You’d see a list of available devices for projection, Select Roku and you would get a prompt on Roku as well to allow the device to project to the TV. You’d see multiple options there, look for project and select ‘connect to a wireless display’. If you want to mirror your Windows 8 or 10 screen to Roku, connect it to the same Wi-Fi network as your Roku, and press the notifications button in the bottom right of the taskbar. Once that’s done, here’s how you do it on various other operating systems. Also, it is important that both devices be on the same network.

Well, that’s where we come in, today, I’ll show you how to cast any video onto Roku be it from your Windows, Android or even Mac.īefore we begin, though, make sure the screen mirroring option is enabled (it usually is enabled by default) but you can check by going to Settings > System > Screen Mirroring on your Roku and making sure it is set to Prompt or always. Unfortunately, Roku doesn’t support other video channels or even the videos you may have in the local storage. It also works the same, if you want to cast YouTube from your computer onto Roku. To do so, just simply launch your YouTube or Netflix app on your smartphone and tap the cast icon. Well, fudge if knew.Īs one would expect, both the Netflix and YouTube apps support an open protocol called DIAL, that lets you cast videos from your phone or tablet. And who does better than Chromecast? I was psyched to know that you can do it on Roku as well. And one of the features that I do miss the most from Chromecast is - the screen mirroring.

Okay, so, lately, I’ve been using Roku quite a bit to binge-watch my favorite shows on Netflix, and Prime Video.

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