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Enjoy streaming your favorite shows through Roku TV, a streaming device that allows you to watch media content across the internet. Aside from media files like movies and videos, you may also want to stream other files from your PC to your Roku TV. However, it may be difficult for you to find a feasible way to do it. To show you how to do it, we listed some workable ways and tools to cast PC to Roku below.
How to Cast PC to Roku
Roku screen mirroring
Roku TV has a screen mirroring feature that is based on Miracast standards. With this feature, you can stream games, watch movies, play music, or access your favorite apps from your PC and have a different visual experience with a more enhanced and high-quality display. To learn how to mirror PC to Roku TV, here are the steps to follow.
Enable screen mirroring on your TV
Before connecting your PC to TV, you must check if the screen mirroring feature is enabled on your TV.
- First, click “Settings” on your Roku home screen.
- After that, tap the “System” option. Then, select “Screen Mirroring”.
- From there, choose from the options for the screen mirroring mode.
Note: Click “Prompt” if you want to get notified whenever you want to mirror computer to Roku. Otherwise, select the “Always allow” mode. The latter is “Never Allow” which means disabling any connection from other devices.
Connect PC to Roku
Once the mirroring feature is enabled, proceed by connecting your PC to Roku.
- On the lower right side of your computer, click the notification icon that looks like a speech bubble.
- Once the notification window appears, click the “Connect” button.
- After that, you will see a list of available mirroring devices. Mirror computer to Roku by clicking the name of your Roku device from the list.
Extra tip – Cast PC to TV using ApowerMirror
If you find it difficult to setup the Roku TV, here is an alternative way for you. Using a third-party mirroring app called ApowerMirror, you’ll be able to mirror your PC to TV for free and without any hassle. This tool is also capable of recording your screen as it has a built-in screen recorder. Explore and experience its other professional features by relying on the following steps.
- Download the ApowerMirror app on your TV and PC.
- Then, connect both devices to the same WiFi network. After that, launch the app on both devices.
- On your computer, go to the “TV” option on the app’s main interface.
- This time, find the PIN code on your TV screen and type it in the PIN code box on your computer.
- The mirroring will proceed once you click the “Start Mirroring” button.
Conclusion
Follow the given steps above to cast computer to Roku. You may also use ApowerMirror in case you find it difficult to connect your PC to TV or if you do not have a Roku TV itself. Nonetheless, both ways are made to help you mirror your devices and provide the convenience you are looking for.
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Oka Mirror Quick Start
- Find your device
Step 1: Make sure your DLNA or Chromecast compatible device or Roku TV are connected to the same WiFi network of the Mac
Step 2: Select the target device in the device list on Oka Mirror win-dow. If there have many devices in the list, you may scroll to find then select the right one
Step 3: Try press “Rescan” button If there has no device listed, and then repeat step 2
- Screen Mirroring
Step 1: Enable Screen recording permission
1-1 Once you first time press the “Start Mirroring” button, your Mac will show this message
1-2: Please select “Open System Preferences” and go to “Security & Privacy” -> “Privacy” -> “Screen Recording”
1-3 Then click on the checkmark next to the Oka Mirror app
1-4 When Oka Mirror app opened, you will see this message; please select “Quit Now”
Note: You may not be able to using screen mirroring function if Screen recording permission is not allowed. The system message will be popup only once. So if you selected “Deny” button on step 1-1, you need to Quit Oka Mirror app and re-launch it again. Now you can find “Open Screen Recording Preferences” button on the main screen, press it then follow step 1-2 until finish
When it is done. Just open the app again and go next step!
Step 2: Install Audio driver(Non-essential if you don’t need to enable audio when mirroring)
2-1 Press “Install Audio Driver” button on Oka Mirror window
2-2 Click download link in the opened page
2-3 You may need to click “Allow” button to start the downloading
2-4 Waiting for download completed and then run the downloaded driver installer “Oka Mirror Audio Driver.pkg”
2-5 Click “Continue” or “Next” during installing until the installation was successful
Now the audio driver has been installed
Step 3: Enable Audio when Mirroring (Skip this step if audio driver not installed in Step 2)
3-1 Press “Allow Access to Microphone” button on Oka Mirror win-dow
3-2 Your Mac will show a popup with the question to allow access to the Microphone. Click “OK” button
3-3 Click the checkmark of ”Enable Audio When Mirroring” on Oka Mirror window
Now the Audio is enabled when Mirroring
Step 4: Select target device and start mirroring
4-1 Select target TV device in the device list on Oka Mirror window
4-2 Press “Start Mirroring” button to start mirroring
- Media Streaming
Step 1: Add media files into playlist
1-1 Open Media Streaming tab on Oka Mirror window and press “+” button
1-2 Choice your favorite film files from select file window
Step 2: Select Subtitle and Audio
2-1 If the media has built in multiple subtitles or audio channels, they can be selected on Oka Mirror window
2-2 External subtitle also can be loaded
2-3 If your TV model is older, it may not support the newer video en-coding formats. You can try turn on “Auto Transcoding” for better de-vice compatibility, but it will takes up more Mac system resources during transcoding.
Mirror For Roku App
Step 3: Select target device and start streaming
3-1 Select target TV device in the device list on Oka Mirror window
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3-2 Press “Start Streaming” button to start streaming