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tomlopez
Reel Rookie
4 months ago
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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 rev...
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    RokuTakashi
    4 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.

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RokuTakashi
Community Moderator
4 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.