They call it mirror video. But what exactly does this mean? Basically it is a function with which we can transfer the contents of the iPad 2 screen to a television or monitor with an optimal video quality. This is thanks to the HDMI adapter that with the new edition of the tablet we can make a living room screen show, in high definition, what we see on the iPad 2.
The key is, as we say, an optional accessory that costs 40 euros and that makes the iPad 2 can recognize a connection HDMI for high definition. The adapter, similar to those that transform the DVI output of Apple computers, is plugged into the dock port of the iPad 2, and is bifurcated into two connectors. One, it will be the one destined to launch the HDMI signal; the other duplicates the dock so that we can continue to have the port available, mainly to be able to have the power supply of theiPad 2.
As we have already seen with many other smartphones, starting with the Nokia N8, the indirect HDMI output utility of the iPad 2 has multiple functions. To begin with, it can be used to watch the videos that we have stored on the tablet on the television, as well as the recordings that we make with the HD camera and the pieces that we can edit with iMovie.
In this sense, the living room screen can become monitor high quality when we use the applications of the iPad 2. In fact, the system will also recognize the position of the tablet, so that if we go from horizontal to vertical mode, the TV screen will react (don't worry, only the content on the panel will be modified: the TV will not move).
But not only that. In addition, the improvised HDMI output of the iPad 2 will allow us to transfer the potential of the tablet as a video game platform. Imagine that the device works as a motion-sensitive remote control, while the TV screen (or the monitor, if it supports HDMI) reproduces all the content in the best quality.
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