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In that case, it will be easy to use a shorter cable to make the connection. However, if you have an Android phone, your mileage may vary. Different Android apps have different levels of control within Apple TV apps, so you might end up using the controller that comes with the Apple TV to do most of the navigation and input/output. This may be the best solution for gamin, so long as the type of gaming you’re interested in is mobile. The screen-mirroring from iPhone or iPad to Apple TV is the best mobile gaming solution of any wireless streaming kit discussed here.
Chromecast is the fastest and the easiest way to connect and projector and a phone wirelessly. Therefore to enjoy your favorite movies on the big screen while sitting in the comfort of your home, turn on a stable WIFI connection and move one step closer to the dream. Most RCA home theatre projectors have all the required features however it is better to confirm. Ben Stockton is a freelance tech writer from the United Kingdom.
USB-C to VGA (older projectors)
Photos and videos you captured with your camera are typically saved to a folder called DCIM. If your Android's screen is locked, you may need to unlock it to see this notification. But I think if you connect via the USB with Android, you'll only get power. In the scope of your home theater and the cost of the projector, though, it’s not that bad.
But, where the Anycast may come off as a kind of knock-off or off-brand Chromecast, it actually starts to reveal its secrets. Where the Chromecast is optimized for everything–specializing in allowing you to get anything from one screen to the other, Anycast focuses on the phone first. This can be critical if you’re trying to run the whole system from your smartphone or tablet. On your laptop or desktop computer, you can typically stream your entire browser tab to the Chromecast, but this can’t be done from your phone. Not a huge limitation, but if you’re picturing this niche Chromecast functionality, be aware that running the system from your phone may not have it.
Connecting Phone and the Projector Using Wire
One thing to note is that if using this option, the simultaneous ability to charge your phone while it is connected to the projector will not work. As you can imagine, this can greatly benefit us in many different ways, and one way is being able to connect our mobile device to a projector. Back on the screen of your TV, you should see the SD card of your phone displayed.
On clicking Media on the screen, a menu comprising of PHOTO, MUSIC, MOVIE, and TEXT, will appear on your left-hand side facing the screen. Once the connection is complete, you'll now play music from your phone to the home theater through USB. You'll be able to do this by either playing music on your phone’s SD card or in another app such as YouTube. Most will also let you view live and on-demand programming on your phone or tablet, turning it into another TV. You’ve got the latest OLED TV, 3000 satellite TV channels, and a surround-sound system that would make George Lucas jealous. Why are you still using that 1980s-style hunk of handheld plastic to control it all?
Download and install the Google Home App
This option should pop up on a notification few moments after connecting the phone or tablet to your Mac.If your Android's screen is locked, you may need to unlock it to see this notification. We have considered all the ways in which you can stream media content to your projector. There is a final way in which you could display content from your smartphone or other devices to your projector, and that is by software that comes with your projector made by the manufacturers.
You can do this by either playing music on your phone’s SD card or in another app such as YouTube. In most cases, electronic devices which share a brand easily communicate. For example, a 4G Samsung phone easily connects to a Samsung television via a USB data cable. Regardless of which mobile platform you’re using, there is a wealth of options for transforming it into a replacement for your remote.
His job was to assemble laptops and projectors for a famous company in the United States. Several of his articles and research papers have been published. Once your phone and the project are in a functional state, all you have to do is connect the phone and the projector via USB-C to HDMI cable and you will be done. Since it’s time to take a few final steps, open the Google Home app and tap on the Accounts tab on the bottom right corner.
If you invest a little time in finding the right ones for your system, you’ll ultimately spend less time futzing with your home theater and more time enjoying it. Once you're finished moving and accessing files on your Android, click the Safely Remove Hardware button in the System Tray in the lower-right corner of the screen . To copy a file from your Android to your PC, just drag the file you want to copy to another folder in File Explorer, or to your desktop.
If you do not have a Google Home app, download and install it as you would need it to get done with the process. Some projector manufacturers offer their own Android apps that allow you to connect directly to the projector from your device via Wi-Fi. Unless both devices specifically state they support Wi-Fi Direct or Miracast, the best way to see if it will connect is to use one of these standards to try it. You shouldn’t have to do anything other than connect your USB-C device to your projector. Make sure the projector is set to the correct HDMI input.
Ive done it before with my laptop having it run from my headphone jack lol. "Check the back of the rca home theater system for speaker cable connections..." It is crucial to keep in mind that Apple may not help or fix any problem you may have if you purchase third-party products such as cables or adapter that are not made by Apple. It works on the same premise of Wi-Fi Direct, Miracast, and Chromecast in that once it is enabled, it will search for nearby screen mirroring devices or Chromecast devices.
Chromecasts have become such a handy device in the last year. You can pop them in your bag and take them with you, use them on your own TV at home to avoid any set-top streaming boxes, and, yes, you can even use them to run your projector. But what about if you want to play games, or if your phone isn’t on the right platform ? Now that your phone and the projector is connected, bring popcorn and enjoy uninterrupted streaming.
Because iOS devices don’t have IR blasters, an adapter is the only way to go if want to use infrared to control your home theater from an iPhone or iPad. Use your file explorer app on windows to find where you stored your photos. It can be in a photos folder, a folder marked "DCIM" albums, download, etc. Photos themselves are never stored"inside" an apk, on your Android phone but can often be stored in obscure places in androids file system.
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