Connecting laptop to TV via wifi

Allows you to comfortably view videos and photos, play computer games or just surf the Internet. Therefore, many users connect a laptop to a TV. This can be done with a dedicated HDMI cable. Then the screen of the TV device will become like a second monitor to project the image from the laptop. But it's much easier to connect a laptop to a TV via wifi. There will be no need to place equipment as close to each other as possible or connect and hide wires. So today we will tell you about how to connect a laptop to a TV via wifi in different ways.

Most modern TV devices are equipped with a feature that allows you to access interactive content. Due to which you can easily display on the TV screen a wide variety of information from the Internet - movies, videos, music, games, blogs, etc. This technology is called smart.

The most common and advanced platforms are Samsung Smart TV and LG Smart TV. Other manufacturers are also actively implementing this technology - Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Thomson, etc.

So we will connect such a TV with Smart TV to a laptop. This is done as follows:

If you have configured everything correctly, then you can launch movies in two clicks. Just "highlight" any video file on the laptop, click on it with the auxiliary mouse button and select the "Play to ..." item. In the list that opens, you just need to click on your TV model. For example, Sony Bravia KDL-42W817B. After that, the broadcast on the big screen will start automatically.

For reference! Videos in MKV format will most likely not be played with this connection. Therefore, choose files with the AVI extension.

Connect TV to laptop using WiDi

First of all, this method is good because it does not require any "sharing" of folders and sharing settings. WiDi technology uses the Wi-Fi standard and simply duplicates the picture from the laptop to the screen of the TV device. True, there are a couple of nuances. You can organize the connection in this way only if the laptop:

• Assembled on the basis of the third generation Intel processor;
• Equipped with Intel Wi-Fi module;
• Integrated Intel graphics;
• OS - Windows 7, 8, 10.

In some cases, you may also need to install the Intel Wireless Display software. As for the TV itself, it must support Miracast (WiDI) technology. Most modern models that have been produced since 2012-2013 have this feature by default.

The WiDi connection procedure itself includes several steps:

It also happens that you did everything as described above, but the TV does not see the laptop. Then open the Charms-panel on the laptop, click the "Devices" tab. Then select "Projector" and add your wireless screen. We also update Wi-Fi drivers.

We connect the TV to the laptop through special software

You can also connect two devices via wifi to display an image using various programs. Today, there is a lot of all kinds of software for playing content on a TV without using wires. Although the most popular are:

• Samsung Share (has a simplified interface, but is mostly compatible only with Samsung devices);
• share manager.

And of all these programs, the home media server is the most stable application in operation. In addition, it is suitable for almost all TV models from different manufacturers. Using the example of a home media server, we will tell you how to display an image from a laptop on a TV:

1. We download the distribution kit for free from the official website of the developer - http://www.homemediaserver.ru
2. Install the program on the laptop.
3. Let's launch it. A table will appear listing the various devices. In this list, you need to select the one to which the content will be transmitted. That is, we look for and click on your TV model. Click the "Next" button.
4. The program will offer to share certain folders. By default, these are "Video", "Music", "Pictures". However, you can manually specify other folders where you store your movies or photos so that you can then watch them on the TV screen. Just click on the right button "Add" with a big green plus.
5. Then we confirm the scanning procedure. Click "OK" and "Finish".

Now the various content that you have specified in the home media server program will be displayed on the big screen of the TV.

Other similar applications work on the same principle. So there shouldn't be any difficulty in using them. So you learned how to connect a laptop to a TV via a wireless wifi network using special software.

What to do if there is no wifi module on the TV?

Wireless connection with a laptop via Wi-Fi is impossible if there is no special module. For example, it is not available on older TV devices that were released more than 5 years ago. Naturally, without a cable, a laptop cannot be connected to such a TV. How to be? You will have to use additional devices.

For example, an adapter can help expand the capabilities of a TV. Usually it is inserted into the HDMI port. What similar gadgets can we recommend? This:

• Google Chromecast;
• Android Mini PC
• Compute Stick;
• Miracast adapter.

All of the adapters listed above will allow you to establish a wireless connection and transfer the image from your laptop to your TV.