Put this on your TV

Casting just means sending what is on your computer or phone to your television. Nothing to install, no account, free. The only rule that matters: your device and the TV must be on the same home wifi. Pick the line that matches what you have.

• A computer with Chrome or Edge, plus a Chromecast or a newer Samsung TV: the Cast to a TV button above casts in one click. On phones and other browsers the same button shows the steps for your device. Your computer streams the show to the TV, so keep it awake, plugged in, and on the same wifi.
  Step by step

  1. Open this page on a computer in Chrome or Edge. The button does not appear in Safari or Firefox, use another line below instead.
  2. Turn the TV on. A Chromecast or Google TV stick counts as the TV it is plugged into. Samsung TVs from 2024 on work directly once they have taken the free Google Cast software update.
  3. Click Cast to a TV above. A small list of nearby screens pops up.
  4. Click your TV's name. The art appears on the TV within a few seconds, and this page turns into the remote: next, back, pause, channels.
  5. No button, or the TV is not listed? Click the three dot menu at the top right of Chrome, choose Cast, save and share, then Cast, pick the TV, and set the source to this tab. Same result. (In Edge: the three dot menu, then More tools, then Cast media to device.)
  6. On an Android phone there is no button: open the Google Home app, tap the Chromecast, choose Cast my screen, then open this page and press Start the slideshow.
  7. The show stops if the computer sleeps or leaves the wifi. For an evening, set the computer's sleep timer to Never (on Windows: Settings, System, Power; on a Mac: System Settings, Displays, Advanced).
• iPhone, iPad, or Mac, plus a TV with AirPlay: mirror the screen, then start the slideshow. Most Samsung TVs from 2018, most LG and Sony TVs from 2019 on, and every Apple TV box have AirPlay built in.
  Step by step

  1. On an iPhone or iPad: swipe down from the top right corner to open Control Center (on an iPhone with a home button, swipe up from the bottom edge instead), tap Screen Mirroring (the icon is two overlapping rectangles), and tap the TV's name. If the TV shows a 4 digit code, type it in.
  2. Open this page in Safari, turn the phone sideways, and press Start the slideshow.
  3. The phone must stay on: set Auto-Lock to Never for the evening (Settings, then Display and Brightness, then Auto-Lock), and put it on a charger.
  4. On a Mac: click Control Center in the menu bar (two pill shapes), choose Screen Mirroring, pick the TV. Then open this page, press Start, and press F for fullscreen. The Mac must stay awake too.
• Just a smart TV, nothing else: use the TV's own web browser. Good for a look around; TV browsers are not built for all-day runs.
  Step by step

  1. Press Home on the TV remote and look for an app called Internet, Browser, or Web Browser. Most Samsung and LG TVs have one.
  2. Type along7gallery.xyz/tv into its address bar with the on-screen keyboard.
  3. Move the highlight to Start the slideshow and press OK.
  4. The remote's left and right arrows step through the art.
  5. TVs like to switch themselves off to save power. If the show stops after a few hours, look in the TV's settings for Auto Power Off or Power Saving and turn it off for the evening.
• A permanent art wall: a small dedicated device pointed at this page runs all day, every day, at full quality, because the screen renders the art itself instead of receiving a stream.
  Step by step

  1. Easiest: any spare laptop. Open this page in Chrome, press Start, press F for fullscreen, disable sleep, plug it into the TV with an HDMI cable.
  2. Neatest: a Raspberry Pi (a tiny computer, about 60 dollars) behind the TV, set to open Chromium in kiosk mode at this address whenever it powers on. Any guide titled "Raspberry Pi Chromium kiosk" walks through it in ten minutes.
  3. Also good: a Fire TV stick with the Fully Kiosk Browser app pointed here.

While it plays

• Arrow keys (or the TV remote's arrows) step back and forward. Space pauses. C hides or shows the caption. F is fullscreen. Esc leaves.
• On a touch screen, tap the art once to show the on-screen buttons.
• Films longer than the pace play through in full, up to three minutes. Short films loop to fill their turn, always finishing a pass before the show moves on. All start silent: press M or the speaker button for sound.
• Live code pieces run for real, in a sandbox. If a screen cannot run one, its poster shows instead. The Stills channel keeps a wall quiet and still.
• Every caption is a link: click it to open that work's page in the archive.
• The channel links above filter what plays; the address remembers them, so you can bookmark along7gallery.xyz/tv#one-of-ones and go straight to a channel next time.
• The "Each work stays for" buttons set the pace, and your choice is remembered for next time. There is a matching button in the on-screen controls while it plays. For an exact number, add ?t=20 to the address for 20 second turns; anything from 10 to 3600 works.

Common questions

How do I cast this art gallery to my TV?

Open along7gallery.xyz/tv in Chrome or Edge on a computer, click the Cast to a TV button, and pick your TV from the list that pops up. It works with any Chromecast or Google TV device, and directly on 2024 and newer Samsung TVs once they have the Google Cast update. The page then becomes the remote control. Your computer streams the show, so keep it awake and on the same wifi as the TV. On phones and browsers without one-click casting (Firefox, Safari, any iPhone browser) the same button shows the steps for your device. On an Android phone, open the Google Home app, tap the Chromecast, choose Cast my screen, then open this page and press Start the slideshow.

Can I use AirPlay to show the gallery on a TV?

Yes. On an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, open Control Center, choose Screen Mirroring, and pick the TV, then open along7gallery.xyz/tv and press Start the slideshow. The TV needs AirPlay built in, which most Samsung TVs from 2018, most LG and Sony TVs from 2019 on, and every Apple TV box have.

Can I watch the gallery on a smart TV without any other device?

Yes. Open the TV's own web browser app, type along7gallery.xyz/tv, and press Start the slideshow. The remote's left and right arrows step through the art. TV browsers are fine for an evening but are not built for all day runs.

How do I run the gallery as a permanent art wall?

Point any kiosk browser at along7gallery.xyz/tv: a Raspberry Pi running Chromium in kiosk mode, a Fire TV stick with the Fully Kiosk Browser app, or a spare laptop in fullscreen. A kiosk shows the archive's full resolution images because the screen renders the art itself instead of receiving a stream.

How do I change what plays and how fast?

The channel links filter the slideshow: Films, Live code, GIFs, Stills, One of ones, Editions. They live in the address, so along7gallery.xyz/tv#video can be bookmarked. The Each work stays for buttons set the pace, from 15 seconds to three minutes, and the choice is remembered for next time. For an exact number, add ?t=20 to the address for 20 second turns; the default is 45 seconds and anything from 10 to 3600 works.

Do the films and animations actually play?

Yes. A film longer than the pace plays through in full, up to three minutes; a short film loops to fill its turn and always finishes a pass before the show moves on. All start silent; the speaker button or the M key turns the sound on. Animated GIFs loop for their whole turn. Live code pieces run for real inside a sandbox, and if a screen cannot run one, its poster shows instead. For a quiet wall of still images, use the Stills channel.