Mirror for Roku for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By A Mom of Many

  Great Little App!

  We’ve tried various hardware methods to mirror my laptop to our television, but most of them tied me down close to the TV. With Mirror for Roku, I can sit where I can clearly see the television while mirroring my screen. This has come in quite handy for our homeschool humanities discussions (computer notes are much easier to share with everyone than taking pictures of the whiteboard and sending them out) and for working on French and logic with my daughters. Instead of crowding around a computer screen, we’re able to be more comfortable and we can all see clearly. It also includes audio, which is much easier to hear from our television’s speakers than from my computer speaker (essential for learning to speak another language!). It’s not perfect (nothing in this life is), but it does the job we need it to do and at a much lower cost than hardware solutions.

  
  
• By Abraduo

  Saved me from regret

  When I purchased my Roku, I did so with the assumption that mirroring my Windows screen was going to be one of the things it just did. I was disappointed to find out it didn’t, almost to the point of wanting to return and buy something else. But I did a little research and found this app. Once you also download the audio drivers to be able to stream audio through the tv, this app is a Godsend. I watched an entire movie last night via the Starz site on my TV, which I’ve never been able to do before, and it was crystal clear in video and audio quality. The slight lag between computer and TV display could be a little annoying if you were trying to use it to give a presentation or something, but the fact is it works perfectly for what I need it for, and i couldn’t be happier!

  
  
• By Jeffharje

  Terrible for streaming videos. Usable for low quality presentations.

  Bought this app because I didn’t want to have to go through the hassle of finding and purchasing a cord for my PC as they’re usually overpriced imo. I just want to be able to stream sports games and movies from my Pc onto my insignia TV. At first it seemed like this would be a really easy solution. But within 30 minutes of testing out a bunch of different media that I’d be using I found many problems. 
First, the video quality worsens from the computer to the TV. I noticed that the picture on the TV would often have little skips. That’s not going to be ideal for good movie watching. And I’d hate to miss a touchdown pass because of that. Second, I tried to play a movie that I bought off of iTunes and it wouldn’t play and gave me this message: “This movie can be played only on displays that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection).” No way around that really other than using a cable I guess. These problems I could have easily avoided if the trial version was longer and I had more time to look into this stuff. But now I’m writing this 2 star review which of course hurts this apps chance of being purchased. I tried to get a refund by contacting them but they told me I have to do it through Microsoft, I tried through Microsoft and Microsoft told me I have to do it through the App company.

  
  
• By Roku Mirror

  Roku Mirroring

  This ap is great only because it is the only option that I am aware of that allows users to stream content from their computer to the TV screen. There is a few second delay for buffering which wouldn’t be an issue if the TV had blue tooth capability for headphone use. In the current configuration, if you use bluetooth connected headsets with your computer, the buffered image on the TV is out of sync by about 10 seconds or so. The app crashes once in a while but generally works well.

  
  
• By Pandemic Mommy

  Great Solution for Streaming Church

  Since the pandemic started, we have attended church remotely by watching Facebook Live services on my Windows. After upgrading our livingroom TV to a Roku TV, I wanted an easy, wireless way to watch Facebook Live on the TV. This is a great little app that allows me to mirror my Windows to my Roku TV with the click of a button. The 1-3 seconds lag time does not interfere with our participating in worship services. Occaisonally the screen will buffer for a moment, but it doesn’t happen often and usually resolves quickly on its own. Once, I had to shut everything down and restart to get the mirroring back up, but it’s not been an issue. Mommy loves everyone gathering in the livingroom for church instead of over her Windows at the breakfast table. The toddlers love watching Frozen dance tutorials and other streaming videos on a big screen. Customer service is fantastic. After an issue where I could not locate my device on the app, they sent over a key to activate the updated version and fixed us right up!

  
  

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