What is your goal?
My main goal was to be able to instantly view my front door from my TV.
Screencasting/mirroring etc. never worked very well because it would always drop out after a few minutes, too long to reconnect to be effective.
" [Brlepage]" one of the forum members suggested using an MHL adapter to connect to an unused HDMI input on your TV’
I looked into this and think it’s a good way to go. Remove the cellphone battery plug-in charger and permanently attach it to an HDMI input.
Unfortunately, my phone doesn’t have the MHL feature. You can download a “Checker for MHL” from the Play Store to see if your phone has this feature.
Another alternative I am using now on my bedroom TV is:
Take an old Chromebook (that has an HDMI output) Download Tinycam, connect an HDMI cable to your TV, and mirror your Chromebook. My Chromebook uses little power and has no fan. I leave it on 24/7.
If you have a wireless mouse you can control all of Tinycam’s features from your sofa. Tinycam has the advantage of being able to view several camera brands in the same app.