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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
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
