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Hello people
Just recieved the original Samsung dock today - This one: http://www.mobilityshop.dk/images/galaxy_s2_dock-r.jpg
If I don't remember wrong, I have to install an app on the phone so I can connect the phone to pc via the dock. Cause at the moment it charges only. Anyone in who knows what app I need to create the usb connection?
By the way. The dock is absolutely awesome. If you think about getting, I can only say GO FOR IT!
Looking forward to hear from you
/CK
Have you tried enabling or disabling USB debugging depending on which method youa re using to connect now
erazer007 said:
Have you tried enabling or disabling USB debugging depending on which method youa re using to connect now
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Yes, and neither if it's usb debugging or not, I cannot get it to connect... I asume that it IS possible to connect to pc from the dock...
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Yes yes and especially since its the original, it should work flawlessly. I doubt you need a separate application. Have you tried it on different ports and pcs?
Do you have the original Samsung case? (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082260)
If so, does the SGS2 fit into the dock with the case on it?
The original Dock doesn't support a pc connection :-(
It says here that it synchronises which means it does support PC connection
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-desktop-dock-for-galaxy-s2-p29959.htm
erazer007 said:
Yes yes and especially since its the original, it should work flawlessly. I doubt you need a separate application. Have you tried it on different ports and pcs?
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I have tried different ports and different cables, but nothing helps. When I go into wireless settings and the phone is already in the dock, it ask me to connect to an usb cable :/
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js931 said:
Do you have the original Samsung case? (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082260)
If so, does the SGS2 fit into the dock with the case on it?
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I don't have that cover. But I think you can get the phone in the dock when wearing that cover
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Have you installed Kies?
erazer007 said:
Have you installed Kies?
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Yes, I have Still nothing...
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Damn thats weird. Anyone else you know thats got it working?
I think only a hardware modification will fix it. Other Docking Stations for the Galaxy S2 can sync and charge. They have to USB-Ports, one for sync and one for a charger.
I have a docking station for htc hd2 with the same two usb-ports. It´s internal wired so the +5V comes from the carger usb-port and the data-signals from the sync usb-port.
So, you can buy a cheap Noname docking station or someone have to make a modification for the original one.
Maybe, when I will buy the original docking station I can take a look inside it...
Café King said:
Hello people
Just recieved the original Samsung dock today - This one: http://www.mobilityshop.dk/images/galaxy_s2_dock-r.jpg
If I don't remember wrong, I have to install an app on the phone so I can connect the phone to pc via the dock. Cause at the moment it charges only. Anyone in who knows what app I need to create the usb connection?
By the way. The dock is absolutely awesome. If you think about getting, I can only say GO FOR IT!
Looking forward to hear from you
/CK
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It would be obviously very helpful if you uploaded a picture for us to see. A real live one wih your phone
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Just read the manual ...
The Dock doesn't support a pc connection!
did you try installing this?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.samsung.att.deskhome&feature=search_result
as above you need Samsung Desk Home installed.
Schieni on the 'Recommended Dock from EBay' thread confirms that his Samsung desk dock doesn't have data connection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072200&highlight=dock&page=4
Similarly my car dock will not connect to my stereo via USB to play MP3s from my GalaxyS2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107307
erazer007 said:
Damn thats weird. Anyone else you know thats got it working?
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I don't know other here who got it...
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legendusr said:
did you try installing this?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.samsung.att.deskhome&feature=search_result
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I cannot install it from there and I cannot find it from my phone when on Market. Possible you can upload the .apk, please?
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drillyourownhole said:
as above you need Samsung Desk Home installed.
Schieni on the 'Recommended Dock from EBay' thread confirms that his Samsung desk dock doesn't have data connection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072200&highlight=dock&page=4
Similarly my car dock will not connect to my stereo via USB to play MP3s from my GalaxyS2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107307
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Gonna try install the .apk from your first link...
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EDIT: No usb connection. I give up for now. Don't think the dock supports it at all. Just expected it did...
Thanks for all your help, guys!
hi guys, which HDMI cables are compatible with the HOX?
I heard the EVO 3D one is
Also do the HDMI leads also charge the HOX? Cheers
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http://www.amazon.fr/HTC-99H10395-0...on/dp/B004Z8EQ4Y/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=ATRDKIXG8BGKU
Many thanks, any cheaper alternatives around at all?
I've just gone for this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007K8NN9U/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Will probably get it tomorrow. Tried a similar one yesterday at my mate's house and it worked fine on his 19' monitor.
That's awesome, cheers fella
siaosi said:
I've just gone for this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007K8NN9U/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Will probably get it tomorrow. Tried a similar one yesterday at my mate's house and it worked fine on his 19' monitor.
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This looks very affordable. Question though, can it be used to watch let's say catch up tv, or netflx as well?, cause at the moment am working away from home, and we have television that supports hdmi, but no digital service, so was hoping to show this off, to my colleagues.
So would this be like using the Media Link but not wirelessly?
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So would this be like using the Media Link but not wirelessly?
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I think so, i ordered one yesterday so ill make a little video when it arrives, show how it works
So got it today, already used it in the 40' HDTV we have in the office and works fine. But it does need a USB connection also for power, which is fine.
I played a 720p movie on the phone and it looked fine, the picture lost a bit quality, but it works.
Can't complain for £6! Does the job
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wizzkidd said:
So would this be like using the Media Link but not wirelessly?
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I haven't used the media link, so I don't know the picture quality. But the adaptor I bought works fine
I'm using the bizlink mhl cable on a Samsung le40a559 and it works fine IF you set it up right.
1. Connect HDMI to tv.
2. Connect HDMI to mhl.
3. Connect power to mhl.
4. Wait for tv to search for signal.
5. Connect mhl to phone.
If you connect in any other order it seems to cause headaches at least mine did. Outputting in 1280 x 720p @ 60hz. Noice.
All I need now is root so I can pair my ps3 sixaxis and Shadowgun is getting pwnd.
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I picked up an mhl cable for the samsung galaxy series of phones from ebay last week, charges the one x and plays everything from the screen straight to the TV via HDML, works great. Tried posting a link but less than 8 posts but worth looking on ebay for though.
i'm curious if anyone has found an mhl adapter that will working without needing power.
Berserk87 said:
i'm curious if anyone has found an mhl adapter that will working without needing power.
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i don't think its possible. the port on any hdmi output (ie bluray etc) would need to have some sort of power source, the mhl doesnt output enough (if any) power to run the hdmi, hence the requirement for a separate power source.
i use my portable charger to run it, works a treat.
Iphones are able to output hdmi with just an adapter, so i dont see why an one x wouldnt be able to.
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i'm curious if anyone has found an mhl adapter that will working without needing power.
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In order to do this you need an mhl capable TV. Any TV with HDMI will display video but only TVs certified as mhl capable will charge the device via HDMI.
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and if you have a tv with a usb port for flashdrives or external drives next to the hdmi port, would that give power? maybe the output is too low, but it might at least keep the battery from draining right? cause then i could use a short usb cable and avoid having a cable coming from another source. I hate cables but don't trust the media link thing to work well, i've read that it uses some kind of compression for video, and that is a big no no.
I bought a cheap MHL from ebay and works perfect
Cannot work without power supply...
siaosi said:
I've just gone for this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007K8NN9U/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Will probably get it tomorrow. Tried a similar one yesterday at my mate's house and it worked fine on his 19' monitor.
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Ordered one as well - should have next week so i'll report back how it works out. Was looking for something with a longer cable but at this price cant complain
imy300 said:
Ordered one as well - should have next week so i'll report back how it works out. Was looking for something with a longer cable but at this price cant complain
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Did yours work? I bought the same one and it doesn't work, TV recognises the MHL device but the phone doesn't.
Hello, any knows if you can connect an S3 to one of those old tvs? The tv i have has no HDMI port, only SCART.
Thank you
FabioJesus88 said:
Hello, any knows if you can connect an S3 to one of those old tvs? The tv i have has no HDMI port, only SCART.
Thank you
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I don't know about the S3, but I had a Vibrant back in the day, and I bought a cable from radio shack that is typically used to connect older camcorders to TV's, and it would mirror my screen to that input.
It's a 3.5mm jack on one end, to 3 red, white, and yellow RCA cables on the other end. Make sure the 3.5mm jack has 3 black bands on it. One for each audio channel and one for video. I don't know if the functionality is gone, but it was there in the vibrant.
Yes, it's possible.
What you need is a regular MHL adapter (with the 11-to-5 adapter for the S3) and an HDMI-to-SCART converter, such as this one.
Then just link them phone->MHL->converter->TV.
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compro01 said:
Yes, it's possible.
What you need is a regular MHL adapter (with the 11-to-5 adapter for the S3) and an HDMI-to-SCART converter, such as this one.
Then just link them phone->MHL->converter->TV.
Sent from my Galaxy S3
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could you please tell that Is it must to buy these three products ???
mrjoy said:
could you please tell that Is it must to buy these three products ???
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Yes, you need all three items or equivalent ones to be able to look your phone to a SCART port.
compro01 said:
Yes, you need all three items or equivalent ones to be able to look your phone to a SCART port.
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i found 2 cable here except one that is HDMI to SCART Converter Adapter. I'm unable to find & buy it in my country. I'm from India, could you plz tell me the other way? I heard here that i should connect my device to old tv directly only with one single cable ( One end has charging slot & the other end have the 3 AV pin red, white, yellow) Plz help
This is quite interesting as I have an old tv, crazy idea about using android on it aswell as whatsapp hhaha
http://www.amazon.com/Etekcity®-Com...F8&qid=1387933212&sr=8-1&keywords=hdmi+to+rca
something like that should work
mrjoy said:
i found 2 cable here except one that is HDMI to SCART Converter Adapter. I'm unable to find & buy it in my country. I'm from India, could you plz tell me the other way?
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There is no other way.
mrjoy said:
I heard here that i should connect my device to old tv directly only with one single cable ( One end has charging slot & the other end have the 3 AV pin red, white, yellow) Plz help
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This is misinformed. The only signal that comes from the s3 is Hdmi. You have to buy either a MHL adapter or a smart dock and connect it to an hdmi to SCART adapter like the ones linked in this thread.
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mrjoy said:
could you please tell that Is it must to buy these three products ???
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You can purchase a MHL to SCART adapter which will save on one product (the HDMI to scart).
Try: amazon-com/HDV-M62S-Micro-USB-Converter-Adapter-MHL-enabled/dp/B00EXMSG98 for an example
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You can purchase a MHL to SCART adapter which will save on one product (the HDMI to scart).
Try: amazon-com/HDV-M62S-Micro-USB-Converter-Adapter-MHL-enabled/dp/B00EXMSG98 for an example
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I mentioned that I'm from India & i'm unable to buy this type of product here....
mrjoy said:
I mentioned that I'm from India & i'm unable to buy this type of product here....
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That was an example but a quick look on ebay-co-in shows that while the first two items mentioned above are readily available, the third item and the adapter I mentioned are not.
Another convuluted way would be to use MHL -> HDMI -> VGA -> AV -> SCART. HDMI to VGA adapters appear available and there are a few VGA to AV adapters like this one: ebay-in/itm/PC-Laptop-VGA-to-AV-VIDEO-S-VIDEO-TV-Converter-Box-/280546899386.
Unfortuately this may be too difficult or costly once you've got all the parts. Depending on what you want to achieve you could potentially use DLNA to stream the content to a media device connected to your TV with AV/scart inputs. The WDTV boxes appear available on ebay-in.
Looking around to see if anyone have ever used a micro USB to HDMI MHL adapter for the Xperia Z/ZL.
Thanks.
yeah i have used mine - works fine, better than when on my galaxy nexus
gduong128 said:
Looking around to see if anyone have ever used a micro USB to HDMI MHL adapter for the Xperia Z/ZL.
Thanks.
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Used it. It works real good. Just make sure the output is set to 1080p.
Was wondering if anybody used usb otg with a pen drive??
Hit thanks if i have helped u.
control freak said:
Used it. It works real good. Just make sure the output is set to 1080p.
Was wondering if anybody used usb otg with a pen drive??
Hit thanks if i have helped u.
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Do you have a link to the MHL adapter you used?
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Do you have a link to the MHL adapter you used?
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http://www.ebay.in/itm/MHL-Micro-US...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item257a28285d&_uhb=1
Or, just search ebay for a mhl cable, u will find plenty.. But make sure to buy a Full HD one
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Looking around to see if anyone have ever used a micro USB to HDMI MHL adapter for the Xperia Z/ZL.
Thanks.
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We just can't use the MHL adapter that is specific for Galaxy S3 / S4.
The standard model (for Galaxy Nexys, Galaxy S2, HTC Evo 4G Tablet, HTC Sensation 4G etc) is the one that works perfectly.
I order this one from ebay, will post the results once received.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/190708277360?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
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I order this one from ebay, will post the results once received.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/190708277360?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
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I received my MHL adapter and it works great. I need to connect with a charger to have it working properly.
gduong128 said:
I received my MHL adapter and it works great. I need to connect with a charger to have it working properly.
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yup i have 2 different MHL adapters i bought some time ago. Both works great. Cheers :good:
I ordered an MHL adapter from Amazon this weekend, they delayed my order and when it was ready to ship they had a snag with my usual form of payment. But by the time I was ready to fix it, the Chromecast had come out.
I wanted the MHL adapter to stream HBO Go content to my TV, since there is no PS3 app and my Samsung TV doesn't have an app for it. With the Chromecast, it seems like this can be fixed by being able to push the content from HBO Go and other sources directly from my phone or my Chrome browser. Looks interesting, and for $35, it's worth a shot. I cancelled my MHL adapter order and placed a (late) order for a Chromecast.
We'll see.
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I received my MHL adapter and it works great. I need to connect with a charger to have it working properly.
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I continued to play around with the MHL adapter. I noticed that the remote control of my TV does not control the ZL when connected. After some searches, I figured that the MHL adapter needs to be RPC/CEC compatible as well. I have a Samsung LED TV with have Anynet+CEC. I used to connect Xperia Arc over HDMI and was able to control from remote control. So when buying MHL adapter make sure it is RPC/CEC compliant!
Hi guys I have an xperia zl. The ebay link provided does not allows delivering to my USA adddress. Do you know if this will work? http://www.amazon.com/Menotek-Adapt...sation/dp/B005F9W6DU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
thanks
control freak said:
Used it. It works real good. Just make sure the output is set to 1080p.
Was wondering if anybody used usb otg with a pen drive??
Hit thanks if i have helped u.
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yup i have used OTG to connect a 16GB HP pendrive, a Genius 2.0 Keyboard and a Wireless Microsoft mouse all works perfect...
Cable vs mirroring, I havent tried both just asking which is better in terms of picture quality? sorry for the off topic. Thank you
jun1662 said:
Cable vs mirroring, I havent tried both just asking which is better in terms of picture quality? sorry for the off topic. Thank you
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Mirroring is only available in selected Sony Tvs..but cable can be used with any having an hdmi connection.
Quality wise not much of difference in video but audio is better via hdmi
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unmaskedfalesh said:
Mirroring is only available in selected Sony Tvs..but cable can be used with any having an hdmi connection.
Quality wise not much of difference in video but audio is better via hdmi
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Thank you, good to know, so I need to get me an HDMI cable.
gduong128 said:
I continued to play around with the MHL adapter. I noticed that the remote control of my TV does not control the ZL when connected. After some searches, I figured that the MHL adapter needs to be RPC/CEC compatible as well. I have a Samsung LED TV with have Anynet+CEC. I used to connect Xperia Arc over HDMI and was able to control from remote control. So when buying MHL adapter make sure it is RPC/CEC compliant!
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Hi gduong, did you manage to find a MHL adapter that is RPC/CEC compatible that is also confirmed working? I also just saw the other recent posting from a fellow forum member seems to point to a potential one...
venexiano said:
Hi guys I have an xperia zl. The ebay link provided does not allows delivering to my USA adddress. Do you know if this will work? http://www.amazon.com/Menotek-Adapt...sation/dp/B005F9W6DU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
thanks
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Hello Venexiano,
Did you manage to get this cable to try out on the Xperia ZL ?
http://www.amazon.com/Menotek-Adapt...sation/dp/B005F9W6DU/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
I too, am looking at this cable. But, I don't want to buy it until I see someone reporting back on the forum if this is fully working with our Xperia ZL.
One particular user comment says this, which is a bit worrying:
Will NOT output 1080p. Only outputs in 720p.
Works ok on Gingerbread... But
ICE CREAM SANDWICH BREAKS THIS MHL ADAPTER.
If you plan on upgrading to ICS... DO NOT BUY.
Any advice/info is appreciated. Thanks.
Hey,
I did not buy any cable yet since I got no answer to my question. Please let me know if you find a solution that works. I might post this in some other forum and I let you know.
thanks
Alberto
control freak said:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/MHL-Micro-US...Mobile_Accessories&hash=item257a28285d&_uhb=1
Or, just search ebay for a mhl cable, u will find plenty.. But make sure to buy a Full HD one
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I'm in india and in this link it says that it's for Samsung smartphones... Will it work with xperia zl? Do you have this particular one in ebay or did you just give a similar mhl product to the one that you bought?
Thanks.
Dear,
I just bought the Zenfone 2 and I was wondering if there was a docking station with some usb ports that can charge mine phone in the same time. And a hdmi output, so mine phone directly will connect to the screen.
Thanks in advance.
No. What you're looking for is MHL compatible smartphone. Unfortunately Zenfone 2 is not the one.
Oh, thanks. Is that something with software or hardware
zulfikar said:
Oh, thanks. Is that something with software or hardware
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İts about hardware
you need chromecast device to connect to TV or monitor as i see it. and stream video data via wifi.
I want to us remote desktop to use mine phone as mine computer, Can a chromecast handle this?
Thanks in advance.
zulfikar said:
I want to us remote desktop to use mine phone as mine computer, Can a chromecast handle this?
Thanks in advance.
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If you have a PC near you, the are several solutions to control your phone from PC, ie use it as a PC, like http://vysor.io, AirDroid AsusZenUI PCsuite and so on.
But if you dont have a PC, just TV/monitor with HDMI and keabord,mouse then chromecast might do the thing you want.