Forum Discussion

tomlopez's avatar
tomlopez
Reel Rookie
3 months ago
Solved

Screen Mirroring FROM a Roku TV to my laptop

I have a 2018 TCL Ruku 55" TV and sometimes I want to watch my DVR on my laptop but when I connect the two, it is only to mirror my laptop on the TV. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to reverse that so I can see my TV on my laptop. I spent too many hours down the rabbit hole and don't know what I am missing. The information I have is that Roku uses Chromecast and I am using Windows 11. Can anyone explain how to reverse this? Thanks in advance!

  • RokuTakashi's avatar
    RokuTakashi
    3 months ago

    Hi, tomlopez 

    Thanks for reaching out.

    As indicated by andyross, the only available feature is the ability to mirror the screen from a laptop to a Roku TV. It is important to note that this functionality does not support mirroring 

    Roku TVs primarily support screen mirroring, which allows you to display content from a phone, tablet, or computer onto the TV screen, but they do not support outputting the TV screen to other devices.

    Hope this clarifies your concern. and let us know if you have further questions.

    Thanks,
    Roku Community Team.

2 Replies

  • andyross's avatar
    andyross
    Roku Guru
    3 months ago

    It's not possible. Also, Roku does not support Chromecast. They support another casting protocol, which is why many Android phones cannot cast TO a Roku. Roku's are basically a cast TO device, and cannot send anything.

  • RokuTakashi's avatar
    RokuTakashi
    Community Moderator
    3 months ago

    Hi, tomlopez 

    Thanks for reaching out.

    As indicated by andyross, the only available feature is the ability to mirror the screen from a laptop to a Roku TV. It is important to note that this functionality does not support mirroring 

    Roku TVs primarily support screen mirroring, which allows you to display content from a phone, tablet, or computer onto the TV screen, but they do not support outputting the TV screen to other devices.

    Hope this clarifies your concern. and let us know if you have further questions.

    Thanks,
    Roku Community Team.