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To a large degree Apple is moving away from using wires altogether, and in the presentation space they appear to be doubling down on AirPlay 2.

Neither advocating nor deprecating. Only observing.

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Airplay 2 works great if the place you're presenting in supports it, but most places don't upgrade their equipment that often.

Screen cast dongles are pretty much a dime a dozen these days though. Maybe I’m lucky but in he past two years or so I haven’t been anywhere that still relies on hdmi for presenting on big screens. Except conferences.

The problem with dongles isn't the cost. It's the labor it takes to purchase, install, secure, and maintain.

You could do it surreptitiously – get a $20-30 dongle and just hook it up and hope no one fires you for it. :o)

Which screen cast dongles are cheap and support Air Play? I would really be interested to push for them locally.

Amazon has a bunch[0] but couldn't really vouch for any of them, I mainly use Apple TV (not just for airplay.) I've also seen these things in pretty much any electronics store I've been the past couple of years, particularly ones in touristy areas – I guess plenty of people like to cast video to hotel room TVs maybe?

A buddy of mine used a dongle for his big screen pre-streaming features era TV. He mainly used it to stream games from his phone or iPad to the TV, and Netflix. I think it was chromecast though, not airplay, but same difference really.

[0]: https://www.amazon.com/hdmi-airplay-dongle/s?k=hdmi+airplay+...

This is what we do in our office. We use airplay or a Zoom screen share. Plugging in is a last resort. I never have to do that.

Rip your battery?

If you have access to a tv or a projector - it probably means there is a power outlet that you can use to charge your laptop

And you do need it, Zoom has a penchant for eating through battery!

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