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Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac

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Re: Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac

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I wonder how they achieve "Zero lag". I've been using similar software ( AirDisplay [1] ) and the lagging is awful.

You have to be certified hardware manufacturer if you want to use the USB connection to transmit any data between the iPad and your Mac [2]. So my bet is they either use WiFi ( which can roughly get 60fps on retina resolution ) or Bluetooth 4. In both cases I think the refresh rate would not satisfy in a lot of cases, e.g. playing a YouTube video through their software on the iPad.

1: https://avatron.com/applications/air-display/ 2: https://avatron.com/support/faq-air-display/#toggle-id-13

EDIT:

I've found more information on their facebook page [3]

> To setup, download and open duet on your Mac (for free) and on iOS.

> Connect your device using a lightning or 30 pin cable. Done.

> No need to worry about firewall settings, Wi-Fi speed or your 802.11n network.

> Duet is secure, simple, and allows you to use your iOS and OS X devices in harmony.

So I guess I was wrong with my bets. Maybe they got a hardware manufacturer license from Apple. Anyway launch is on 16th, so let's see.

3: https://www.facebook.com/duetdisplay/info?tab=page_info

Re: Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac

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post #5

I wonder how they achieve "Zero lag". I've been using similar software ( AirDisplay [1] ) and the lagging is awful. You have to be certified hardware manufacturer if you want to use the USB connection to transmit any data between the iPad and your Mac [2]. So my bet is they either use WiFi ( which can roughly get 60fps on retina resolution ) or Bluetooth 4. In both cases I think the refresh rate would not satisfy in…

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Re: Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac

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post #5

I wonder how they achieve "Zero lag". I've been using similar software ( AirDisplay [1] ) and the lagging is awful. You have to be certified hardware manufacturer if you want to use the USB connection to transmit any data between the iPad and your Mac [2]. So my bet is they either use WiFi ( which can roughly get 60fps on retina resolution ) or Bluetooth 4. In both cases I think the refresh rate would not satisfy in…

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/duet-display-app-turns-ipa...

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Re: Use your iDevice as an extra display for your Mac

#10

This looks cool - I'd definitely use it for emails. Has it not been done already though? I have a question about the image - whats the stand used for the iPad?

https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/compass2

12 south are pretty nice, but my wife had a bad experience with their SurfacePad iPhone case (really awesome case, but the leather wears heavily after 1-2 months)

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