Shifting video from a PC to TV set changes the way you use BBC iPlayer and internet video. Slot a Q-waves receiver in the back of your boobtube and you’ll end the days of hunching over a laptop at the kitchen table watching pixelated EastEnders on a tiny screen. Instead, you’ll be able to pump sharp, colour-packed movies, sport and more to your flatscreen in seconds, all without hooking up a cable. Our guide shows you how to mix TV streaming and wireless networking in a few short, simple steps using Q-waves’ clever kit.
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Install and set up
A Q-waves Wireless USB AV Kit is all you’ll need to get started: there’s no need to slap down cash for a pricey media centre PC to live under your telly when you can use the computer you already own. Q-waves makes PC to TV streaming easy, as it uses smart wireless USB technology to send the display output of your computer to your big screen without cables. All you have to do is load up the drivers from a CD and plug the USB dongle in. Since Q-waves works with Windows 7, Vista and XP, whatever version of Windows PC you’re running, you’ll be covered. The final step is to hook the Q-waves receiver into an HDMI port on your TV. There’s no need to muck around in menus as Q-waves technology automatically connects the two, so just plug and play.
Fire up Auntie on demand
By now, Q-waves’ TV streaming powers should have you sitting on the sofa, gawping your computer’s desktop on the big screen. Before settling down to watch your favourite TV show from the web, select the Optimize For Video option from the Q-waves settings, then dive into BBC iPlayer. Find the programme you want to watch, and give the play button a click. BBC iPlayer will burst into life on the big screen, so all you have to do is put your laptop down, park yourself on the sofa and enjoy.
Watch video wherever you like
Because Q-waves uses wireless networking for PC to TV streaming, you can send video to the TV wherever your computer is. If you’re using a laptop, you can even move it around the house while streaming video to TV sets. If you’re enjoying a DVD on the train, there’s no need to swap the disc to the player under the TV when you get home, just hook up the Q-waves kit and carry on watching on a bigger screen right from the point you hit pause. BBC’s iPlayer Desktop program works wonders this way too, letting your computer stockpile the latest episodes of Top Gear and Dr Who as well as remembering which ones you’ve watched, so you can enjoy them on the move and even without internet access.
Take it further
The web packs vast reserves of internet video beyond BBC iPlayer, and it’s all ready for instant TV streaming with a Q-waves USB kit popped into your PC. Beyond terrestrial telly’s on demand services, there are some must see TV streaming sites to check out, and we’ve got the best of them rounded up in our TV streaming guide. And don’t forget: that PC to TV wireless connection can be used for more than just video. You can use it to enjoy gaming without the cables or even the consoles. Use the big screen to browse photos in higher resolutions, or even have a video chat from your armchair. Read more on Q-waves and we’ll explain how it’s all done in just seconds.
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