Ever Tried To Mirror Your Smartphone To An Old Av Enabled Tv?

This is possible to achieve, even with the right old television sets that predate the HDMI enabled ones by decades. It basically presents itself as a PC, in a way. But it's a relatively daft thing to try, as the screen obviously isn't as good. However, I believe it's still kind of neat that you can do this in 2021.

To achieve this, you have to get a USB-C hub that has the various ports, if you aim to use Bluetooth devices like a keyboard and a mouse on your phone, since plugging in an adapter to the single port on a phone will just cause one thing to work with a USB-C to regular USB appliance. You don't need to install anything to be able to use a mouse. You'll see the arrow on your screen once the mouse is working, just as you would on any normal computer. This beats using the touch-screen features.

Next up, you'll want to install a Windows 10 emulator on your phone, as while you can use others like Mint, they don't suit the phone's small screen. You get this from the Google Play store, but be wary of prank versions that just waste your time. It's horizontal on your phone, so it looks just like a desktop. When you go to boot it up, you'll be asked to provide a name and password. You'll need a clamp stand or just a general stand to sit your phone on, too. I'd say a clamp is a better choice, as the wire from the hub is inclined to drag the phone a lot.

Now for your equipment...

Check that you can plug RCA cables into your TV. You can do this by plugging them into their respective color coded slots, or perhaps to a SCART socket. They are found at the front, side, back, or underneath, depending on your TV.

Buy the necessary RCA cables. Red, white and yellow ones are what you'll require, with the same fittings at the other end. Buy a HDMI to AV converter on Amazon, or whatever. You'll need a USB charger, as well as a USB cable that has a small rectangular shaped hole to go into the converter. I don't know the exact name of it, but you usually get one provided with the converter anyway.

You'll also need a HDMI cable. The normal size type. Not the mini version. One end goes into the converter and the other to your USB-C hub, with the main lead plugged into your phone to power everything else.

That should work. If you don't want to look at both screens, turn your phone the other way. You'll still have it mirrored to your screen, if you set your TV to AV.

I hope that what I wrote here, was at least somewhat interesting to read up about.

Boy, are those retro TV sets a little on the chunky side nowadays?