Connecting to a TV

HOW TO CONNECT YOUR LAPTOP TO YOUR TV

HDMI cable

If your TV and laptop both have HDMI ports you can mirror your laptop on the TV using a HDMI cable.
If you are using a Mac you may need an adaptor such as this to connect your HDMI to your Mac via the USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port.

VGA cable

If your TV or laptop does not have a HDMI port you can use a VGA cable and a 3.5mm audio lead

Chromecast

Cast your laptop screen directly from your Chrome browser

Amazon Fire TV or FireTV Stick

Go to the “Settings” tab on your Firestick and move to “Display & Sounds” tab
In the “Display & Sounds” tab, scroll down to “Enable Display Mirroring”
Click on “Enable Display Mirroring” to make your Firestick ready to accept casting through other devices

HOW TO CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO YOUR TV

USB cable - iPhone and Android

TVs with USB ports and phones with USB should support mirroring with a USB cable

AppleTV - iPhone and Android

You can mirror your phone screen to your Apple TV using Airplay.

Samsung SmartTV - iPhone and Android

If you have the Samsung Smartview app installed on your iPhone, you can use this to cast to your Samsung TV.

LG Smart TV (2019 or newer) - iPhone and Android

Mirror your screen using Airplay

Amazon Fire TV or FireTV Stick - iPhone and Android

Go to the “Settings” tab on your Firestick and move to “Display & Sounds” tab
In the “Display & Sounds” tab, scroll down to “Enable Display Mirroring”
Click on “Enable Display Mirroring” to make your Firestick ready to accept casting through other devices.

iPhone HDMI cable - iPhone

You can mirror your iOS device to your TV using an iPhone HDMI cable with lightning, USB and HDMI components

Chromecast - iPhone

Chromecast isn’t integrated with BLOKtv but you can use a third party app, such as Streamer for Chromecast to cast your phone screen to your TV

Chromecast - Android

Cast your phone screen from the Google Home app