Untethered ipad 2 to projector

As an ed tech specialist, I can sympathize with your needs, but it is not possible, and is far more involved than you think. It's not just a matter of a simple WiFi connection. You have to have software that is written specifically for this - which would have to be written by the projector manufacturer. I connect computers to Epson and Sanyo wireless (i.e. networked - although some also work through direct WiFi connections) and they each require proprietary software.

Also, you may not be aware of this, but typing in all capital letters (particularly large ones) is considered to be shouting and somewhat rude. 🙂

Do you feel better now that you yelled at your fellow users?

What model projector? What does the projector require for input? Does the projector require a VGA or other input?

With iOS 5 (to be released in the fall) the iPad will move closer to what you want to do, but you are expecting a lot from this device. Possibly in the future manufacturers will release an AirPlay compatible projector (Samsung and others have already announced AirPlay compatible TVs but they aren't here yet) but you are a bit soon. I don't know of any device that exists that would allow you to broadcast from the iPad to the device which would be connected to the projector.

Patience is a virtue.

The solution is not yet available. It takes time to test these things. This fall there should be an update (as per the last keynote) that will allow sending video to an AppleTV in video mirroring mode. You can watch the keynote for more details. This will however require a projector that works with HDMI and not VGA as there is no VGA out from the AppleTV.

I am assuming you are referring, like I was, to mirroring via AirPlay, as you can already mirror output from the iPad2 using the Digital Video Adapter.

Yes, that is what I was referring to. We posted at about the same time and your post wasn't up yet when I started.

So your projector may not even be networked? If not, there's no way any computer could connect to it. A networked or wireless projector is a significant cost over a regular one, and if all the projectors are hard cabled than odds are they are not networked or wireless.

A networked / wireless connection to a projector is far more sophisticated than that to a printer., and far from a no-brainer. Your TV is just taking specific media from your computer (movies, etc) - is no functioning as a projector in the set-up you describe, which is very different.

I sympathize with your wishes - when I taught third grade with a tablet PC I found it very liberating to move around the room with my tablet and a cable-free connection to the projector, and this usage was one of the steps on my role from classroom to tech specialist. .

One solution that is part of the way there which I used last year - I installed SplashTop, a remote control software, on my iPad and on a computer which was connected tom the projector. I then carried the iPad around the room and used it to control the computer, the image ofnwhich was projected. I couldn't do iPad apps, of course, but on the other hand I could call up and share the many Flash and Java sites that are useful in elementary ed.

Last of all - you many have meant to "yell" at Apple and not us, but big fonts are not going to grab their attention. :-)

Yes, as Mr. Alperin already posted, that will work with iOS 5.

II use VGA with my iPad 2 and I use my iphone to change the screens from anywhere in the room I use Keynote repmote on my I phone and it si great it is the perfect answer until they produce a unteathered projector. It is fun to use. Paul

I have a PC connected to a projector. The PC has all the ppt I use for presentation. When I need to do a presentation, I run Splashtop on both the PC and my IPad. I walk about in the lecture hall and remote control my presentation. The ppt slides are 'mirrored' on my IPad, and I can even choose to see the presenter note view. I can also use the pen function to annotate on the ppt in real time. Maybe you can look into this arrangement?

Apple made the iPad airplay feature simple and very easy to wirelessly stream content to anything you want & also offers the Apple TV 2 as a simple inexpensive solution for those that have a HD projector or HDTV that doesn't natively support the airplay standard. You can currently stream applications such as iPhoto (or whatever presentation application updated to take use of airplay) via airplay from your iPad via ATV2 to an HD projector or TV. There are many applications that currently take advantage of airplay & later when IOS5 is available you will be able to do screen mirroring as well. Now because the iPad display isn't a 16:9 format your HD projector or TV screen will be "blacked out" on the right & left edges since your mirroring the 4:3 iPad screen over a 16:9 widescreen. Hopefully Apple will let you choose either a fullscreen 4:3 iPad viewing with the HD projector/TV seeing it distorted or 4:3 over the 16:9 screen (with black panels) or choose a letter boxed 16:9 over 4:3 iPad viewing with the HD projector/TV seeing it perfectly in full 16:9 (with no black panels). I understand they may not be able to provide true 16:9 widescreen on mirroring games and apps written specifically for a 4:3 screen but at least that option on widescreen movies, keynotes presentations, pictures, & web browsing.

You will have to get a HDMI Cable from apple or best buy becasue the cord is too short at the apple store. The nice thing about the iPad 2 is that it will "mirror" the ipad screen to the projector. Your projector should have a hdmi cable plug you can use. When you plug in the hdmi cable to the projector, you need to find the right channel that will show your home screen. At the apple store or online, there is a hdmi cable adapter you can buy. The front of the adapter is a ipod plug so you'll just plug it into your ipad. The other end of your hdmi cable plugs into the back of the adapter. I hooked my dad's ipad 2 up to his tv using this. It should take about 7-8 seconds for it to appear on the screen after you hook up your ipad. Please comment if you have any other questions.

There is another way you can mirror your ipad to your projector. Int he upcoming months, when the iphone 5 comes out, ios5 will have a feature of mirroring through AppleTV over wifi. AppleTV is around 100 bucks but easy to setup.