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Navigation: Playing Media on Another Display or Device (Play to)

Casting Media to a Streaming Device

In CyberLink PowerDVD, click , select the button, and then the streaming device in the list to cast* the following media to streaming devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the computer running your version of CyberLink PowerDVD:

Note: to ensure the best compatibility with all streaming devices, 5.1 channel audio or above is downmixed to 2 channel during media casting. * this feature is not available in some editions of CyberLink PowerDVD 22.

Movie files, TV shows, and videos in the media library.

Photos and music in the media library.

Media accessed on the Source > My Computer tab.

Pinned YouTube videos on the Source > YouTube > Pinned Videos tab.

Media playlists.

Note: Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, movie folders, and ISO files cannot be casted to a streaming device.

Streaming devices are usually connected to a TV, and the media you cast to the device will play back on the connected TV. The supported streaming devices include:

Chromecast: a line of digital media players developed by Google. For more detailed information about Chromecast and the types of players available, please visit this web site: https://www.google.com/intl/en_us/chromecast/

Apple TV: a digital media player developed and sold by Apple Inc. For more detailed information about Apple TV, please visit its web site: https://www.apple.com/tv/

Note: before you can cast video to an Apple TV, you'll need to install the CyberLink PowerPlayer app from the Apple App Store.

Amazon Fire TV: a digital media player developed by Amazon. For more detailed information about Amazon Fire TV and the types of players available, please visit this web site: https://www.amazon.com/all-new-amazon-fire-tv-4k-uhd-streaming-media-player/dp/B01N32NCPM

Roku: a series of digital media player set-top boxes manufactured by Roku, Inc. For more detailed information Roku players, please visit the following web site: https://www.roku.com/

Note: before you can cast video to a Fire TV or Roku device, you'll need to install the PowerDVD Casting channel from the device's app store.

To cast media to one of these devices, you must first:

connect the computer with CyberLink PowerDVD 22 installed to a wireless network.

turn on the streaming device and connect it to the same Wi-Fi network.

Once you ensure these tasks are completed, the streaming device will be available in the play to menu when you click and then select the button. Just select the device to begin playback.

Note: volume control for casted media is controlled by the destination device/TV.