DocAndersen
Screen sharing is an interesting thing today. First of all, what it means and second what and how you can share your screen. Apple now includes Airplay, Carplay and other applications in the iOS solution. Those allow you to operate portable projectors and automobile screens as extensions of your iPhone. I won’t argue the reality of cell phones. What you will be carrying with you tomorrow is most likely only a cell phone. All those years I traveled, first with a 12 pound and slowly a lighter and lighter laptop is going way. So the ability to plug your phone into a projector and have it mirror the screen is critical. Let’s dive a little into the overall concept, expanding a post I made more than four years ago now, The Screen as a Service.
Chromecast plugs into an open HDMI slot on your computer and allows you to share your phone, tablet, or computer screen on the device that has the Chromecast plugged in. Prijector is a device that also plugs into HDMI ports and allows you to quickly share your computer screen, iPhone, Android, or another device right on the drive Prijector is plugged into. Another device in this screen sharing world is AirTame. AirTame again uses an open HDMI port on your TV and allows any device on the same network to broadcast anything on your receiving device. I have one in my office television. I can stream live TV, recorded TV, Netflix, Hulu, and any other service to your Television. The last device to consider is the FireTV system from Amazon or the AppleTV system from Apple. Both allow you to mirror your mobile screen on your TV.
But all of this doesn’t help anyone without why. One of the things you can do with Chromecast or AirTame, or for that matter connected projectors and Prijector turns a TV or projector into an advertising wall. Or if you are entertaining friends you can turn your wall into a picture display! It also allows you to create a two-monitor system quickly for your phone, tablet or computer. The last thing is that many of these devices are continuing to drop in price. You can get a Chromecast for around 40 US right now. I enjoy using these systems in some ways. AppleTV lets you program what you are going to watch on your TV from your device. AirTame and Prijector let you put anything you are looking at on the larger screen.
I do understand this is probably something most of you aren’t interested in. This is more of an art of the possible post, in case you ever have the need!
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Do you ever share pictures for your guests during parties on your laptop?
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Do you ever want to see something bigger than it is?
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Today is going to be a great day, right?
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Great, now people will see my imperfections even easier, lol.
there you go! it is all about what we see. Or, Ellie desserts on the big screen yum!!!!
Projecting an image from a mobile phone onto a wall is a cool thing.
there are several projectors in the PICO (small) projector family that allow that with a simple cable! Or directly onto the device using airplay or the AndroidTV connect option!
Wow. Your passion for technology can be contagious. Though I have an active digital life, I am a very slow in adapting new gadgets. Let me see if I male better use of technology better in future.
my job is tech so it is easy to stay ahead!
I used chrome cast for almost a year and a half , maybe more. Now it lies unused as I can watch the same things directly on my smart TV. I usually watch Youtube videos on TV.
i use chromecast to project my computer screen onto the TV – that way I have multiple screens!
The mirror feature is, of course, something appreciated because it seems faster to find anything on the phone than if one uses smart TV.
i agree with that – the phone we have in hand all day. The TV, we only use a nour or so a day.
my art doesn’t look good on a phone
even the newer versions of phones with actually separate graphic chips?
it’s the screen size. my work is meant for a full size monitor
i wonder how it would look projected from a phone. Challenge Accepted!
that would be dependent upon your projector
test one with an airplay projector (500 lumens) it looks decent. Better on my screen (I did it almost side by side).
still, it was a cool test…
Test 2 portable projector – (borrowed from a pal) this one is many more lumens around 1200- image looked good.
Test 3 laser projector – on 100 inches your stuff looked amazing (I did the bunnybot post for all three tests).
the laser projector was doubtless the sharpest image
yes, the laser projector in my basement looks better than the screen by a lot anyway. But the smaller portable projector of my friend actually was as good as the monitor.
now I am curious what it would look like on some of the other systems at work. But, that I cannot do.
are you concerned it would be a CLM?
I have made many slide shows with my photos.
Just got home from a very busy day.
Will catch up soon.
🙂 do what you can do, no requirements from me!
I use slide shows when we have guests as a way to share pictures!
I read the post with interest, only I will certainly never use it, dear friend
i figured this one was way out there. but thanks for reading!
As always … with great pleasure, dear friend
i am wandering a technology trail that many others will never walk!
But I like to believe that, dear friend
i am content being far to the right of the rest of the world!
Interesting information. At the moment I don’t think I’ll use it, but never know ?
I can understand that – i figured most folks on Virily wouldn’t be interested.
So interesting! Sooner or later more and more people will use it, and you are a pioneer, and at the same time a reference place for people to ask questions about everything related to this and others.
i am the first often, and often the only when it comes to new tech. But your kind words are noted!
Well maybe it will be a great day – you seemed to infer so. I guess it would be a good idea.
no inference – direct outright hope!!!
I am trying to be more positive!