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Miranda Administrator Hearts can starve as well as bodies. Give us bread and give us roses Posts: 30,853	ITV-X Dec 12, 2022 20:57:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Miranda on Dec 12, 2022 20:57:24 GMT Ahem...
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linseed The Pinnacle of Awesome Posts: 3,880	ITV-X Dec 12, 2022 21:00:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by linseed on Dec 12, 2022 21:00:33 GMT And you of course Miranda! It was the picture of the HDMI socket that clinched it

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ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 8:31:42 GMT

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I have an Amazon fire stick which makes my non-smart TV smart. I've just replaced the original 1st generation one with a 4k one which is considerably faster and comes in under £30. It too is connected to the TV via the HDMI port. It's also Alexa compatible so if you have an Alexa device you can control it by speech. I only use my Alexa as a bluetooth speaker for my phone, and it's not plugged in when I'm not using it, but I could control the TV through it if I wanted to.

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ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 8:42:35 GMT

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Dec 13, 2022 8:31:42 GMT goodhelenstar said:

I have an Amazon fire stick which makes my non-smart TV smart. I've just replaced the original 1st generation one with a 4k one which is considerably faster and comes in under £30. It too is connected to the TV via the HDMI port. It's also Alexa compatible so if you have an Alexa device you can control it by speech. I only use my Alexa as a bluetooth speaker for my phone, and it's not plugged in when I'm not using it, but I could control the TV through it if I wanted to.

Yes, using something like that, saves a lot of money on buying a new television. Another is the Roku device. Choose whichever one suits you best.

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ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 8:58:17 GMT

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It does of course mean more cables coming out of the back of the TV. On my TV the HDMI port is at back but sideways on, so the fire stick protrudes a little to one side, which doesn't bother me but would bother some. I have friends who have plastered in their cables which presumably means when the time comes to replace the TV, or they rearrange the furniture or move house, they will have to dig them out.!

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ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 12:42:59 GMT

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Post by linseed on Dec 13, 2022 12:42:59 GMT

Sorry to keep asking, but what do I need to get now to make my iPad, (which can get the iPlayer and any other (free) streaming) from my iPad onto my non smart tv that has an hdmi socket right at the back

i don’t have Alexa or anything like that

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 12:51:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2022 12:51:45 GMT You need a smart TV to do that, or to get a Chromecast dongle, upload the Chromecast app onto your iPad, and connect it that way.
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ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 12:55:51 GMT

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So what you want to do is use your TV as a monitor to watch content streaming to your iPad. That's known as mirroring.

You need a cable adaptor, which type will depend on what your TV has. There's an article here which should help:
uk.pcmag.com/mobile-phones/40528/how-to-connect-your-iphone-or-ipad-to-your-tv

Within that there is a link to a guide to cables:
uk.pcmag.com/home-entertainment/67357/slaying-the-cable-monster-what-you-need-to-know-about-hdmi-cables

It may sound complicated but as long as you have the right type of cable it's straightforward. I have an adaptor to connect my imac to a second monitor and it was easy to set up and works very well.

If you can get to a PC World they would be able to help.

linseed The Pinnacle of Awesome Posts: 3,880	ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 12:56:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by linseed on Dec 13, 2022 12:56:08 GMT Thanks! I will research, it would be nice to watch iPlayer on a big screen

Miranda Administrator Hearts can starve as well as bodies. Give us bread and give us roses Posts: 30,853	ITV-X Dec 13, 2022 13:09:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Miranda on Dec 13, 2022 13:09:37 GMT I have a Chromecast and it's really easy. I have an Android tablet. I downloaded the app, plugged the Chromecast into the TV and it did most of the set up itself. Just a few bits of info, like the WiFi password, to type in.
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