Quattro 17 Posted December 10, 2025 Share Posted December 10, 2025 Maybe I need a kid from JB Hifi to help. New boat to me, has a TV. I don't think its smart though (makes two of us). I'm unsure of the connectors on the TV, but my question is, what do I need to transmit say Netflix or movies from say a tablet to the TV? Is it just a wire from one to the other or a dongle thingy. There's several things on TM but I don't really know where to start. If it's a dongle does it need its own power supply? I get bonus points from the missus if I keep her happy and entertained on board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigal.nz 65 Posted December 10, 2025 Share Posted December 10, 2025 Sounds like you need a chromecast. You might need to set it up via hotspot on your phone since it sounds like you dont have a modem/router on the boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,815 Posted December 10, 2025 Share Posted December 10, 2025 1 hour ago, bigal.nz said: Sounds like you need a chromecast. You might need to set it up via hotspot on your phone since it sounds like you dont have a modem/router on the boat. Exactly how mine operates. Took a little bit of fluffing around to set up, but works fine now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,158 Posted December 10, 2025 Share Posted December 10, 2025 chromecast. Your TV will need an HDMI input for the chromecast dongle to hang out of and a usb connection to power it. How to cast: A quick start guide - Streaming Help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quattro 17 Posted December 12, 2025 Author Share Posted December 12, 2025 On 11/12/2025 at 9:59 AM, aardvarkash10 said: chromecast. Your TV will need an HDMI input for the chromecast dongle to hang out of and a usb connection to power it. How to cast: A quick start guide - Streaming Help Hi Ashton. Does the chromecast or dongle need to be powered separately, or just plug into the tv? There's several things that I've seen, but don't know what is applicable. One is a small thing that plugs into the tv, the other kind of has small antenna that fold out. I'll get a couple of pics of what the tv has by way of connections. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quattro 17 Posted December 12, 2025 Author Share Posted December 12, 2025 On 11/12/2025 at 9:59 AM, aardvarkash10 said: chromecast. Your TV will need an HDMI input for the chromecast dongle to hang out of and a usb connection to power it. How to cast: A quick start guide - Streaming Help Hi Ashton. Does the chromecast or dongle need to be powered separately, or just plug into the tv? There's several things that I've seen, but don't know what is applicable. One is a small thing that plugs into the tv, the other kind of has small antenna that fold out. I'll get a couple of pics of what the tv has by way of available connections. I'm not sure but I think it might have only the one hdmi port, which might be taken up with something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,158 Posted December 12, 2025 Share Posted December 12, 2025 All the Chromecast devices I've seen need both HDMI and a USB power source. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,815 Posted December 12, 2025 Share Posted December 12, 2025 Mine just plugged into the back of the tv. Done. Everything else was programming. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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