mirror pc to Samsung Smart TV

[Tydeocean]

I'm trying to mirror my Gaming PC to my TV to play so games on it bu cant figure out if I can without a chromcast device. My PC doesn't have Bluetooth installed into it and both the tv and computer are wired into the same network.

 

[dark_lord69]

I'm assuming your TV isn't in the same room as your Gaming PC?
(My is Gaming PC is behind my TV.)
If it is then just run an HDMI cable from your PC to your TV.
If not then you'd need something to assist with doing this.

Take a look at this device:
https/www.nvidia.com/en-us/shield/shield-tv/

 

[steelraptor1]

If your samsung is of KU or later series than you can you the steam link app built in the samsung tv. Best make sure you're plugged in via ethernet. I have a KU6300 series and can play my games in one room while my pc is in another.

 

[dark_lord69]

If your samsung is of KU or later series than you can you the steam link app built in the samsung tv. Best make sure you're plugged in via ethernet. I have a KU6300 series and can play my games in one room while my pc is in another.

Sounds slick, I would use this if your TV has it! Better option than buying a streaming device.

 

[Tydeocean]

I have the steam link app but that doesnt allow me to mirror there games not on steam. guess I need to get Chromecast.

 

[Solandri]

A Shield is pretty pricey for doing this. Steam Link is much cheaper, and is on sale for $5 right now. (I believe shipping is free on GameSpot.)

https/www.gamestop.com/pc/accessories/steam-link/121866
http/store.steampowered.com/app/353380/Steam_Link/

The way it works is it uses the h.264 encoding hardware on the GPU to turn the game video into a h.264 video stream in real-time. The Steam Link has h.264 decoding hardware on it (as does pretty much every smartphone nowadays), and thinks it's just playing a streamed video. There's some slight pixelation on fast action scenes. And due to the real-time nature (can't buffer like Netflix does) it works more smoothly over Ethernet than over WiFi.

The Steam Link app would do the same thing using the smart TV's h.264 decoding hardware. I'm curious though how it handles controller input. The Steam Link comes with 2 USB ports for plugging in controllers. Most TVs only have one USB port, which you may already be using for a HDD or USB stick containing movies.

I have the steam link app but that doesnt allow me to mirror there games not on steam. guess I need to get Chromecast.

You just have to add the game to Steam as a non-Steam game.

https/support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2219-YDJV-5557

 

[sparkinwords]

Here is an article I recently wrote to answer your question: http/www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-3668259/connect-samsung-smart-laptop.html

Should there be any other questions, please feel free to leave me a message.