Current setup:
So right now I have an imac hooked up to my tv which is about 20 feet away. I have a 50 foot hdmi cable running up through the wall, into the ceiling, and dropped through a hdmi/thunderbolt 3 adapter so it's all hidden and nice looking. I primarily use itunes or VLC to play movies/music videos on the tv.
Future goal:
I'll be upgrading my tv in the next few months to a fancy new 4k screen... which means I need to replace the HDMI cable since older cables can't support the higher resolution.
It's about 50 bucks to just get some better hdmi cables.
I looked at the "4k apple tv" box which seems like it can wirelessly make my tv into a second screen from my imac, but 180 bucks seems steep considering I already have an xbox 1 for Netflix.
Is there something else I should look into? Another wireless way to use an external tv like it's a monitor that's plugged in, like the Fire Stick? Thanks everyone, hope this makes sense!
So right now I have an imac hooked up to my tv which is about 20 feet away. I have a 50 foot hdmi cable running up through the wall, into the ceiling, and dropped through a hdmi/thunderbolt 3 adapter so it's all hidden and nice looking. I primarily use itunes or VLC to play movies/music videos on the tv.
Future goal:
I'll be upgrading my tv in the next few months to a fancy new 4k screen... which means I need to replace the HDMI cable since older cables can't support the higher resolution.
It's about 50 bucks to just get some better hdmi cables.
I looked at the "4k apple tv" box which seems like it can wirelessly make my tv into a second screen from my imac, but 180 bucks seems steep considering I already have an xbox 1 for Netflix.
Is there something else I should look into? Another wireless way to use an external tv like it's a monitor that's plugged in, like the Fire Stick? Thanks everyone, hope this makes sense!
