Wow, I did have an obvious headline. Well no, it is not as obvious as it seems. The AirPlay protocol that Apple advertises as a true wonder also has its shortcomings that do not depend directly on it, but on other elements, especially when we talk about applications that require a lot of bandwidth, that is, games mainly.
When we try play a game with AirPlay, an immediate response is needed from the moment we press a button until the car, doll, ship reacts. If there is an obvious delay, the gaming experience is impossible. To this we must add that this technology depends directly on other factors such as the hardware of our device and our Wi-Fi network, so the better these elements are, the less will be the lag between the principle of action and reaction on the second screen. .
Playing videos, photos or music, this negative point is not palpable. It is not that there is no lag, it is that the bandwidth demands are infinitely lower and also there is a small buffer memory that stores several seconds of content so that in the event of a bandwidth drop, video playback is not affected and the user is not aware of it.
What is the solution to enjoy games on a second screen? Use the traditional cable of a lifetime. We eliminate the dependence on the Wi-Fi network but the hardware limitation of our equipment continues, so lag can appear in certain circumstances, although to a much lesser extent than with AirPlay.
We can also play with the video output settings to get better performance by lowering the resolution, the rendering quality and other factors that Apple has put there for iOS users.
Maybe everything I have told you still seems as obvious as the title but believe me, there are many people who think that they will be able to enjoy their iPhone or iPad on TV at 1080P as if it were a PS3 or a 360 I hope that with this the doubts about AirPlay vs AV Cable for Gaming.
More information - AirPlay Mirroring, another exclusive feature of the iPhone 4S
Source - iDB
I totally disagree with you, I was thinking of buying an Apple TV but when I saw the reviews I noticed that they had a lot of lag, well apart from the need to take advantage of 100% nexfli I decided to buy the Apple av adapter and it works great, the only bad thing is I had to buy a 3 meter HDMI cable to control it from the couch comfortably.
Could you explain to me if anyway there will be lag using for example an Iphone 4s AND A LAST generation APPLE TV I think it is the 3 for games for example the infinite blade 2 or fifa 13 I something of more interaction with a STvs TK please tell me I was just about to buy an apple tv, me and my friend especially to enjoy the games or is it that you have to have a good router and this solves everything? I will be very grateful if someone has already tried it with a 4s and an apple tv of the last generation to no longer buy it and go for an av adapter
I can not tell you since I do not have an Apple TV but I would bet on the adapter directly or if you can, buy it on a site that you will get your money back if it does not meet your expectations. Greetings!
The most powerful games always have some lag, AirPlay is designed for videos, photos, etc.
I imagined. I hope Guillermo_007 will help you since my colleague Gnzl does have the Apple TV. 😉
Thanks to all of you for your answers, friends, I think you would opt for the 2 but first the AV cable… for a query if you can, you can use the iPhone as a control of the appletv, not to see images of the iPhone but I say, for example, to select something or what more practical as a keyboard search for movies or music faster?
Only if you have jailbreak on both
Hello ! I've been looking for information on this issue for a long time, I had an ipod 4g and managed to play on av cable tv with jailbreak (ORIGINAL CABLE). and it was failing a bit, now with an ipod 5 I was wondering if I should only connect the cable with an adapter for 30 pins and be able to see everything on an airplay mirror screen. or if I need the jailbreak as at the time with my ipod 4g