How To Watch Showbox, Youtube, Netflix From Your Phone To TV For Only $9.99

If you're anything like me you like watching movies, tv shows, and videos on your phone while you're at work or on the go. When you're at home however you probably would prefer to watch on a larger screen on your tv. Though you can typically watch Netflix and other shows on your television some apps like Showbox are only available on your phone. So how do you get it to play on your television?

If you have a smart tv, its as easy as just using the mirroring feature. For those of us without newer smart tv's however there's another way. For just $9.99 you can pickup something called an MHL to HDMI converter. This allows you to plug your phone into an HDMI cable which hooks up to your tv.

This device is available on Amazon.Com for $9.99 and at Tiger Direct / CompUSA for $12.99. Personally I picked mine up at CompUSA as I was anxious to watch season two of Boardwalk Empire and didn't want to wait two days for my prime shipping to arrive but if you want to save a few bucks or don't have a TigerDirect in your area go with Amazon.Com. Links below...

MHL To HDMI Converter - Amazon - $9.99

MHL TO HDMI Converter - TigerDirect - $12.99

This device really is simple to use. I was worried about having to do some confusing things in my phones settings or having to go into developer options. Nope, it really is as simple as plug and play. If you happen to get a small screen in the middle of your television screen it just means your phone is in portrait mode, tip it sideways and allow the screen to rotate and you are now in landscape mode and should have a full screen. This is HDMI so the picture is incredible.

I have one beef with this device and I'm not sure if it's a flaw in my device or whether I'm doing something wrong. The plug which connects to your phone goes in the charging port. Unlike plugging your phone into a laptop for example an HDMI cable transmits video from your phone to your tv, but doesn't charge your phone. This means your phone battery will be dead by the time a movie is about to end. The makers of this device thought of this and added a power charger to the size of this device as you can probably see in the photo above. The problem I'm having however is that it doesn't seem to charge my phone while I'm watching a show or movies so unfortunately at this time I'm able to watch about 3 episodes of Boardwalk Empire before my phone dies. I need to call the company Inveo and find out if I have a faulty device or if I'm doing something wrong but I've yet to figure that out. Otherwise I love this device and makes watching movies and shows much more pleasant

Above is the particular device I had and like. I just saw a new product on the market which also comes with a remote. I havn't tested it out myself, however it seems to have decent reviews.