Hey all, silly question. Do these work from PC to TV?
I've seen lots but they mention phone, laptops and tablets etc and is it a true mirror of the screen?

If they are for PCs is there a better brand? Just don't want a cable down the hall.

TIA :)

kaeleighs_nanny - 2021-05-04 14:57:00

Google Chromecast
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/search?sf=chromecast&search_typ
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kaeleighs_nanny wrote:

Hey all, silly question. Do these work from PC to TV?
I've seen lots but they mention phone, laptops and tablets etc and is it a true mirror of the screen?
TIA :)

Laptop is a portable PC and what your casting would depend on the apps capabilities.

Edited by event_horizon_1 at 3:18 pm, Tue 4 May

event_horizon_1 - 2021-05-04 15:16:00

Thanks. So they don't work the same as HDMI cables do? I've got a chromecast but wanted to basically use the TV as another monitor.

Edited by kaeleighs_nanny at 11:04 pm, Tue 4 May

kaeleighs_nanny - 2021-05-04 23:03:00

kaeleighs_nanny wrote:

Thanks.-
So they don't work the same as HDMI cables do? I've got a chromecast but wanted to basically use the TV as another monitor.

You can cast your desktop, so this would mirror what's on your laptop.

loud_37 - 2021-05-05 21:51:00

Thanks all. I'll give it a go :)

kaeleighs_nanny - 2021-05-06 16:05:00

Expect some lag

bitsnpieces2020 - 2021-05-06 19:07:00

I might be mistaken but in my experience you can only cast to a CHROMEcast from content being streamed through the CHROME internet browser. I have been unable to mirror my ipad programs using chromecast and have been looking at miracast as a possible option.

asmawa1 - 2021-05-08 08:34:00

asmawa1 wrote:

I might be mistaken but in my experience you can only cast to a CHROMEcast from content being streamed through the CHROME internet browser. I have been unable to mirror my ipad programs using chromecast and have been looking at miracast as a possible option.

There are many ways to cast to a Chromecast and one of them is from a chrome browser. There are apps which enable casting, you can cast from the YouTube app in Android anyway, and I have a Sony and Oppo Android phones which will cast ANY screen content at all.

There are also Windows based apps which will cast media content.

Edited by nice_lady at 8:44 am, Sat 8 May

nice_lady - 2021-05-08 08:39:00

You can get a wireless HDMI extender like this to mirror the screen.

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/KVMATN0819/Aten-VE819-HDMI-
Wireless-Extender--1080p10m-with-U

The one I linked is 1080p, 7-10 meter range, and it does say "line of sight".

gyrogearloose - 2021-05-08 08:39:00

asmawa1 wrote:

I might be mistaken but in my experience you can only cast to a CHROMEcast from content being streamed through the CHROME internet browser. I have been unable to mirror my ipad programs using chromecast and have been looking at miracast as a possible option.

That's an iOS limitation - you can cast the entire screen in Android or Windows.

There are some apps in the app store that claim to allow full screen casting on iOS but I don't know how well they work, otherwise an Apple TV is a good option (albeit expensive)

vtecintegra - 2021-05-08 08:40:00