Streaming - Cell Phone to TV?
We have as DTV/ATT plan which allows DTV viewing on the smart phones. Is there a way/device that would allow some sort of steaming from one of the phones to a dumb TV?
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While this isn't using the phone or other device as a hotspot, it does involve WiFi.
WiFi Direct is basically two devices connecting to each other using their WiFi radios without needing to be connected to any existing wired or wireless (WiFi) network. They make their own network between the two of them for the duration of the pairing.
When you set a Roku to use Screen Mirroring, it becomes an available device for pairing. It will pair in two ways...
>It becomes available on any wired or wireless networks it is connected to.
>It opens itself for a WiFi Direct connection.
When you tell your phone to use Screen Mirroring (Smart View in the case of Samsung), it will show any devices available for pairing on any WiFi network it is connected to, and it will also look for any devices available via WiFi Direct.
Once you see the device you want to pair to, tap it. The phone will then pair to the device.
If they are not on the same wired or wireless network, they will use their WiFi radios to talk directly to each other (WiFi Direct).
The phone streams the video to the Roku via WiFi, and the Roku sends the video to the TV via an HDMI cable.
Not all devices support WiFi direct. Some devices that support screen mirroring will ONLY work when connected to the same wired or wireless network as the phone.
WiFi Direct is basically two devices connecting to each other using their WiFi radios without needing to be connected to any existing wired or wireless (WiFi) network. They make their own network between the two of them for the duration of the pairing.
When you set a Roku to use Screen Mirroring, it becomes an available device for pairing. It will pair in two ways...
>It becomes available on any wired or wireless networks it is connected to.
>It opens itself for a WiFi Direct connection.
When you tell your phone to use Screen Mirroring (Smart View in the case of Samsung), it will show any devices available for pairing on any WiFi network it is connected to, and it will also look for any devices available via WiFi Direct.
Once you see the device you want to pair to, tap it. The phone will then pair to the device.
If they are not on the same wired or wireless network, they will use their WiFi radios to talk directly to each other (WiFi Direct).
The phone streams the video to the Roku via WiFi, and the Roku sends the video to the TV via an HDMI cable.
Not all devices support WiFi direct. Some devices that support screen mirroring will ONLY work when connected to the same wired or wireless network as the phone.
