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rjsurfer
Explorer
Dec 28, 2018

Can video stream from USB port on cell phone to TV via HDMI?

I can use my Chromecast to have streaming video sent to my TV from my phone via it's Hotspot option, no problem, but there is a data limit on the Hotspot. Can I stream movies directly through the ...
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JaxDad
Explorer III
Dec 28, 2018
theoldwizard1 wrote:
HDMI over (wired) USB seems to have died ! You should be able to stream DIRECTLY from the phone to the TV over WiFi with no data charge.


Only if you are 'streaming' prerecorded media from your phone.

If that's the case its likely easier to just put it on a thumb drive and plug that straight into the TV directly.

If it's 'streaming' from somewhere o the internet, data usueage is involved.

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