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Lisa0825

(14,489 posts) Mon Aug 2, 2021, 10:44 PM Aug 2021

Casting YouTube to TV (Never mind - It fixed itself! LOL)

Last edited Tue Aug 3, 2021, 05:14 PM - Edit history (1)

Hi all,
On my old laptop and chromebook, when I was viewing a Youtube video, there would be an option to watch it on my TV with one click. I recently got a new laptop, and now that option is no longer available when I am watching Youtube videos. I have browsed around settings and such, and googled, but have not found an answer.

Any idea how I can get that option back to send to my tv when watching Youtube videos on my laptop, so I don't have to go to the TV app and search again for the video?

Muchas gracias

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Casting YouTube to TV (Never mind - It fixed itself! LOL) (Original Post) Lisa0825 Aug 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #1

Maybe you need to reconfigure the TV options to connect/recognize the new laptop Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #2

Are you sure you're signed into your youtube Jerryatric Aug 2021 #3

try hdmi cables if tv is so equipt. AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #4

Is your new laptop a Chromebook? hunter Aug 2021 #5

Maybe it was just a glitch! I didn't change anything after I posted this, but today Lisa0825 Aug 2021 #6

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Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

2. Maybe you need to reconfigure the TV options to connect/recognize the new laptop

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Mon Aug 2, 2021, 10:54 PM

Aug 2021

You may've done so a while back with the old lappie and forget that you had to do this at one point?

Jerryatric

(2,472 posts)

3. Are you sure you're signed into your youtube

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Tue Aug 3, 2021, 02:08 AM

Aug 2021

account on the tv, too?

AllaN01Bear

(23,042 posts)

4. try hdmi cables if tv is so equipt.

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Tue Aug 3, 2021, 08:35 AM

Aug 2021

High-Definition Multimedia Interface is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source

hunter

(38,925 posts)

5. Is your new laptop a Chromebook?

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Tue Aug 3, 2021, 09:32 AM

Aug 2021

If not, are you using the Chrome browser?

I can cast YouTube from my Linux desktop, my Windows Laptop, and my Chromebook, and my wife can 'cast from her Android phone or tablet, but I haven't set up 'casting on any other browsers.

We have a dumb TV with a Chromecast dongle.

Lisa0825

(14,489 posts)

6. Maybe it was just a glitch! I didn't change anything after I posted this, but today

Reply to Lisa0825 (Original post)

Tue Aug 3, 2021, 05:14 PM

Aug 2021

I went to YouTube and the "Play on TV" icon is there! I swear I did not change anything! LOL

Thanks for the replies anyway!

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