Streaming to TV from Cell Phone
Not sure if this has been a topic before or not and this is something I have never tried before but when out camping does anyone ever stream TV from their cell phones to their NON SmartTV in the trail...
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Big Katuna wrote:jcpainter wrote:jorbill2or wrote:
You don’t say , iPhone or android ? They are somewhat different I guess . We are Apple phone users and the answer and simplest for us is to use the $50 Apple to hdmi adapter, a dongle that plugs into the phones port and provides a hdmi out port. This uses no hotspot data it’s on phone data only as of you were watching on the phone. The Apple TV also allows wireless streaming but I rarely use it since we have the hdmi plugged into the tv all the time . If you have androids then of course doesn’t apply
Will the Apple TV box allow you to mirror what's on a Windows laptop, or does it only work with Apple phones, tablets and laptops?
You can make your iTunes library on your Windows pc shareable with your Appletv.
I use Appletv to stream Netflix and Prime via HDMI to the tv. Change tv inputs as reqd.
Not sure why you wouldn’t use Atv because your HDMI Iis always plugged in?
Mine too; sat box HDMI 1, ATV HDMI 2, Blu-ray DVD hdmi 3. Tv sound out to surround sound.
I quess because my phones are all set to auto connect to either a hotspot or other ( park etc WiFi) and if I did cast to the Atv it would be using the WiFi the phone was connected to. And for the phone to use the Atv it must be on WiFi , that’s how they communicate. I just plug in the phone and it instantly works no permissions codes etc ..simple but I do have to disconnect from all outside WiFi
If I weren’t lazy I’d have the phone never connect to outside WiFi without permission and have it just connected to the Atv. Secondly and mostly I moved my Apple TV a older 2nd gen to the bedroom and use A Roku in the living room as it honestly can connect to more services and has more apps avail than the old 2nd gen I’m too cheap to buy a new one (150 + ) when a Roku does as much for 35 bucks
Truth be told I hardly ever use the phone anymore unless my Roku connected to the 65$ Verizon inlimited prepaid or my 20$ ATT Mobley unlimited are both congested. Options .. plenty of options
