streaming laptop to smart tv or TiVo (How to)

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[Moleman]

I am at my wits end. I am certainly capable of streaming many debates and town halls to my laptop. But, I want to display them on the TV. Both are smart TV's and have Tivo wired to my personal network. Any ideas how to accomplish this wirelessly?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Easiest way is to get a laptop with an HDMI out and just plug it in.

There are many ways to do such things and some of them (like mine) can be extremely elaborate. But if you’re just wanting the simplest way forward, get a long hdmi wire (monoprice.com) and plug the sucker in and enjoy.

[P.O.E.]

Move the computer to where the TV is, and vice versa.

jk

I use google play with chrome.

[P.O.E.]

I meant google cast.

[tx_eggman]

Do both the TV and the computer have HDMI ports? If they do, connect one to the other via HDMI and set the smart TV source to whichever HDMI port you used on the Smart TV ... that should do it

[mrsmith]

“wirelessly”
Doesn’t the TV’s instructions tell you how?

[soycd]

Stay away from any apps they claim to help you. Either you have a wired VGA, HDMI etc output or you don’t. If this makes no sense take peripherals 101.

[Nacho Bidnith]

Assuming you have wi-fi, Google chromecast. It costs $35 and streams to your TV whatever you’re playing in your chrome browser.

Of course, if you’re anti-google, do what everyone else is saying and buy a long HDMI cable.

I used to do that but my dogs intentionally got snagged in the cable at every opportunity until they ruined the HDMI port on my laptop so now the port has such a bad connection, it’s almost unusable.

[Moleman]

Thank you and all the others. I may just need to Byte (lol) the bullet and plug the darn thing in via HDMI.
Just thought there had to be a way wirelessly to accomplish this since the Tivo and laptop and smart phone are all on the same network. Moleman’s not very bright :p

[Kipp]

On our smart tv, we can go youtube by going to the apps. A youtube app was built in. Or from the apps, we could go to opera or chrome and type in youtube.com to get there.

[Moleman]

Doh, lost them

[chuckles]

I use Plex, but I have a dumb TV. With a smart TV, just set up a network at home and use the laptop as a server. I have about 3 computers online at any one time( 5 all together). I also have some USB drives filled with pics, music, and movies. I can access any of them thru PLEX. If your laptop has HDMI, I would just plug it into a TV port and go,....much simpler.

[Vermont Lt]

Spend $35 and get a chrome cast. Then you can broadcast from most any program.

In my house we have Apple TV on a couple of our sets and I can “AirPlay” from my iPad. But the solution is more expensive.

[dangerdoc]

Second Chromecast. Easiest way to get anything from a web page to the television.

Unless your kids borrow it and forget where they put it but that’s a different story.

[Vermont Lt]

There probably is a way. But without sitting there it is tough to figure out.

You might want to try Bluetooth if the TVs have it.

[patriot08]

Please forgive me for butting in here, but can someone help me with a laptop problem?
I’ve locked myself out by forgetting my password. (dumb me)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Katy

[Nacho Bidnith]

I should have added, the Chromecast is a small wireless device with an HDMI connector that plugs into one of the HDMI ports on your TV. It comes with both a USB cable that plugs into a USB port on your TV, or an adapter for 110 V outlet.

It really is a great device and very easy to set up.

Just google.com/chromecast and you’ll see.

[Vermont Lt]

I’ve bought two. I gave up after my second daughter went to college. But they work fine.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Anytime :-)

It’s pretty cheap if you do order the cable at monoprice. I once did one for my mom’s house where I ran an HDMI 50 feet. Even that didn’t cost much with their cables.

There are wireless solutions, but I haven’t used them and they do up the pricetag quite a bit. Before I did that, I’d just bite the bullet and just dedicate a low powered computer to the TV. In my house, we use Raspberry Pi2’s for every tv, which are served media from a central server.

[mrsmith]

Search the nodel number on google and you’ll find the manual.
It occurs to me though that you may want to connect to the TIVO. Which you can figure from their ‘set up’ screen.