RDMueller wrote:
The other thing I'm thinking is to put some content on my laptop before leaving. That would solve the problem of burning thru the data plan and for areas with no LTE coverage. But how to get movies/shows from the laptop to the TV? Would Roku work in that situation?
It could, but so could a cheap Chromecast. Go right from the laptop to the Chromecast.
I keep an Amazon Fire TV Stick in my RV and it works great. I have a Samsung Note 4 and I keep content on it. I don't have to worry about getting the Fire Stick and Note 4 on the same wifi network, or creating an ad hoc network. I simply turn on mirroring on the Fire Stick and the Note 4 sees it, and mirrors the screen. I even use it to read news or whatnot on the bigger screen. But it works excellent for movies.
You should be able to do similar to the Apple TV using Airplay. This can be from your iPhone, iPad, or macbook (2012 and newer).
I won't rehash using 4G since that has already been covered. I will only add that one single movie uses a lot of data if streamed using your cell plan. No issue if unlimited or plenty of gigs, but if you are already running close to your limit be careful.
Michael
