hp laptop to an LG smart tv wireless

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i have a hp laptop but it does not have widi capability because it is old, what options do i have for screen mirroring to the LG smart tv?
 
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If your TV is WiDi but your laptop is not, you can get a newer wifi card that supports it and then it should work.

Otherwise there is currently no good way to get your desktop on the TV outside of using an HDMI cable.
Every company seems to want to have their own standard/way to connect so instead of the industry picking one and making it work universally on all devices instead it is very fragmented.

Even getting a chromecast or one of the other streaming sticks stlll does not work as it only casts your browser.

Now if all you wanted is to cast what is in your web browser to the TV then there are plugins you can get for chrome and firefox.
If your TV is WiDi but your laptop is not, you can get a newer wifi card that supports it and then it should work.

Otherwise there is currently no good way to get your desktop on the TV outside of using an HDMI cable.
Every company seems to want to have their own standard/way to connect so instead of the industry picking one and making it work universally on all devices instead it is very fragmented.

Even getting a chromecast or one of the other streaming sticks stlll does not work as it only casts your browser.

Now if all you wanted is to cast what is in your web browser to the TV then there are plugins you can get for chrome and firefox.
 
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jenkojr95

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Thank you for the reply it was very helpful!

please could you post the links for the chrome browser plugins

thanks