Can I play videos from my laptop using a VLC player and have it display on the tv?
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Veebeam transmits whatever is showing on your PC or laptop screen to the TV it's attached to. Your results will surely be better with an HDMI cable rather than the traditional cables it comes with. I've successfully conducted seminars via GoToMeeting using my laptop and Veebeam. It plays the source presentation, including videos and animations.
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Whatever you have displayed on your PC Screen, will wirelessly appear on your TV. I've had a few of these products,..and V-Beem,..without question IS THE BEST!. EZ TO INSTALL, YOU'RE UP AND RUNNING WITHIN MINUTES. HOPED THAT HELPED. SLS
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Unless my Veebeam is defective, the line-of-sight range is approximately 15 feet. You could do the same with a cable. But, it will push your video to the receiver and be watchable.
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Whatever you have displayed on your PC Screen, will wirelessly appear on your TV. I've had a few of these products,..and V-Beem,..without question IS THE BEST!. EZ TO INSTALL, YOU'RE UP AND RUNNING WITHIN MINUTES. HOPED THAT HELPED.SLS
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Plug the Veebeam adapter (USB) into the laptop and anything you play on the Laptop can be viewed via Veebeam on the TV - as long as the TV has video inputs such as HDMI - or normal red/white/yellow(pix) - or USB. It takes some effort to learn how to use Veebeam...patience. It is line of sight - don't interrupt the space between the Laptop and the Veebeam. Ocassionally plug the Veebeam adapter into the Veebeam port (front) for a minute or so to "charge" it when necessary (experiment).
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Sorry...I don't have a TV. I use my computer to download all my cable video entertainment from the internet and watch videos on my monitor. However, I'm sure you will need some kind of a portable "multimedia player" installed on the Toshiba hard drive to play audio/video files on a smart TV. I took a look at a LG TV and it had both 2.0 and 3.0 USB ports. So unless the TV has "multimedia player" capability of its own you are going to have to bring in this capability from the Toshiba hard drive. You might want to take a look at DVico's Slim S1 [combo hard drive & multimedia player...] this unit connects usb/hdmi to a TV.
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Best solution is to download VLC player, which is free and open source. And this device definitely works under Windows 8.
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YES. As long as your TV and laptop both have HDMI ports. I use it exactly for that - HDMI on laptop to HDMI on TV. Is wonderful because it also carries audio on the HDMI cable so you can easily watch movies (say from iTunes) on TV too.
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Yes. It can also be viewed on a tv by connecting your computer to a tv using an hdmi cord.
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Only Windows 7 Includes the Keys to play DVDs on other versions of windows you need extra software. Try Googleing "Download VLC" it's a free media player that will play almost anything.
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I really don't know. Make sure your using the vga cable and hdmi. Play with the laptop screen resolution. Sorry I can't help more.
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I would personally recommend using VLC media player. It's free and available at videolan.org
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Yes. You will attach the VGA to the laptop VGA port then attach the HDMI to one of the TV HDMI ports, make sure both are off then turn the TV on first then , the laptop. Use the projector settings on the laptop etc.
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No! You will have to use another method such as via your vga (video) port or other a/v port if your laptop has one. You may also be able to use USB to HDMI method but I cannot guarantee that it will work with your laptop.
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I have been able to play .mov, .avi, .mkv .jpg and mp3 files.So far I haven't found any video files that it won't play.It has played on the TV and any computer connected to my network.
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I connect it to computer. There is a good free software VLC media player. You can google it and get from Cnet
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You can watch the videos on your CPU you just need to open the file and view it in windows. This is an easy process just pull the memory stick out of the unit and plug and play with your laptop. The instructions are not that helpful you can figure out how the unit works by using the menu system on the screen. Take care.
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You can not use your laptop. You have to have a separate monitor with a vga connection. Sometimes if you look at your flat screen tv's in your house one of them should have a vga port you can plug it in and program without buying a monitor.
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VGA is only for the Visual section, if your laptop came with a Audio Jack, theirs many different kinds one is yellow and only one type of connection, and the other is a normal speaker jack that might work only if the TV has a connection for the speaker jack in the back of it...hope this works if all else fails go to your local Computer store and by an adapter specially made for conversion from the PC to the TV... best of luck
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I would like to know this too! I have a ton of movies on my computer, and I would like something that can play them on the TV.
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There are converters that will take the signal from the laptop to your television! I used a USB to video cable to do just this until I went HDMI. So, yes, you can. It may look a little weird depending on the screen orientation and pixel ratio from laptop to TV, but you should be able to! Good luck!