Watching movies or any kind of video in high definition is much more convenient on the big screen. For these purposes, you can connect your tablet to your TV in several ways. The new models are equipped with special technologies that greatly simplify the connection between devices. But for old or budget devices, you will have to use different cables.
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- HDMI connection
- USB and RCA cables
- other methods
HDMI connection
The tablet can be connected to a TV if it has a dedicated HDMI connector. In addition, this method will be the best due to several factors. Connection features:
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it transmits picture and sound with excellent quality using only one wire without the use of any other adapters; - thanks to Display Mirroring technology, the screen of two devices can be fully synchronized;
- Due to the popularity of HDMI, the corresponding connector can be found on almost all modern gadgets.
To connect you just need to plug the cable into two devices. The connection is often carried out in a completely automatic mode. If nothing happened, then you need to go to the system settings and select the input source - HDMI.
Unfortunately, not all tablets have such a connector. If it is not on the device, then do not be upset: there are several more technologies that will allow you to establish a connection. It can be:
- HDMI-USB;
- RCA;
- Wi-Fi Direct;
- MHL.
The USB input can be found on any tablet, and thanks to it, users will be able to display the desired video on the TV screen and watch it in large format. If something went wrong, then you should use another method.
USB and RCA cables
The main advantage of USB is, first of all, its prevalence - the corresponding connector is present on almost any device. This means that the user is highly likely to be able to connect in this way. However, there is a small pitfall here: this cable does not provide a full connection. A person will not receive the same "reflection" of the screen as when using HDMI.
USB should be used if a person is satisfied that his device will act as a kind of storage device. But this is not so bad if the user just wants to watch some video or movie on the big screen. At first you will have to download the required file to your tablet and play it back on your TV. However, for a full screen broadcast, you need to choose other methods.
And also there is RCA, which is often called "tulip". It can be suitable for connecting a gadget to old TVs. These models usually do not have any HDMI inputs, so this cable is a good alternative. At its end there must be a special connector suitable for the user's device. The main disadvantage with this method of broadcasting the image will be a rather low picture quality and a large number of wires.
To connect your tablet to your TV through a tulip, you need to pay attention to the colors. The yellow end of the cable indicates that it is responsible for the image, and the others for the sound. The connection may not work if the wires are mixed up.
In addition, there is an MHL cable specially designed for mobile devices. At one end it has an HDMI input for a TV. In essence, it just makes it easier to create a connection between fixtures. It should be used if one gadget does not have a specific connector, but the other does.
other methods
You can use a variety of adapters to connect your tablet to your TV. HDMI is best, but if there is no such connector on the device, then you should try using regular USB. However, when choosing this method, the person will not be able to access all the functions.
Devices with SmartTV technology have a special system called WI-FI Direct, which makes it much easier to create a connection. To use it, you need to open the settings of your tablet and find a tab with the same name. After activating it, you need to do this with the TV. Then the user has to wait for a while until the two devices are connected to each other. When they are successfully synchronized, the entire contents of the tablet will be displayed on the screen.
Unfortunately, the advanced SmartTV technology can only be found on new and expensive TVs, which means that this method of connection will not work for many people. Therefore, you can use various third-party programs. For owners of gadgets based on Android, there are many useful utilities that can be found on Google Play. You just need to find an application specifically for your model. For example, it could be "Panasonic TV Remote" or "Sony TV SideView". From the name it is immediately clear for which manufacturer they should be used.
In addition, there are several technologies created for tablets that people can use to quickly pair their gadget with another device. One of the most famous is WI-FI Miracast, which enables broadcast the image directly to the TV screen without any intermediaries. Apple has a counterpart to this system called AirPlay. In any case, it is worth trying several connection options and choosing the best one.
