Ever played a mobile game on a TV or Monitor by using a HDMI cable, or device to connect it to TV?

[froggyboy604]

I played mobile games on Windows by using Bluestack emulator. But, I have not used a TV or monitor because I did not have a TV or monitor with a HDMI port. I may try to connect my tablet to a TV with a HDMI port in the future to play emulators, and mobile games with controller support.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I was going to buy something to make this possible with my PSP, but I never got around to do it.

 

[Golddisk]

Nope, I have never done that. But I also do not do too much gaming on my mobile device.

 

[vivacious_venom]

No, it is not very appealing. I'll stick with the traditional console + tv.

 

[lb]

I played mobile games on Windows

Wait, you have a Windows Phone?

 

[froggyboy604]

No, it is not very appealing. I'll stick with the traditional console + tv.

I think Windows 8.1 or 10 tablets can be appealing to connect to a TV because Steam for Windows has Steam Big Picture Mode which let you comfortably use Steam, and play steam games on a TV with a gamepad controller. A tablet is also easier to move to a TV than a more heavy desktop computer, or laptop which needs a table to put it onto.

The Nvidia Shield tablet now has a lot of older PC games like Half-Life 2, Portal, and mobile games like Asphalt 8 and Shadow Gun which has controller support, so some Android tablets have a better TV experience when you connect them to a bigger screen to play with a wireless controller.

Wait, you have a Windows Phone?

No, I do not have a Windows Phone. I use a Windows 8.1 Desktop PC, and Bluestack Android Emulator to play a few mobile games inside the Bluestack emulator running on Windows 8.1.

 

[Kaynil]

Never heard of blue stacks but the idea of an android phone emulator is really appealing. It can help in web page optimization and stuff.
I have HDMI cable and proper entry on my TV but I don't think there is a way I could use that on my samsung. I guess if I ever get a Tablet I wouldn't mind doing that if I had some fun games.

 

[froggyboy604]

I have HDMI cable and proper entry on my TV but I don't think there is a way I could use that on my samsung. I guess if I ever get a Tablet I wouldn't mind doing that if I had some fun games.

You would most likely need a Micro-HDMI or MHL video cable, and a smartphone/tablet with a Micro-HDMI port to connect your tablet and some smartphones to a TV, monitor, or projector with a Full-Size HDMI port.

It is also possible to use Google Chromecast to show your smartphone's or tablet screen on a TV, but you may experience slowdown problems because Chromecast and smartphones and tablets uses a wi-fi connection.