mjmorris335
Novice Member
Hi,
I have a Windows 10 laptop with a second monitor attached. I have it set up so that I can drag various things (such as videos, Chrome tabs, etc.) to the monitor. This all works fine.
I also have a 32" Panasonic TV sat next to the second monitor with a Chromecast attached.
With VLC open on the second monitor and its new Renderer facility (I know it's only beta, at the moment) I can send mp4 video to the TV via the Chromecast. However, some videos play and some don't. Am I correct in assuming that there's some on-the-fly conversion going on? If so, why would some files play and some not?
I tried to bypass the Chromecast by buying one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073GL3RC8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It was set up so that the output from the laptop was sent to both the second monitor and the TV,
but all that happened was the laptop screen turned itself off and I got the same screen on both the second monitor and the TV.
What I need is to be able to play these videos on the TV ideally without having to hotswap HDMI leads.
Any ideas gratefully received,
Mike
I have a Windows 10 laptop with a second monitor attached. I have it set up so that I can drag various things (such as videos, Chrome tabs, etc.) to the monitor. This all works fine.
I also have a 32" Panasonic TV sat next to the second monitor with a Chromecast attached.
With VLC open on the second monitor and its new Renderer facility (I know it's only beta, at the moment) I can send mp4 video to the TV via the Chromecast. However, some videos play and some don't. Am I correct in assuming that there's some on-the-fly conversion going on? If so, why would some files play and some not?
I tried to bypass the Chromecast by buying one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073GL3RC8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It was set up so that the output from the laptop was sent to both the second monitor and the TV,
but all that happened was the laptop screen turned itself off and I got the same screen on both the second monitor and the TV.
What I need is to be able to play these videos on the TV ideally without having to hotswap HDMI leads.
Any ideas gratefully received,
Mike
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