Win10 Computer used as Monitor/TV

[carlyai]

I have a Win10 computer with: mini HDMI female, USB C type female, and USB A female connectors.

I have a Beelink Pro androide box with HDMI and USB A type female connectors.

I wanted to use the computer as a monitor only and connect the android box to the computer, but I can't do this. To me, there doesn't seem to be a way with cables to do this. Is there?

I haven"t tried connecting the android USB A to the computer USB A as they don't seem to make USB A male to male cables any more.

I realise the operating systems are different, so it seems like I can't get my android box to talk to the computer video card.

Previously I have tried to download an android emulator on windows C drive but always comes up with a start error. Tried to download to a free D drive but same problem.

What I'm trying to do is feed internet via ADSL into the RG45 android box then watch it on the computer monitor.

 

[KannikaP]

Look on the back of your PC monitor, and it will possibly have TWO HDMI inputs. So connect computer to one, and Android to the other. If there is only one input, you need an HDMI splitter for a couple of hundred baht from Lazada. 

[carlyai]

8 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Look on the back of your PC monitor, and it will possibly have TWO HDMI inputs. So connect computer to one, and Android to the other. If there is only one input, you need an HDMI splitter for a couple of hundred baht from Lazada. 

Hi and thanks. My computer is a 2 in 1 laptop not a PC. 

I have tried to feed the android box cable to the HDMI and the USB C but doesn't seem to work.

[KannikaP]

9 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Hi and thanks. My computer is a 2 in 1 laptop not a PC. 

I have tried to feed the android box cable to the HDMI and the USB C but doesn't seem to work.

No, I do not think you can feed a video input into a laptop, but someone may know better.

https://ostoday.org/android/can-i-connect-my-android-tv-box-to-my-laptop.html

Install Bluestacks on your PC, then you can install all Android apps. Get a VPN and the TV world is your lobster. 

Edited October 1, 2021 by KannikaP

[carlyai]

6 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

No, I do not think you can feed a video input into a laptop, but someone may know better.

https://ostoday.org/android/can-i-connect-my-android-tv-box-to-my-laptop.html

Install Bluestacks on your PC, then you can install all Android apps. Get a VPN and the TV world is your lobster. 

Thanks. Downloaded Bluestacks but couldn't get it to start, kept coming up with a start error and advised to try and restart the computer. Thought problem may have been due to memory so downloaded Bluestacks onto D drive but still app won't start. Put in 'TooHard' basket.

[KannikaP]

16 minutes ago, carlyai said:

Thanks. Downloaded Bluestacks but couldn't get it to start, kept coming up with a start error and advised to try and restart the computer. Thought problem may have been due to memory so downloaded Bluestacks onto D drive but still app won't start. Put in 'TooHard' basket.

There's another Android emulator called Nox. Give that a try.

[ignis]

5 hours ago, carlyai said:

Thanks. Downloaded Bluestacks but couldn't get it to start, kept coming up with a start error and advised to try and restart the computer. Thought problem may have been due to memory so downloaded Bluestacks onto D drive but still app won't start. Put in 'TooHard' basket.

Used Bluestacks for years on my PC, is very easy and simple

 

Did you download 'BlueStacks Multi-Instance Manager'  

I have both 32 bit + 64 bit,  turn on or off by clicking and getting the box come up then click start....  

 

Appear last time I tried cannot get TV on 64 bit.......... so you need to open 32 bit

[carlyai]

47 minutes ago, ignis said:

Used Bluestacks for years on my PC, is very easy and simple

 

Did you download 'BlueStacks Multi-Instance Manager'  

I have both 32 bit + 64 bit,  turn on or off by clicking and getting the box come up then click start....  

 

Appear last time I tried cannot get TV on 64 bit.......... so you need to open 32 bit

Yep seems Bluestacks is easy, but won't work on my computer in drive c or d. 

Horrible acer computer.

[KannikaP]

17 hours ago, ignis said:

Used Bluestacks for years on my PC, is very easy and simple

 

Did you download 'BlueStacks Multi-Instance Manager'  

I have both 32 bit + 64 bit,  turn on or off by clicking and getting the box come up then click start....  

 

Appear last time I tried cannot get TV on 64 bit.......... so you need to open 32 bit

Why do you need an Android emulator to get Asean Now, formerly Thai Visa, on your PC. Simply go to the website.

[KannikaP]

16 hours ago, carlyai said:

Yep seems Bluestacks is easy, but won't work on my computer in drive c or d. 

Horrible acer computer.

I do not understand what you mean by getting Bluestacks to work 'in drive c or d'. You install it as a normal Windows program.

[ignis]

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Why do you need an Android emulator to get Asean Now, formerly Thai Visa, on your PC. Simply go to the website.

??   Post is about Android running on a Windows  PC/TV   [Television, sometimes shortened to TV or telly]

 

myself use a 43" TV as my Monitor.....  On my PC I have the same TV programs via Bluestacks emulator as on my Android box.......... the only program that will not work in Bluestacks is UKTV Play which for me must use a VPN

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, ignis said:

??   Post is about Android running on a Windows  PC/TV   [Television, sometimes shortened to TV or telly]

 

myself use a 43" TV as my Monitor.....  On my PC I have the same TV programs via Bluestacks emulator as on my Android box.......... the only program that will not work in Bluestacks is UKTV Play which for me must use a VPN

I was joking about the TV, but forgot 555. Sorry.

[userabcd]

2 ways you can try.

 

1) You can connect through some kind of mirror app and wifi.

 

What is your pc, win 10?

 

This site gives some idea

https://letsview.com/mirror-android-to-win-10.html

 

You install the app on your android phone and have both devices connected on the same wifi the get the ip address and input and you will be able to cast/mirror the android phone screen on the pc screen.

 

2) This web site with usb cable:  https://www.howtogeek.com/430466/how-to-mirror-and-control-your-android-phone-on-any-windows-pc/ if you want to try connect through a usb. You will need to also enable usb debugging in android developer settings.

 

Install the software from github on the pc and follow the advice in the link.

 

or as others have mentioned use an android emulator on your pc. Download and install bluestacks exe file and install it on windows. Then open bluestacks and you can install android apps etc..and use it like android.

 

Or you can download and install linux android-x86 and install it on your pc and that works like a new android operating system. Dont know if it can be dual boot or work from a usb boot but you can consider

https://distrowatch.com/table-mobile.php?distribution=androidx86

Edited October 2, 2021 by userabcd

[carlyai]

10 hours ago, userabcd said:

2 ways you can try.

 

1) You can connect through some kind of mirror app and wifi.

 

What is your pc, win 10?

 

This site gives some idea

https://letsview.com/mirror-android-to-win-10.html

 

You install the app on your android phone and have both devices connected on the same wifi the get the ip address and input and you will be able to cast/mirror the android phone screen on the pc screen.

 

2) This web site with usb cable:  https://www.howtogeek.com/430466/how-to-mirror-and-control-your-android-phone-on-any-windows-pc/ if you want to try connect through a usb. You will need to also enable usb debugging in android developer settings.

 

Install the software from github on the pc and follow the advice in the link.

 

or as others have mentioned use an android emulator on your pc. Download and install bluestacks exe file and install it on windows. Then open bluestacks and you can install android apps etc..and use it like android.

 

Or you can download and install linux android-x86 and install it on your pc and that works like a new android operating system. Dont know if it can be dual boot or work from a usb boot but you can consider

https://distrowatch.com/table-mobile.php?distribution=androidx86

Thanks for the reply.

I have an android box (no screen). It is a Beelink Pro box. At home I just connect it thru the hdmi cable to the TV, no problems.

I am not at home and only have my Win10 computer, so wanted to connect the android box to the PC used as a monitor only.

Doesn't seem like it can be done.

I've tried unsuccessfully to load Bluestacks onto my laptop computer. It installs, but won't run...comes up with an error message that says to try and restart the computer to fix the problem. When i do, it comes up with the same problem. So I thought it could be a memory problem, so installed Bluestacks on the free D drive, but still Bluestacks has the same error.

My Laptop is pretty crappy basic and maybe the problem is lack of RAM.

So back to trying to interface the android box with the windows computer monitor. 

I can't configure the android box as I haven't got a display.

Probably the same if you had an android movie on a thumb drive and plugged it into the WIN laptop, it wouldn't work.