Cast Twitch to TV: How to do it today?
Twitch is a live streaming platform for celebrities, gamers, DJs and more. It has a strong growth and more than 13 billion minutes of videos are tracked on this platform monthly. It is a true competitor of YouTube and Netflix.
You will not be disappointed to consult the contents present on Twitch. Today, you can still watch these videos directly on your living room TV.
You just have to cast Twitch on the latter. Here's how it's done.
What does caster mean in French?
In French, caster means to broadcast multimedia content from a terminal (smartphone, PC, etc.), to a television for example. This is done through the home network or Wi-Fi. Simply put, caster allows you to stream your videos and such on your smart TV which has a larger screen than your cellphone or tablet.
Devices to Cast Twitch to TV
To cast Twitch to a TV, you will need the Chromecast dongle. It is a dongle that you will connect to your living room television. This way, you can display your content from Twitch on your big screen.
With Chromecast, you can cast content from Twitch directly to your Smart TV using the Twitch mobile app. There are also different apps like AirBeamTV that will help you cast Twitch to your smart TV.
How to Cast Twitch to TV?
There are a number of ways you can cast Twitch to your living room TV. It all depends on what you have on hand.
Cast Twitch from your mobile phone using the Chromecast function
You can use the Twitch app to cast your content to your living room TV. In view of this, take the trouble to download it and install it on your living room television. When done, you can connect it to a Chromecast.
You can also establish a connection with another broadcast device that can work with Wi-Fi. The device (Smart TV) in question must integrate Google's Chromecast function. From then on, you will go to your Twitch app and click on the broadcast button. It's a way to cast Twitch on your TV from your mobile phone.
However, be aware that with the Twitch app, you may not be able to stream video and other content from your laptop to other devices with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) functionality such as Smart TVs.
This DLNA-certified equipment in principle promotes the sharing of multimedia content on several other devices in your home through Wi-Fi. But the display will be almost impossible if your smart television does not have the Chromecast function.
Mirroring features to cast Twitch to your Smart TV from your phone
It should be noted that there are smartphones or tablets that already have the screen mirroring function. This feature also allows you to cast Twitch to your living room TV. But, it is not guaranteed that you will have an excellent quality as well as a stable stream.
Indeed, if you really need to take advantage of this feature that accompanies most devices, your smartphone should always be nearby. Notifications that would come may interrupt the flow.
To have a good quality broadcast and a stable stream, you can rely on applications that make it possible to use the DNLA function to find a television on which to cast Twitch. It is a question here of the wireless technology (Wi-Fi) found on Smart TVs and which promotes this distribution.
This technology can also allow you to open an application on your living room television. Thus, your multimedia content can be played from the operating system of your smart television. To do this, you must connect your phone and TV to the same Wi-Fi network.
You are going to use one of those casting apps which integrates DLNA function to cast your videos on your smart TV. In this case, you can rely on Tubio. This application will give you the possibility to select a device connected and present on your Wi-Fi network.
Then, through its web browser, you can search for the Twitch website which has no apparent difference with the Twitch app itself. Once on the site, you will be able to choose the video you want to broadcast live on your living room TV.
From then on, you will notice that the stream will connect to your smart TV and start streaming from your mobile phone. You just successfully cast Twitch to your living room TV without a Chromecast device.
How do I use AirBeamTV to cast Twitch to my living room TV from my phone?
The AirBeamTV app allows you to stream a good quality stream to your living room TV from your smartphone or iPad.
This is a screen mirroring application that can be downloaded on iPad, Mac or iPhone. To achieve your goal here, you must:
From then on, you will be able to follow your multimedia content directly on your living room television.
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