XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Tweed  wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   Thanks for the confirmation.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Yeah hotel provision of wifi and TVs is a real hotch-potch but am happy if   
   it works only some of the time.   
      
   > 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?   
      
   I'd rather avoid packing yet another cable, but will consider it.   
      
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