Diamond Multimedia WPCTVPRO 1080p VStream Wireless USB PC to TV Adapter for Win8.1, Win8, Win7, Win Vista, WinXP, MAC OS and Android 5.0 and Higher

I bought this for use with a teleprompter setup and it works like a charm! My teleprompter system consists of a PC with prompter software, a mirrored prompter (just like you see in TV studios) with a flat-screen monitor underneath and facing up to reflect into the angled mirror and, previous to this Diamond WPCTVPRO, a very long VGA cable connecting the PC output to the prompter monitor input.Wow! Defines my satisfaction with this Diamond device. It has eliminated a tripping hazard that I had with the VGA cable and made everything involved a little more convenient. I've had the "transmitter" dongle/PC at least 30 feet away with no problems in reception of the "receiver" connected to the prompter monitor. I'm using the VGA output of the WPCTVPRO receiver for the monitor (which is a cheap, old 15" LCD that only has a VGA input). For s&g's I've also tried the receiver using its HDMI output with another monitor - no problems; excellent picture quality and reception. I've had people walk between the "line-of-sight" transmission and there's not been one hiccup, nothing! I've trucked and dollied the teleprompter camera while the WPCTVPRO was operating -- no reception problems. It appears to be a very strong signal.The product comes with a small pamphlet that explains installation -sort of (there's more detail on the mfg website: (...)), and it comes with a mini-CD for installing the drivers. I didn't use it because the pamphlet indicated it was best to let Windows (7) download the drivers on its own. The pamphlet's instructions were a bit confusing in that it said for Windows 7 installation to plug the USB dongle into the PC USB port first, then d/l the drivers. Immediately after the d/l instructions it said to *not* plug the USB dongle in yet. Well, heck, I'd already had it plugged-in and d/l'd the drivers so I figured I was screwed. Not. I guess it didn't matter. Everything worked just fine.There's a Windows taskbar icon for the WPCTVPRO program. Once you have the dongle plugged-in (is has a little blue LED "on" light, as does the receiver - flashing= no signal, steady=receiving) the taskbar icon is functional. Clicking on it provides a menu of functions including PC display settings [video] that is redundant with the Windows display settings (dunno why others here don't mention it) plus an [audio] setup as well. It also has a menu of WPCTVPRO options for the output. This taskbar icon menu has (imho) everything needed to make the system work for me.Again, its wireless capabilities (and really, why else would I or you buy it?) are flawless. I'm not kidding, and this is not a planted review. I can only guess that the hardware and software have been significantly improved over time since some of the negative reviews here (although some are more recent). I've also allowed the system to stay powered-up for 24 hours to 1) See if it failed, and 2) See if either component got too warm/hot. Well, no failure and the dongle did get slightly warm, but nothing alarming.That's it. 10-4, over & out.

First of all, I vacillated between giving this a 4 or 5 star rating. It works great and is exactly what I was hoping for. The ONLY reason I didn't give it a 5-star rating is because it took a little bit of "playing around" and user guide reading to optimize it for my TV. I am using a Windows 7 Professional Lenovo B360 notebook with a Windows Experience Index of 3.9. Diamond's minimum requirement is for at least a 3.0.So, let's look at the installation procedure. If you have Windows 7, throw away the booklet that came with the device and follow these steps. Connect the included HDMI cable from the WPCTVPRO to your TV. Connect the power cord. Turn on your computer and plug in the USB transmitter. Be patient while Windows detects the device, downloads, and installs the driver. Follow the prompts for installation. When finished, you're all done with the installation and you now have your desktop displaying on your TV! That gets a 5+ star rating for ease.Now comes the optimizing it for your TV part. In my case, when I first viewed the display, my first impression was, "Oh no!" The desktop doesn’t fill the screen, but occupies a rectangle filling about 3/4 of the screen. For those in the same situation, relax, this can be corrected. Now, it would be nice if Diamond had been more obvious that you really needed to read the DisplayLink User Manual to set up the device for your situation and that there is a DisplayLink configuration utility icon in the System Tray, ONLY when all components are connected and on. OK, two things have to be accomplished now.First, the reason you aren't getting a full screen TV display is because your computer doesn't have enough "Oomph" to run both displays. So you have to switch from the default "Mirror" mode to displaying on the TV, only. This can be selected from the configuration utility. This immediately fixes the full screen problem. If you have a more powerful computer, you can probably display both screens properly and don't have to worry about this step.Next, you may find, like I did, that the display doesn't properly fit the screen. The top and sides of the desktop screen were beyond the TV dimensions so I couldn't see all of my menus, e.g., the "File" toolbar menu in Internet Explorer was not visible, nor was the "X" to close the browser. To fix this, while displaying on the TV, only, and using the DisplayLink configuration utility (in the system tray), click the "Fit to screen" option. All I can say here is to use the “+” and “-“ adjustments to get the screen to fit. If you’re like me, it will take some trial and error to see exactly where you are in screen size when making those adjustments, but eventually, you’ll have the display set properly.You’re now finished. You should have a full-screen display on ONLY the TV and the desktop should fit completely and perfectly on the TV screen. The last thing is to set the configuration utility for “Optimize for Video” when displaying video content – turn it off, otherwise. This procedure gets a rating of 3.5 stars because it works, but it isn’t obvious that all this has to be done. And, depending on your computer, it may not have to be done.There are a slew of other adjustments that can be made and they are described in the user manual. I haven’t read the whole manual, just enough to get it working to my liking.Last step, sit back start a video on your computer and watch a very good computer display on your TV. This gets a 5-star rating. A very nice device once it is set up. Don’t give up on it.