Do cabin TV's have ports?

[kelleyd]

Direct guidance needed.  On Edge in November we could not get anything to stream to the tv using chromecast even though we were told we could.  There was no input to be able to switch it to receive the cast signal.

 

Going on solstice in 9 days.  No refurb means older tvs?  Is the best bet a firestick?  Can we chromecast?  Even if you plug in an HDMI port, is there an input option that allows you to navigate to that port?

[Jim_Iain]

9 minutes ago, kelleyd said:

Direct guidance needed.  On Edge in November we could not get anything to stream to the tv using chromecast even though we were told we could.  There was no input to be able to switch it to receive the cast signal.

 

Going on solstice in 9 days.  No refurb means older tvs?  Is the best bet a firestick?  Can we chromecast?  Even if you plug in an HDMI port, is there an input option that allows you to navigate to that port?

 

Watch my video posted earlier -  This is only to connect to your Chromecast.

You will then have to figure out how to get a chromecast to authenticate your wifi account

 

I really don't know chromecast but you have to have the ability to pull up the Celebrity Logon Screen and put in Username and Password. 

 

Personally I find Roku the easiest to connect to the ship unless you need to use a VPN connection to spoof location and then Firestick along with a travel router is probably the route to go.

 

This may help -  https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/how-to-connect-chromecast-hotel-tv/ 

 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2023 by Jim_Iain

[kelleyd]

10 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

Watch my video posted earlier -  This is only to connect to your Chromecast.

You will then have to figure out how to get a chromecast to authenticate your wifi account

 

I really don't know chromecast but you have to have the ability to pull up the Celebrity Logon Screen and put in Username and Password. 

 

Personally I find Roku the easiest to connect to the ship unless you need to use a VPN connection to spoof location and then Firestick along with a travel router is probably the route to go.

 

This may help -  https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/how-to-connect-chromecast-hotel-tv/ 

 

 

 

OK.  I misspoke.  Not chromecast, but google cast.  It says the TV and phone need ot be on the same network. That is probably asking to much. Hopefully the firestick with the VPN App loaded on it will be sufficient.

I have been considering an ethernet connection for the firestick.  Wonder if you pull the ethernet from the tv, or perhaps bring a splitter with cords, if it would keep that firestick powered.

Way too much thought for tv on a cruise.  Thanks for your help.