Watch on your TV.

Three good ways to get the film onto the big screen.

HDMI cable

Most reliable

Any laptop, any TV. If you want the sure thing, this is it.

  1. Plug an HDMI cable into your laptop and into the TV. Any inexpensive cable from a hardware store works; there is no need for an expensive one. Newer Macs and many laptops need a small USB-C to HDMI adapter.
  2. Switch the TV to that HDMI input with the TV remote.
  3. Open your watch link on the laptop and press play.
  4. Press the full screen symbol at the bottom right of the player controls.

HDMI carries subtitles perfectly, every time. If subtitles matter to you, this is the way.

AirPlay

iPhone, iPad, or Mac, with an Apple TV or an AirPlay-capable TV.

  1. Open your watch link on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac and press play.
  2. Press the TV button in the player controls and choose AirPlay from the menu. On a phone, tap the small arrow at the right end of the control bar first to reveal it. AirPlay only appears in Safari, so open the film there rather than in another browser.
  3. Pick your TV from the menu that appears. The film moves to the big screen, and subtitles come along.

Your phone or laptop and the TV must be on the same wifi network. If your TV is not in the list, that is almost always why.

If AirPlay is not in that menu and the TV is on the same wifi, you can send the whole screen instead. On an iPhone or iPad, open Control Center and tap Screen Mirroring. On a Mac, open Control Center in the menu bar and click Screen Mirroring. Pick your TV, then press play and go full screen. On a phone, turn it sideways before you do, and leave the screen awake while the film plays.

Cast button

Android phones and laptops, with a Chromecast or Google TV.

  1. Open your watch link and press play.
  2. Press the TV button in the player controls and choose Chromecast from the menu. On a phone, tap the small arrow at the right end of the control bar first to reveal it.
  3. Pick your TV and the film moves over.

Your phone and the TV must be on the same wifi network. That is the most common snag.

Some Chromecast models drop subtitles when casting. If subtitles matter to you, use an HDMI cable or watch on the device directly.

If the cast connects and the television then sits there loading, or the picture jumps back to phone size, the cast is working and the television is refusing the video. Send the whole screen instead, or use an HDMI cable. Sony Bravia sets and Android TVs are the ones that come up most often here.

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