I believe there are two main connection types, Chromecast and Airplay. The iphone will likely only support Airplay and the pc might only support Chromecast (easy to do through the Chrome browser).
Your Smart TV, firestick, or Roku device will need the ability to accept a connection from your iphone or pc. My smart TV knows both Chromecast and Airplay but others I have seen have only worked with Chromecast. My firestick doesn't want to work with either my iphone or pc but there might be another app for that. Check the settings on your TV to see what it supports.
Your pc or iphone will need to be on the same network as your tv. This is usually the case in your home since they are both connected to your home wifi.
The app that you are streaming from (Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, Max, etc) will need to allow casting/mirroring. This is hit and miss; some will allow casting while others limit you to watching on the small screen. (A streaming subscription offered through a mobile phone plan might not allow you to cast if they could also sell you a non-mobile streaming service)
What works for me:
- my smart TV has support for both Chromecast and Airplay
- I use the Chrome browser on my pc to run the application then cast from that
- Since my TV supports it, I can also cast from my iphone
- I have occasionally run into situations where the app on my iphone did not allow me to cast
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