so a wode bɛsan asiesie wireless connection no sɛ wohyia nsɛmnsɛm a, nanso mennya mfaa emu biara nni dwuma. HDMI receiver no nso bɛkyerɛ mfonini a ɛyɛ static wɔ TV no so bere a ɛnka transmitter no ho, na ɛbɛma ayɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubehu afiri no bere a worekyinkyin TV’s inputs no mu no.
Being limited to 1080p isn’t a deal-breaker for me, nanso bere a me streaming nnɔnhwerew abien sini akyi no na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ConnectAir’s transmitter dongle no yɛ hyew dodo sɛ wobɛka. Anka me ho rentɔ me sɛ mɛtow agu bag mu a enni cooldown bere. Afei nso, nsonsonoe ketewaa bi wɔ nea wuhu wɔ wo mfiri no so ne TV a wɔde nhama ayɛ no ntam. Ɛnyɛ asɛm ma casual gaming, nanso merenkamfo nkyerɛ sɛ fa saa nhyehyɛe yi di Fortnite.
M’anwiinwii kɛseɛ wɔ ConnectAir no ho ne tumi a ɛnni transmitter no so. Ɛtwe ahoɔden a ehia nyinaa fi wo mfiri no mu, na ɛbɛma ne batere no asɛe ntɛmntɛm mpo. Wɔ laptop so no wobɛnyaport afoforo a wode bɛka tumi fibea bi ho, nanso mobile devices wɔ USB-C port biako pɛ. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo charge wo mobile device bere a wode ConnectAir rekɔ TV so a, ɛho behia sɛ wode hub ketewa bi ka mix no ho, anaasɛ wode wo fon no ne wireless power bank bom.
Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ConnectAir nyɛ ɔkwan foforo a ne bo yɛ mmerɛw sen schlepping HDMI cable tenten wɔ baabiara a wobɛkɔ, na wubetumi anya wireless alternatives afi Belkin’s akansifo te sɛ Ugreen (a power passthrough port ka ho!) a ennu $100. Nea m’ani gye ho wɔ Belkin’s ano aduru no ho ne sɛ, sɛ mewɔ power adapter foforo a mede bɛka TV dedaw ho mpo a, meda so ara hu sɛ ɛyɛ ano aduru a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na wotumi fa so sen HDMI nhama a wɔatrɛw mu wɔ dan bi mu. ConnectAir no yɛ mmerɛw sɛ wode bedi dwuma, wotumi de ho to so, na asiane biara nni ho sɛ TV ne mfiri bɛhwe fam wɔ akwanhyia mu sɛ obi a ɔnam hɔ werɛ fi sɛ wɔde ahyɛ mu a.
Andrew Liszewski na ɔyɛɛ mfonini no / The Verge
