Do you think Google TV will ever get WiDi support?

TechJunkie#AC

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Think about how that would benefit the device. With Apple making airplay a bigger feature to their Apple TV this would be a way us non-Apple users could get the same thing but with our devices.

I'm sure there are apps that can do this already but I doubt they would work as well as WiDi.

Then again with Google TV moving away from the Atom chips maybe it's not possible. A man can dream right?
 
It would be nice to add as an extra but TVs with WiDi compatibility are kinda expensive.

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My Fujitsu Laptop has WiDi and an HDMI port. Would love to use WiDi but $50+ for an adapter is a bit steep for how often i'd use it and from what I read it won't push DVD/Blu-Ray playback (which would be my main reason for using it) so a 12 foot HDMI cable works just fine for me.
 
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Would love to use WiDi but $50+ for an adapter is a bit steep for how often i'd use it and from what I read it won't push DVD/Blu-Ray playback (which would be my main reason for using it) so a 12 foot HDMI cable works just fine for me.

It is a bit steep for a technology that is in development but if you're buying a $200 set top box it would be one of those features to make it worth while.

Also, I've seen it pushing out Blu-Ray quality picture with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound before. I'm sure Ivy Bridge has an improved WiDi chip much like Sandy Bridge did over the first gen core processor.