ScreenBeam Mini2 Wireless Display Adapter/Receiver with Miracast (SBWD60A01) – Mirror Phone/Tablet/Laptop to HDTV, No Apps Required, Supports Select Android & Windows Devices

Using this I have been able to cast video in perfect quality from different phones (I have tested this with a Galaxy S5 running the stock ROM, a Galaxy Grand Prime running stock ROM, and a Galaxy Grand Prime running AOSP Extended 5.85.) In all cases (Android 5 and Android 8,) it has worked incredibly well.For some reason the first time I tried it there seemed to be intermittent lags and I almost gave up on it, but I tried the following day (and many days since) with no issues whatsoever. I will next add some notes in Installation and Tips below.Installation of the device itself is simple. Just plug it into an HDMI port, connect the included mini USB cable to either an external USB power adapter (not included) or to an USB port in your TV/Projector (the ScreenBeam Mini2 claim 5V/1A input and less than 4W of power consumption, but I am using it with a 5V/500mA USB port providing 2.5W on my TV and it works just fine) and turn on the device. The OS on the ScreenBeam stick will initialize and you will get a screen saying that it is waiting for connections. Installation on Android is very simple. If your device supports Miracast, you just need to start the screen casting session through the option menu in your device. Most often you can find this in the Android Quick Settings drop down (if you don't see a button Edit the Quick Settings menu and add it,) or under Settings > Display.The trick is that Miracast (a protocol) in Android is named by many different names according to each manufacturer, but it is just all the same feature. These are some of the names this might go by according to ActionTec:Screen mirroring (most common)AllShareCast (Samsung devices only)Cast screenWireless displayWireless mirroringQuick ConnectSmart ViewScreen SharingIf you see any of these, it's most likely what you want. When you enable it, you will be offered a list of devices you can cast to.That's really about it regarding Installation.Some Tips:1. It seems like distance from the emitter (your Android phone) to the receiver (the ScreenBeam Mini2) makes some big difference in quality. The farther you move them apart the more quality will deteriorate. At around 6 feet I see no deterioration, but farther away I can see some periodic artifacts.2. It also seems as if many wireless signals different from the one you are casting might have some effect on performance. I think this is the reason I was having some issues the first day I tried it.3. If you really want to control the resolution you care casting to you need to use a Free and Open Source app called SecondScreen. With this app I am not only able to cast to my 720p LCD TV in 720p quality as soon as I connect to it, but I can also turn off the screen completely on my Samsung Grand Prime phone, which saves a lot of battery. This app requires root, but it is worth it. You can also use it without root by adding some adb shell commands.Regarding the heat issue. My stick gets somewhat warm, but never hot. Somebody posted a remedy to the heat issue (using some miniature heat sinks you can buy for Raspberry Pi's and similar small board computers, but I haven't had a reason to go that route.)I almost gave the product 4 stars because it is annoying that they don't include a power adapter and an HDMI extension cable. In my TV I have 3 HDMI ports but I can only use it in one because of space constraints in the other ports, which are too close to other ports. But the product works to well in itself, so I decided to give it 5 stars.

Im using this for mirroring from a Galaxy S6 edge running a stock unrooted rom on 5.1.1 My device shipped with the most recent firmware already installed. There is a free app from the manufacturer in the play store that allows you to configure and update the firmware which is super convenient and very easy. It comes with a small hdmi extention cable that can be used if you have a rear input that is hard to reach. The TV I am using has a side input but I use it anyway so that it sits lower than the TV for better reception. It also needs to be powered via an included standard micro usb cable. I only use this at work so I must pull power from the wall outlet because the TV doesn't have a USB port. The charger that comes with it puts out 1 amp so chances are you could use a USB port on the TV to power it if you wanted a clean setup if you were going to leave this hooked up permanently. Functionally, this works great at mirroring. I have had no problems connecting or dropping signal at all. Of course there is a slight lag so I wouldn't recommend this for playing games. I use this to watch movies and have had zero problems with video or audio. I can't attest for the range but I'm using it at 10 feet from the source. It uses WiFi direct so need to have Internet access. Since it turns on your WiFi my phone with simultaneously connect to the screenbeam and my WiFi network which in my particular case was no good because my job has DSL...it's like watching paint dry. For some reason this version of Android won't let you not connect to the learned network if it's already stored so I had to delete the network in order to use my LTE. I just copied the WiFi info to a NFC tag so I could easily import it. A little annoying but no fault of the product. I know there are other adapters for a little cheaper but I don't mind paying for quality. I would purchase this again if needed and would recommend.