There’s little to beat the wow factor associated with beaming video straight from a tablet to your TV. The good thing about Android is that there’s more than one way to do it. Miracast is a wireless standard that creates an ad-hoc network between two devices, typically your tablet and a set-top box (Android Tv box) which supports Miracast.
An increasing number of TVs support Miracast without the need for extra hardware. Miracast uses H.264 for video transmission, which means efficient compression and decent, full HD picture quality.
Better yet, Miracast supports Digital Rights Management (DRM), which means services such as iPlayer and YouTube can be streamed to a TV. Not all services work, though.
How to connect
iPad to TV - Apple
TV AirPlay
An alternative (and most user friendly) is Google’s Chromecast. This inexpensive (3,600ksh)'dongle' plugs into a spare HDMI port on your TV and connects to your wireless network. Chromecast support is burgeoning, which means content from services such as iPlayer, Netflix, BT Sport and others can be played with the Chromecast dongle doing all the legwork instead of your tablet, and that’s good news for battery life.
iPad to TV - Apple
TV AirPlay
An alternative (and most user friendly) is Google’s Chromecast. This inexpensive (3,600ksh)'dongle' plugs into a spare HDMI port on your TV and connects to your wireless network. Chromecast support is burgeoning, which means content from services such as iPlayer, Netflix, BT Sport and others can be played with the Chromecast dongle doing all the legwork instead of your tablet, and that’s good news for battery life.
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It's possible to use Chromecast to mirror the display on your Android device, allowing you to hit play on a tablet and have (non DRM-protected) video start playing on your TV . The same goes for anything the screen can display, including apps, games and photos.
Again, Apple users have an easier but more expensive time. The iPad and iPhone don’t support any open streaming standards, so you’ll need to get hold of an
Apple TV (10,000ksh). This supports AirPlay mirroring from iOS devices only, and, like Chromecast, offers various streaming services including Netflix and Sky offerings Sky Sports and Now TV.
BBC’s iPlayer also supports AirPlay. Note that you can’t use Sky Go to watch Sky programmes on your TV via
AirPlay.
Again, Apple users have an easier but more expensive time. The iPad and iPhone don’t support any open streaming standards, so you’ll need to get hold of an
Apple TV (10,000ksh). This supports AirPlay mirroring from iOS devices only, and, like Chromecast, offers various streaming services including Netflix and Sky offerings Sky Sports and Now TV.
BBC’s iPlayer also supports AirPlay. Note that you can’t use Sky Go to watch Sky programmes on your TV via
AirPlay.
Which devices support Chromecast mirroring?
Mirroring on Chromecast used to be only supported by a handful of devices, but now any Android phone running v4.4.2 or higher is able to support the Cast Screen feature.
Mirroring on Chromecast used to be only supported by a handful of devices, but now any Android phone running v4.4.2 or higher is able to support the Cast Screen feature.
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