How to make a monitor from a tablet

New Android tablet models appear every year. Old devices are slow and can not cope with modern applications. The hand does not rise to give them, and there are practically no buyers for the old gadget. But this tablet can be used non-standard in different scenarios.

How can I use the tablet as a monitor

There are several options for using the tablet as a monitor:

1. The device can be a “continuation” of the main screen, that is, for example, you can watch a movie on the main monitor, and read mail on the tablet, control the mouse and keyboard of applications, in general, do everything that is usually done on the computer screen.
2. Use such a display as an addition to the main screen. The tablet will duplicate all the actions that occur on the monitor.
3. Full screen replacement. Most often it is used in emergency situations, for example, when the monitor has failed.

What is required for this

This requires a special application. In this case, the application is installed on all devices that you want to combine.

I must say that taking into account the device’s display size of approximately 10 ”, working with a PC using it is very inconvenient, especially with tables and texts. But for certain tasks, this may be an ideal option. Especially if a wireless connection is made. In addition, for the correct display of the picture, you need to set the monitor resolution on the PC corresponding to the resolution of the device.

Attention! To make a connection, many different applications have been developed. But regardless of the choice and model of the tablet, the connection is the same.

To do this, download the client application to the device and the server program on the PC. Then indicate which screen is main and which is optional. All this is done in the monitor settings in Windows.

You can use the device as the main screen using several applications:

1. iDisplay, the most affordable and affordable application that supports iOS and Android.
2. The application supports any OS PC and tablet computers.

This is the most reliable and popular software. Naturally, the programs are paid, but the price (about $ 5) justifies itself. Applications have stable operation and many settings. There are others besides them, but iDisplay is most often used. If you select other programs, the settings are made in the same way.

Tablet monitor: step by step

You will need a USB cable to connect the device to the computer (you can also use Wi-Fi), then you need to download the application to both devices:

1. Download iDisplay on PC - you can download it for a specific operating system for free from the developer's site. You definitely need to restart the computer, otherwise there will be no connection.
2. Then the program is downloaded from Google Play to the tablet computer. The application is paid.
3. Run the program on a PC.
4. Turn on iDisplay on the device. After that you need to click the “plus” button to connect the “server”, that is, the PC (used to connect via Wi-Fi). To connect via USB, connect the wire to the PC and tablet, then "USB Connection".
5. You will need to specify IP, slot number, name. IP and connector can be seen in the tray, if you hover over iDisplay. All this information is indicated on the device. You can think of any name.
6. After click "Add and connect."
7. Then, the “Display autorization” window pops up on the PC monitor with a message, reject the device’s connection, connect once or automatically connect all the time when a request is received from the device. It’s best to choose the last option.
8. The screen goes blank for 2-3 seconds. After that, the PC desktop will be visible on the tablet device.

Installation is complete, but you must specify whether the tablet computer will be as an additional, duplicate or main screen. Why in the OS you need to go to the monitor settings.

Next to Multiple Screens, select the check box. If you select "Duplicate screens", the tablet will start repeating all the actions of the PC monitor on its display. If you set "Extend monitor", it will allow to display different data on both screens. They are used on the same desktop, but work autonomously.

Reference! If you want the tablet computer to play the role of the main screen, you need to select "Show desktop only 2", after "Apply". Now you need to open the tray by right-clicking on the iDisplay shortcut, find "Settings", check the box "launch at Windows start up".

After restarting the computer, and turning off the normal screen, during system boot, the application will turn on automatically, and you only need to connect to the application using the device, the operating system desktop will be visible on the tablet.

This monitor has several drawbacks. To get started, to use the tablet PC monitor as the main screen, you must first download the application, for which you need to see what is happening. That is, if the monitor does not work, you will need to connect another, working, to the computer, download and configure the program, and then disconnect, and use the tablet display instead.

The next drawback is that during startup, you must constantly manually activate the connection with the computer on the tablet device.

The biggest drawback is that you need a device with a high resolution and relatively large screen. There is not much comfort from a 7-inch budget Chinese device, but a 10-inch gadget is great for these purposes.

The main advantage is that it is possible to touch input information from the device. With this “monitor” you can lie down on the bed or go to another room if you get a Wi-Fi connection and use the PC in normal mode.