Many people want to project the laptop screen to the TV because of the big features of the TV screen. Some of them are work needs, some want to experience a better visual experience. How to mirror laptop screen on TV? It's actually very simple, there are many ways to do it, depending on the laptop you use and whether you have video extension cable.
Part 1: Use Video Interface to Project Laptop Screen
1.Most notebook models
For most laptop models, using the HDMI cable is the best and most common way to mirror a laptop screen to TV. It's very simple to connect, plug one end into the screen mirroring cable port on the back of the TV and the other end into a laptop's HDMI port. And then Switch the TV to the input. (you can choose to choose the TV as the “Extend” screen in your laptop's Display Settings)
2.Display the settings for use the HDMI cable to mirror laptop screen on tv
1. Need to have a laptop, TV and an HDMI cable for ready;
2. Find the HDMI connector on the back or bottom of the TV, plug one end into the connector and the other end into the laptop's HDMI port.
3. In the blank space of the laptop desktop in windows 10, right click and select "Display Settings" to wait for the new page to appear;
4. Click "Detect" on the new page and wait for the system to retrieve the display. When detected, under "Multi-Display", select the display type;
5. You can choose to use the TV as the main screen, the image is only displayed on the TV screen, and it is also selected to display on both screens at the same time. Once you have made your selection,click on "Apply" to complete.
Tip: Older TV (or older laptop) may not have HDMI support and require additional mirror cables such as DVI or VGA cables to plug into the interface. However, new TVs and computers maybe support HDMI, and you need to distinguish the mirror port you want to display.
3.Ultrabook mirroring laptop to tv
There are some Ultrabook, such as Apple MacBook, Microsoft's Surface Pro, etc., because the pursuit of thin body, there is not enough space to accommodate large ports, so designed as a Mini HDMI port, instead of a full-size port. You need to buy the screen mirroring adapter like Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter, ($3 to $5) and can project your laptop.
Note: Be sure to check the port type of your laptop before purchasing such an adapter.
Part 2: How to Mirror Laptop to TV without Video Interface
If you don't have a screen mirroring adapter, you can also use the wireless screen mirroring to tv.
- Mirror laptop Screen with Chromecast
Chromecast is a TV mirror tool from Google that is affordable and easy to use. Chromecast"projects" content from a specific app or webpage onto your display,and you can also cast specific browser tags. Not only that, but the Chromecast browser extension also allows you to cast your desktop to Chromecast for viewing on your TV.
However, Chromecast is a screen Mirror tool that is projected by Wi-Fi and may not be as stable as a video cable.
- Miracast wireless display
Miracast can mirror the screens of some Android or Windows devices wirelessly onto a TV or set-top box, but it doesn't support all TV models. Like Chromecast, the signal is not very stable, the images sometimes don't sync, and the experience is poor.
If you use an Apple device and have an Apple TV, Airplay Mirroring can solve your problem well. You can use Airplay to mirror the content of your Mac wirelessly, iPhone or iPad monitor to your TV. It's very simple to screen mirroring apple tv.
There is also Intel WIDI technology, which is also a very simple laptop screen mirror to tv software, but requires wireless network card of two projected devices support WIDI.
it's very easy for use it to screen mirror:
1.You need to download and install the software “Intel WIDI”.
2.Follow the prompts to set the software and connect the two devices you want to mirror.
3.When one device enters the WIDI mode, another device search for it.
Summary:
Although some users can use some wireless to project onto the screen through wireless technology, but they will face many restrictions. Such as the display effect is not guaranteed and the experience is poor because many wireless technologies require hardware configuration to support.My advice is that when you need to use screen mirroring a laptop, preparing a high-quality video extension cable (HDMI adapter) is the best solution.
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