[Hidden-tech] laptop/tv connection

[Shel Horowitz]

I'd be more interested in a way to use the big screen with productivity
software (i.e., Word, Excel, Powerpoint), as well as in my browser.
Wouldn't have to be a TV, could be just a larger-than-laptop monitor.

I'd *really* love it if I could display the Mac OS 10.9 laptop screen on
the monitor of my OS 10.5 desktop Mac. I'm using that machine much less the
past few months, but I really miss the nice big screen.



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On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Maria Korolov <
maria at tromblyinternational.com> wrote:

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> I use Chromecast and LOVE it.
>
> It costs around $35, and plugs into the back of the TV. Then you download
> the app on to your smartphone, tablet, or get an extention to your Chrome
> browser.
>
> Most of the popular video apps already have Chromecast support -- if
> you're watching Hulu or Netflix or YouTube you just press the little
> Chromecast button on the screen and it sends the video straight to the TV.
>
> And if you have the extension, then ANY video you've got playing in your
> browser gets sent to the TV, whether or not the site is designed to work
> with Chromecast or not.
>
> You can then use your smartphone, tablet, or laptop as a remote control to
> pause, rewind, or restart the movie.
>
> The way the Chromecast works, is that it connects to your WiFi network, an
> downloads the video directly from the source -- so your smartphone or
> tablet isn't slowed down at all. In fact, you can continue using them for
> other things -- even watching other videos.
>
> We have several people in the house with mobile devices, and they've all
> installed the app, and can cast videos to the big-screen TV in the living
> room. We haven't had any battles yet for who gets to control the TV, but
> that's because we're all civilized adults. :-)
>
> There's also some kind of "guest" feature to allow access to the
> Chromecast for people who you don't want to allow unto your home network,
> but I haven't had to use it yet.
>
> I hear Amazon's FireStick does something similar, but I haven't used it.
>
> I give the Chromecast five stars out of five. More, really, since it has
> very much exceeded all my expectations.
>
> -- Maria
>
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> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Christine Polaczak <
> chris at cpdesignworks.com> wrote:
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>> Good morning, Hidden-Tech.
>>
>> How can I connect a laptop to a television for video viewing on that
>> larger screen? What hardware/software is involved?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Christine Polaczak
>> chris at cpdesignworks.com
>> 413 539-3582
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