XPost: uk.telecom.mobile, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: usenet.tweed@gmail.com   
      
   Chris  wrote:   
   >   
   > When travelling it'd be nice to be able to watch my netflix or player on   
   > the hotel's/accommodation's TV. What do people recommend? I usually carry   
   > an ipad/iphone with me and I travel mainly in the UK and europe.   
   >   
   > A bit of searching suggests there's only three or four options options:   
   > chromecast, fire stick, roku, Apple TV.  With Apple TV the only one   
   > recommended for iOS. Is that really the best option? Sounds like a major   
   > faff. I travel light so a single would be ideal.   
   >   
   > What are people's real world experiences, please?   
   >   
      
   iPads cast to Chromecast devices without difficulty. The problem with all   
   these devices that depend on casting is they need to be on the same subnet   
   as the iPad. Often hotel systems require logins from the device and   
   frequently firewall devices from each other. The other difficulty is you   
   need access to an HDMI port on the hotel TV and the ability to switch   
   signal source. This may not always be possible.   
      
   A Firestick and an Apple TV can operate independently, but you’ve still got   
   the issues of logging it in to the hotel network. I find many of these   
   hotel captive portals to be barely functional at the best of times.   
      
   Perhaps an hdmi adapter dongle for the iPad and a physical hdmi cable is   
   the most likely thing to work?   
      
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