OT: Viewing the internet on a TV

[temery]

Anyone here do this? If so, how’d you do it?

 

[Marat]

I've done this before with an Android device and chromecast. There is an app Google Home that lets you screen-cast your device to the TV via chromecast. Basically you can view the web brower, and anything else on your device.

Cast your Android screen from the Google Home app - Chromecast Help

 

[JMick]

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Best solution if you want to go wireless from Windows. If it's just internet though you can use chrome and a chromecast

 

[temery]

Will it work with an iPad?

 

[August_West]

Will it work with an iPad?

Yes

How to set up Chromecast using your iOS device

 

[AreBee1969]

I do it all the time. I screen mirror my iPhone with an Apple TV. You could use it with your iPad, but at $149 (minimum) its a pretty expensive add-on for just streaming. We use ours for Netflix, HBO GO and other on-demand stuff.

 

[TheDoggPound]

All you need to do is have an HDMI cable, plug it into your laptop (or your device of choice) and plug the other end to the tv (needs HDMI compatibility obviously) and voila

 

[CL82]

Chromecast works well. I tried using the browser in my smart tv (LG) but it is slow and glitchy. It doesn't happen when I use netflix or youtube, but espn3 doesn't work well for whatever reason. If anyone has a fix I'll gratefully take it. In the meantime it's back to Chromecast for me.

 

[temery]

Yes

How to set up Chromecast using your iOS device

Does this just mirror what's on the ipad, or can I use the tv remote to surf the 'net?

 

[August_West]

Does this just mirror what's on the ipad, or can I use the tv remote to surf the 'net?

If you want straight mirroring I'd go with appletv

 

[JMick]

Does this just mirror what's on the ipad, or can I use the tv remote to surf the 'net?

Do you have an iPhone? You can probably use the iPhone as the mouse/keyboard for the iPad thats streaming to a chromecast

 

[temery]

If you want straight mirroring I'd go with appletv

I want to be able to surf using my remote.

 

[August_West]

I want to be able to surf using my remote.

You may be out of luck.,


Also, web browsing with a remote is pretty damn cumbersome.

 

[August_West]

I want to be able to surf using my remote.

I should rephrase though. Surfing without a remote is possible if you take Ipad mirroring out of equation.

 

[temery]

All you need to do is have an HDMI cable, plug it into your laptop (or your device of choice) and plug the other end to the tv (needs HDMI compatibility obviously) and voila

That sounds doable on my end. Could I use a wireless mouse to do the surfing?

 

[August_West]

That sounds doable on my end. Could I use a wireless mouse to do the surfing?

Yes

 

[Husky25]

Chromecast. However Xfinity will not allow you to use their phone app through Chromecast, no matter whether its little casting icon on the upper right edge of the window or through screen mirroring. On the other hand, most networks have a casting option provided you have a cable/satellite subscription.

If you have Samsung devices (I see you don't, but for anyone else) You can use SmartView. I watched the NFL playoffs off a Reddit link using this method during our move.