

It is useful, though, when the only device connected to a large display is a Mac or Windows PC. It’s a widely-supported streaming method that you can take advantage of via the many DLNA server apps on iOS. While it’s not the most elegant solution, you can always fall back on the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standard to get content onto a smart TV. For example, if you have a Chromecast or an Android TV box you can use apps on your iPad that support casting to these devices to show your videos, photos or music on a television. If you don’t want to mirror your iPad screen, but simply want to cast content to a bigger screen, that’s actually easier to achieve. Casting Content with DLNA, Chromecast or Android TV Devices So you can use a Miracast app, which will let you mirror your screen to Miracast-capable devices or use an app like AirBeam TV with devices that can install its application. While AirPlays is the most performant and reliable wireless screen mirroring technology for your iPad, it doesn’t help if the device that you want to mirror to doesn’t support it! There are however other standards, such as Miracast and custom solutions using apps that can be installed via the app stores of some smart TVs. We think this is a good product for someone who travels and gives presentations or often has to use an HDMI display that they don’t get to choose.

Of course, you need to switch the TV to the corresponding HDMI source! The EZCast is one of the most popular and well-known examples of such a receiver.
