If you have a tablet that you no longer use (or in use), before sell or give, try this trick: use it as a monitor for your computer! This tutorial also works for smartphones, but the size of the tablets makes this more practical, you can always try if you own a phablet.
The way we will proceed to pass this tutorial is very simple, you only need to install a software on your computer and an application on your tablet. Each step will be described for you to succeed without worries. The software for your computer is Splashtop Streamer, available for Windows, Mac and Linux and the Extended Splashtop HD application is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
Prerequisites:
- Having a tablet (or smartphone) Android, iOS or Windows Phone.
- A computer running Windows, Mac OS or Linux.
- Having these two devices connected on the same network.
How to use your tablet as a second monitor for your computer:
- Download Splashtop Streamer.- Install like any software, create a Splashtop account.
- Install Splashtop Extended Display HD application on the Android device, if you have an iDevice use this free iOs version.
- To connect the two devices, create an access code, for this, return to the software in the Security tab:
- Return to the application on your Android or iDevice, enter the code created above.
- The computer and the tablet are now connected.
- Configure the display, press on your tablet using 3 fingers, the Display Setup window should appear on the computer.
- Moving the second screen to the right or left of the first according to the tablet position.
Once connected, you can use your tablet to just keep an eye on one of your softwares or use the tablet itself to write text for example. The practical side of a tablet as a screen instead of a real monitor is the touch-screen (faster and more convenient).
The disadvantage of this solution is that it's only a trial (5 minutes continous connection), so do not hesitate to buy the full version if you need.
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