Hi,
What sort of television do you have? Is it a Smart TV with access to
different programs and is it new enough to have some level of accessibility
built in where it talks?
There are a range of options, depending on what equipment you have so
step-by-step details might be initially hard.
For example, the easiest option, assuming your television and computer
support it, would be to use the feature in Windows that allows you to
project to a wireless display. With that option, you can simply press Win+p
and then tab to the project to a wireless display option. Then choose your
television. When connected, video and audio from the computer will then go
to the computer. While this is the easiest option, it is probably also the
most resource-intensive option because you are sending everything over a
wireless display. One advantage to this is that it doesn't matter if you
are playing a movie on the computer from a DVD, streaming source such as
Netflix or something else because it is the full computer display being sent
to the television.
If your TV is a Smart television, another option, again depending on the
format of the movies you have, would be some sort of software combination.
I use Plex to stream media in my home. You can learn more at
http://plex.tv. Plex requires you run a server on a computer, point that to
media files and then use a range of apps to connect to the server on a range
of devices, including other computers, phones, televisions and more. This
is a bit more complicated to setup but if you have the equipment to support
it, probably the most flexible.
As an example, I have a Samsung Smart television where there is a Plex app
available. The television also has accessibility built-in so menus and most
programs speak reasonably well. I can launch the Plex app on my television
and then pick what media I want. I can also launch the Plex app on my
iPhone and watch the media on my phone or indicate that I want to control
the media from my phone but have it shown on the television.
If you can share a bit more about your equipment, it might be possible to
give you a bit more exact steps.
The info I've given is just one example. There are a range of options.
Kelly
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Subject: [VICUG-L] Question on how to play movies from a computer through a
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Good morning everyone
I have a 20 inch television in my bedroom. Sometimes especially during the
winter months when its really cold outside, I like listening too movies,
using my computer to do it. My question to the list is , how can I play
movies from my computer through the television. If anyone has ever done
this, could you please provide me with step by step instructions on how too
do this please? Thanks in advance for any suggestions, advice and help,
Al Cutolo
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