Rather than sue Apple, as some have in similar circumstances, Luna Display has pivoted and seemingly found a very willing audience with Luna Display for Windows PCs fully funded an hour after launching. The term sherlocked for those unfamiliar with it means when Apple takes a feature or functionality found in a third-party app or product and builds it into its own products. Apple thought it was such a great idea that it ‘sherlocked’ the functionality by building it directly into macOS Catalina around two years later calling it Sidecar. If that functionality sounds familiar, that’s because Luna Display first used the technology when it launched a similar product back in 2017 for Mac and iPad owners. Luna Display for Windows uses a dongle that connects to a USB port on your PC allowing it to wirelessly connect to your iPad for use as a second display.
For some, adding a monitor is a no-brainer, but Luna Display has developed another solution for PC owners who also own an iPad. With the work from home (WFH) phenomena kick started by the global pandemic, people have been looking for ways of adding additional screen real estate for their laptops. News Writer (AUS/NZL based) - Details here Duet Display is available officially for Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs today, and Windows 10 even appears to function just fine.Are you a techie who knows how to write? Then join our Team! English native speakers welcome! If you carry an iPad and a laptop around, then this could be a useful addition, but it’s also a good way to extend a desktop monitor setup with a touchscreen display flat on your desk or upright. That said, it works the same way as the Mac version, and you can even use the touchscreen on the iPad to navigate around Windows and tap to click. That means it’s not great for viewing HD video. One drawback is the limitation of a 1024 x 768 resolution, as Windows detects the display as a generic plug-and-play monitor.
I’ve used Duet on the MacBook, and the Windows version doesn’t feel as smooth. Since the iPad works as a monitor, Windows lets you extend or mirror itself onto the display. This is designed to reduce the latency, but I did notice on a couple of laptops that some apps were slow to respond on occasions using them on the iPad display. It supports Windows 7 and Windows 8 machines, and you connect up to the iPad through the lightning connector. I’ve experimented with Duet Display on Windows for a few hours today, and it largely works as you’d expect.
Some limitations compared to the Mac version There’s no complex setup, and it’s really just plug and play to turn the iPad into a monitor. For just $9.99 you can download Duet and use an iPad as a monitor on a Windows PC. Duet Display has been transforming old iPads into fast MacBook displays for months now, but it’s turning its attention to the Windows world today.
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