Casting from pc to tv
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| 1 | I have been using chromecast from my android phone to my tv but it uses up my phone data really quick. Is there a way to connect using my pc and wireless broadband instead? Or is it better to put a cable between pc and tv and set up that way? My operating system is windows 7 pro Any help would be greatly appreciated Edited by deboron at 10:32 am, Sun 13 Jun deboron - 2021-06-13 10:32:00 |
| 2 | chrome on a PC can cast to a chromecast device, or Windows 10 has built in casting capability to some smart tvs (not sure about chromecast) so you could consider/evaluate the free upgrade to windows 10 king1 - 2021-06-13 10:51:00 |
| 3 | Why is the phone not connected to your wireless? rather than using cellular data. Makes no sense. spyware - 2021-06-13 11:07:00 |
| 4 | I agree . Connect the phone to your home wifi and cast that way In fact we have two Chromecasts and I'm not even sure you can cast using data as the CC will be on the wifi so that's a different network. Wtf ? Can't check just now ain't at home. Edited by nice_lady at 11:16 am, Sun 13 Jun nice_lady - 2021-06-13 11:13:00 |
| 5 | spyware wrote:
It is but it still uses up all my data after about 3 shows. I don't really want to update to Windows 10 as it will cause problems with my database that I use for selling stuff which is specialised to what I stock. Not smart TV either Edited by deboron at 11:27 am, Sun 13 Jun deboron - 2021-06-13 11:25:00 |
| 6 | I am a bit of a ludite when it comes to cell phones deboron - 2021-06-13 11:26:00 |
| 7 | I think as well as connecting it to wireless you also have to switch the phone over to use the wireless and not data. If you haven't done that it will still be on data use. I don't think they automatically switch over. muppet_slayer - 2021-06-13 14:05:00 |
| 8 | deboron wrote:
So turn data off. Kill the data on your phone while you are at home. It's silly to use up your cell data at home when you have got wifi available. Edited by nice_lady at 2:35 pm, Sun 13 Jun nice_lady - 2021-06-13 14:34:00 |
| 9 | deboron wrote: lythande1 - 2021-06-13 15:31:00 |
| 10 | Windows 10's "Cast to device" function works perfectly for me. The TV and PC must be on the home wifi network of course, (or both wired to the router). No need for chromecast. My TV is an old, like 2011, Sony 55 inch. I know nothing about chromecast, but using the "cast to device" function, everything is controlled using the TV remote. bwg11 - 2021-06-13 15:58:00 |
| 11 | You really have to screw with the default settings on your phone to get it to use mobile data in preference over wifi, when it has both... I think you should take yourself into your nearest store, and tell them whats happening, and see if they can fix the setting back to normal. bitsnpieces2020 - 2021-06-13 17:55:00 |
| 12 | The member deleted this message. spyware - 2021-06-13 18:31:00 |
| 13 | deboron wrote:
The point is that a chromecast sets up a stream to the source bypassing the device (your phone) that initiated the stream. That source to TV stream wouldn't go through the phone unless the TV has been connected to the phone's wifi hotspot. The TV obviously needs to be connected to your home wifi and not the phones hotspot. Edited by spyware at 6:34 pm, Sun 13 Jun spyware - 2021-06-13 18:32:00 |
| 14 | If you have mobile data enabled on your phone and your not casting but Edited by mr-word at 6:38 pm, Sun 13 Jun mr-word - 2021-06-13 18:37:00 |
| 15 | Kinda wondering if they were using the phone to hotspot the Tv. Ouch. nice_lady - 2021-06-13 18:48:00 |
| 16 | well use wifi on phone . i cast youtube to my big 65 inch LG tv otherwise you need skinny unlimited its about 1mb speed when you are over just fast enough to stream its 37$ or so 28 days nothing beats skinny i dont like telecom but hey they have the best bang for buck with skinny. intrade - 2021-06-13 19:19:00 |
| 17 | no smart tv you will need a cable to hook up the phone i have it for my lg nexus 5 . Also i use only the tv as my pc monitors. So you can get another pc with linux and just use that to wire the tv streaming for example. intrade - 2021-06-13 19:24:00 |
| 18 | i used win 7 today on my latop i used to want to put the axe thru the laptop untill i installed linux. i was seriously going to smash the windows machine with the axe virus update danger this danger that bluescreen here bluescreen there. i have winblows 10 crap on my tablet it only is used if there is no alternative. like android is linux also So no antivirus. viruses are for windows. on linux android or mac = same same only different you have to be the one installing the virus. unlike windows. Geez gets my blod boiling just thinking about micow...ers...!! intrade - 2021-06-13 19:30:00 |
| 19 | I use VLC Media Player to watch videos on my Desktop, VLC has a setting to cast to my Chromecast on the TV. motig - 2021-06-13 22:13:00 |
| 20 | bitsnpieces2020 wrote:
My local Spark store the staff are useless (Newmarket) I have been in there many times (at least 4 times) and have been told to go home and reset my modem if I still have issues to give Spark a phone call. Not once has anyone bothered to check my phone settings. deboron - 2021-06-14 09:38:00 |
| 21 | spyware wrote:
Not sure how to do this as it is not a smart TV just plain digital. I didn't know there was a difference when I purchased for digital upgrade a few years back. deboron - 2021-06-14 09:42:00 |
| 22 | You don't need a smart tv if you use a Chromecast. That's what a CC does it turns your TV into a smart tv. You should NOT be needing to use ANY cellphone data to use the chromecast. Do you have data switched on for your phone when you're at home? I think you need to find out the difference between data and wifi. You'll find it's VERY simple to switch between them. nice_lady - 2021-06-14 10:29:00 |
| 23 | deboron wrote:
Your TV has nothing to do with things. You need to determine what wifi SSID the Chromecast connects to - the phone's hotspot or your router's wifi. The Chromecast should be configured to connect to the router's wifi in order to use data via your ISPs router. The phone would also need to be connected to the ISP router's wifi. Edited by spyware at 10:39 am, Mon 14 Jun spyware - 2021-06-14 10:36:00 |
| 24 | deboron wrote:
I apologise for the confusion. My reference to TV refers to your chromecast device. spyware - 2021-06-14 10:41:00 |
| 25 | I turned off mobile data and it is working better now. I will try intrades advice to connect directly when I get enough free time to work through it (all confusing really) but I am quite good at working through step by step instructions. Need to go to JB to get long enough cable. Then onto the next IT issue for me which is setting up trail cam - what SD card to get and work out whether my old phone can take any prepay SD or if the old SD card has locked it to spark (old card with that number is in my new phone). deboron - 2021-06-19 10:51:00 |
| 26 | deboron wrote: You're confusing the SIM card with the SD card. A trail cam will certainly take an SD card, as with any video recorder you need an SD card thats fast enough to save the bandwidth that the camera is capable of (and this varies whether it's 4K, 1080, and the frames per second). If in doubt use a Class 10 SD card, and then look at the packaging to compare write speeds. For a GoPro, I use the fastest cards I can get. But you could feasibly get a trail cam that also takes a SIM card. Does it upload footage to the cloud? Does it send you a message when activated? It's likely an optional feature. Is this what you're wanting to do? My sister has a couple of trail cams on her property to record bears, they go out every few days to change the batteries and swap the SD cards, then go home to see what they've got. gyrogearloose - 2021-06-19 11:07:00 |
| 27 | gyrogearloose wrote:
Mine would have very large batteries and supersized SD cards, or some kinda external drive. Theres no way I'd want to go out in bear country, (not without a serious bit of firepower on hand and a posse of guards and a bunch of mean dogs to scare em off). Well actually I just woulnd't live there ! nice_lady - 2021-06-19 11:22:00 |
| 28 | gyrogearloose wrote:
Yes SD card is needed too. It comes with Solar charger that keeps charged through 12 rechargable batteries. SD card sends to cell phone or computer or cloud I think. I want it to go directly to cell phone so I still need to get a new sim card for old phon. Edited by deboron at 10:15 am, Sun 20 Jun deboron - 2021-06-20 10:11:00 |
| 29 | Unless your trail cam was a very expensive one i would doubt it had a sim card slot, more than likely just a SD card for recording. loud_37 - 2021-06-20 10:56:00 |
| 30 | loud_37 wrote:
The solar panel comes with two micro sim adaptors. It is called a 4G scouting trail camera and it wasn't cheap, I had someone to set it up but that fell through because they moved out of town. Edited by deboron at 11:09 am, Sun 20 Jun deboron - 2021-06-20 11:07:00 |
