Router not connected to the Internet
I would like to play movies on my television from my phone. However, there exists (as far as I've found so far) no way to convert an hdmi or component cable to my phone or tablet (Samsung galaxy s7 or...
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GoodyATC wrote:
I could stream "wirelessly" from my phones or tablets.
Anyone done that? What router would you recommend?
Like others have said - skip the router. When you enable "Hotspot" on your phone, it becomes (sort'a) like a WiFi router at home.
You tell your tablet to connect to your phone's hotspot.
You tell your laptop to connect to your phone's hotspot.
My DVD player is WiFi enabled, so I tell it to connect to the phone. And so on.
Smart TV's with WiFi built in will connect to the phone too. If you don't have a "Smart TV with WiFi" then you need to get something like a Roku or Chromecast.
These devices will allow your TV to connect to your phone's hotspot.
Bear in mind, you'll need an HDMI TV connection for many of these Roku and Chromecast devices.
And bear in mind that viewing video over your phone's hotspot will burn through your data plan like a 5 day old gas station taco running through your digestive system. :)
