Astropad has announced Windows support for Luna Display 5. 0, allowing people to use their iPad as a secondary wireless display for a Windows PC. Earlier this year, Astropad launched Project Blue.
This allowed Windows users to mirror their desktop to an iPad or use the Apple tablet as a drawing pad. Luna Display 5. 0 goes far beyond this, delivering full secondary display support for PC like Astropad has previously offered on macOS.
Achieving Windows support in Luna Display 5. 0 required a full redesign of Luna Display's apps. Further, Astropad has added a new Luna Display HDMI unit. For Windows, Luna Display 5. 0 is available in two port types, USB-C and HDMI. The system requires are Windows 10 64-bit Build 1809 or later and iOS 12. 1 or later on the iPad. Astropad recommends an 802. 11n Wi-Fi setup or wired ethernet.
The setup process for Luna Display promises to be quick and easy. Once connected over Wi-Fi or ethernet, the connected iPad is compatible with a keyboard and mouse, touch, and the Apple Pencil, including pressure sensitivity.
Astropad says that Luna Display is currently the only hardware solution that allows people to use an iPad as a wireless second display for both macOS and Windows. It's certainly a desired product solution. Last year, we shared the news of Astropad's Luna Display for Windows on Kickstarter. The campaign raised over $400,000 from just over 6,000 backers. Astropad says that it's received over 8,000 preorders for Luna Display for Windows so far.
Astropad has been working on cross-platform support since 2019. Over two years ago, the team wrote a blog post about its switch to a different coding language, Rust.
To celebrate the launch of Luna Display for Windows, Astropad is offering a 20% discount through October 15, which is applied at checkout. Luna Display for Mac and Windows is regularly priced at $129. 99. You can learn more at Astropad.
On macOS, the Luna Display 5. 0 update may not add major functionality as it does on Windows. However, M1 Macs should experience a faster setup.
. dpreview.com2021-10-14 22:29
