[Hidden-tech] large screen for watching movies on Netflix?

[Jan Werner]

Chromecast requires Chrome and Google stopped supporting Chrome on 
Windows XP several years ago.

If your laptop has a USB 3.0 port, you can get a USB 3 to HDMI dongle 
for less than $20 from Amazon, e.g:

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Graphics-Converter-Projector-Compatible/dp/B088B8CRM8

USB 2.0 won't support more than 800x600 resolution, which won't do you 
much good for Netflix or most internet content.

Jan Werner
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On 9/29/2020 4:12 PM, ed--- via Hidden-discuss wrote:
> I am thinking of using an old XP laptop as a platform for accessing internet content (including Netflix and that ilk) and displaying it on our large-screen TV. No HDMI connection, I guess I'd just use the RGB (ahem) connector to use the TV as an external monitor, yes? Not sure if Chromecast works on XP.
> 
> Ed Bride
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> On Behalf Of Jan Werner via Hidden-discuss
> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2020 4:43 PM
> To: Diana Hardina <dianahardina at gmail.com>
> Cc: Hidden-Tech Listserv <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] large screen for watching movies on Netflix?
> 
> The Chrome browser resides on your PC so you need to run it on the PC in order to show the output on the TV screen.
> 
> You can do that with a physical connection (connect the video port on your PC to a TV HDMI input) or via screen mirroring, which duplicates a PC screen on the TV.  Most Windows 10 PCs and Android devices allow you to cast the screen over WiFi to a Roku and directly to many smart TVs without needing any other hardware.
> 
> Macs and iOS devices usually require either an Apple TV device and Airplay, or a 3rd party app to cast the screen to a Roku or smart TV.
> 
> Jan Werner
> _______________
> 
> 
> On 9/28/2020 4:18 PM, Diana Hardina wrote:
>> oh, one more thing. I would want to access my chrome internet browser.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020, 1:57 PM Jan Werner <jwerner at jwdp.com
>> <mailto:jwerner at jwdp.com>> wrote:
>>
>>      Any TV you buy today is going to be “smart,” but I’d recommend
>>      getting a
>>      Roku too.  In my experience Roku works far better than any of the smart
>>      TV operating systems.
>>
>>      The Roku remote has dedicated buttons to launch Netflix and Hulu, which
>>      you said are the only two things you are interested in watching.  If
>>      you
>>      get the Streaming Stick+ or Ultra, you can also use the Roku remote to
>>      turn the TV on and off and change volume. Just make sure that at least
>>      one HDMI port on your new TV supports ARC.
>>
>>      If you really need a keyboard, the Roku mobile app provides an
>>      on-screen
>>      keyboard on any phone or tablet.
>>
>>      Jan Werner
>>      ____________
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