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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by tone on Thursday July 10, 2014 @04:33AM (#8014188)
Does it bring up a phone and display apps as they would appear on a phone? Or do you just get a fullscreen, list of apps etc? I just basically want a bigger, 1 to 1 direct display of my phone on the screen for demonstrating and testing apps. Anyone know if this is possible with Chromecast?
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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by SixSigma on Thursday July 10, 2014 @04:38AM (#8014205)
I use a £15 thing I got from eBay that does Miracast and DNLA and outputs HDMI, the phone/tablet sends over WiFi.

It is a direct mirror of the screen scaled up.

The Chromecast is twice the price.

I use mainly it to watch YouTube stuff with my gran when I visit her.

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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by RachelF on Thursday July 10, 2014 @06:30AM (#8014466)
What's this £15 thing called? I'd like to get one.
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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by SixSigma on Thursday July 10, 2014 @10:15AM (#8015030)
iPazzPort WIFI Display Receiver TV Dongle DLNA Miracast

they are a shade over $20 on ebay.com

There are others. I just took a punt because my Dad bought a Chromecast on the same day.

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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by bruceboughton on Thursday July 10, 2014 @07:07AM (#8014530)
Twice the price! Daylight robbery.
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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by SixSigma on Thursday July 10, 2014 @10:13AM (#8015015)
It does offer more features, to be fair
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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by bruceboughton on Thursday July 10, 2014 @10:31AM (#8015072)
Sorry, I missed off the <sarcasm> tag.
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Re:Mirror Your Android Screen to the TV with Chromecast by SixSigma on Thursday July 10, 2014 @02:02PM (#8016126)
I'm still not sure which side you're on. I think the Chromecast is a slightly more polished product, like many computer bits, you can get better value if you're prepared to have to work a bit or not care about how things look.
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