How to use a Smart TV as a wireless display?

I have a Samsung smart TV (S6) with built-in WiFi adapter. Is it possible to use it as a wireless monitor?

Currently, I can use "play to" option on Windows Explorer and some other third party software to play music, video and images on the TV wirelessly. I want to use the TV as a regular monitor.

PHPst

Posted 2014-06-30T07:36:48.300

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For experience, I wouldn't recommend it. While @JulianKnight pointed out correctly how to use the TV as secondary monitor, I can tell that performance is hear horrible, just because it is laggy. You will move your mouse and have to wait up to a half second to be displayed the move.

Miracast is only good for PowerPoint presentations IMO. No gaming, no CAD, no cinema, nothing that requires real-time response – usr-local-ΕΨΗΕΛΩΝ – 2015-08-16T08:28:09.157

Answers

Here are some possible options:

Some Samsung TV's support WIDI (Intel Wireless Display) that may work.
Miracast is another wireless display standard and some Samsung TV's also support this. It is supported in Windows 8.1
You could also set up your PC as a DLNA server which the TV would be able to pick up though that is only for media. There are plenty of PC options for this but the built-in media player does it natively.

Julian Knight

Posted 2014-06-30T07:36:48.300

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I have no problem with third option. My TV support Miracast but, there is no option named 'Add a wireless display' in my Windows. – PHPst – 2014-06-30T10:18:43.097

@PHPst - Did you look in the right place? Because I promise you its there. – Ramhound – 2014-06-30T10:54:52.053

Do you have a WiDi-enabled graphic card? – PHPst – 2014-06-30T11:15:49.373

It depends upon your TV. For example, my Samsung support Screen Mirroring which allows this sort of remote display from a computer or mobile device with some additional software. Or, have a look at this link for ways to do it, with some additional hardware, with any TV.

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/consumerelectronicsn...

StrawHara

Posted 2014-06-30T07:36:48.300

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