A way to play files on TV

Xtal_

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I watch most of my movies and TV shows through files stored on my PC but want to watch them on the big screen. I can transfer the files on to an external hard drive or memory stick but the display is quite simple and has no way of playing directly from a USB port. Is there a way I can have the files on my PC played on my TV- a bit like an apple TV?
 

Jester Maroc

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Depends on the distance (between your TV and PC) and the type of TV.

The easiest solution would be to connect your TV to your PC using a HDMI/DP cable.

A more complex solution would be to create a shared folder on your PC and then navigate there with your TV, but if your TV cannot browse a USB this is probably also not possible.

More complex solutions would be something like RARRAF is doing, though in the long run it will make everything a lot easier. I like VLC streamer though it requires content to be in MP4 format.
 

AppleGwava

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Many ways to acheive this

Connect with a cable

Use a chromecast to do screen mirroring

Use something like a intel compute stick or the asus thin(forgotten the name ._.)
These act as individual computers that use can insert a usb drive and do most things