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Question

Help me decide which surface pro 4 to buy

by Dec 18, 2015 2:14PM PST

Is the Surface pro 4 with the i5 processor (hd 520,) able to reproduce 1080p mkv files over a wireless dipslay (miracast)?

Aside other normal stuff that is the task I wondering if it can handle or if I need to go for the i7 version.

Thanks in advance.

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I've yet to see any PC do this today.
by Forum moderator Dec 18, 2015 2:29PM PST

miracast is what it is. The lag and occasional drop frame is sadly normal. If you want fairly great wireless video, head to a Wireless HDMI setup.

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by RubyOnRails5 Dec 18, 2015 3:21PM PST

Thanks for the advice on using hdmi, but I'm more worried about the graphic processor, can it handle the playback of a 1080p video in one of those compressed formats even if I don't replicate the signal to another monitor?

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