How to Connect your TV with Android Devices?

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How to Connect your TV with Android Devices? Data
is a commodity nowadays and its available for
free. Smallest of the devices such as
smartphones provide data in the range of
16-128GB. The challenge lies in utilization
of this data fully. The smaller screens
remain a critical roadblock in comparison
to that with televisions or laptops. So why
not use the large television screen and data
from your mobile device? It is in fact becoming
a common practice to connect mobile devices to TV
screens. Various forms of data can be utilized
better this way. It can be games, presentations,
apps, photos, videos, etc. We know that the idea
isnt new and not at all unknown. But there are
just so many ways of doing so with its own pros
and cons. In this document, we intend to discuss
the same. So, lets go ahead with our little
guide based on expert experiences and knowledge
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How to Connect Your TV with Your Android
Device? A major part of the overall population of
the world is using Android devices for their
mobile phones and tablets. The two ways of
connecting them to your TV screens are Wired
Connections MHL Cables are a popular
way of doing the job. It basically
facilitates the connection using the USB
port of your Android device, similar to
computer cable. These are the USB to HDMI
cables which can further be classified
into active and passive cables. Active power
cables need a separate power source but
are the most preferred ones as passive cables do
not convert themselves. They depend on a
MHL-ready TV. And just to remind, the
world isnt making a good number of them
anymore. Another available method is to
connect it through Slimport. Even though it
works in almost the same manner, it can output
the signal to DVI, VGA, and DisplayPort, along
with HDMI.
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If you are opting for a wired connection,
it is important to get quality cables. They
not only facilitate a faster connection
but ensure safety. You can buy them in bulk or
online at much cheaper rates than your local
electrical supply shop. Wireless
Connections Accessibility to the devices such
as smartphones, HotSpots, other Wi-Fi enabled
enabled heavy electronics devices and so on is
quite common. On top of that, nobody likes bunch
of wires lying around them anymore. In fact, many
new devices are lacking specifications to assist
wired connections itself. Miracast Miracast was
supposed to work only for televisions that had
in-built Miracast support but now you
can facilitate the connections using Wi-Fi
dongles. But if you are using it for the likes of
Netflix and YouTube, you better research
before getting the dongle. Not all of them are
compatible with everything. Cast Screen It
can simply be termed as the savior as it
is the easiest to use of all. It is
originally known as ChromeCast and is
supported by almost all Android devices. The app
support is better
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than Miracast and it is a great way to
watch photos, videos, and documents. So, you
can now ditch your computer cable. The only
exception we would make is for gaming.
Connecting wirelessly for gaming might
result in some unfavorable and disruptive
experience. Wired is the best way to go for
gaming, even today! Conclusion Each of the
available options has its own pros cons.
Latest technologies definitely have the
advantage here. But overall, it is your
basic requirement and availabilities that should
decide which way you go!