Viewing Chromebook on TV scree

Grandad99

My wife  is a semi invalid with very limited vision so does a lot of on line shopping. I use a chromebook to select items of interest and display them on an 18"TV beside her chair.

Unfortunately her vision has deteriorated further and she cannot see the items clearly.

I rarely watch TV, using the chromebook when I do so the redundant  32" TV  is disconnected. 

I want to use this bigger screen to display the chromebook shopping items on the bigger screen so connected them with an HDMI cable. This displays the home screen but this remains when I then open any further screen. I have tried all of the items in the TV's menu but it does not access the Channel option.

I'm puzzled that this works on the 18" TV but not the bigger one. 

   

Vitor

- This displays the home screen but this remains when I then open any further screen - 

Sounds like the desktop is being Extended and you want Mirrored. Under Settings. Device, Displays ensure the Mirror option is selected

Grandad99

Thanks Vitor. 

 Seems strange that it works OK on the small tv - will check the setting.

DullGreyGuy

Grandad99 said:

Thanks Vitor. 

 Seems strange that it works OK on the small tv - will check the setting.

I dont know about Chrome OS explicitly but with other computers the device effectively remembers the setup so each time you plug in the same devices it uses the same settings. The default may be extend screen but it learnt you wanted mirror screen when you first plugged in the small screen so it holds that setting each time.

We have hot desks onsite with our client, each desk has 2 monitors plus I keep the laptop open so have 3 screens. With any desk I've sat at before I get a ▼ type arrangement with my laptop in the middle below the two screens with the monitors in order. Sit at a random desk I've not been at before and the three screens will assume they are in a line with my laptop left most and the other two in random order. A quick trip to settings corrects it and it will be automatically back to a ▼ when I sit there again.