We have a more detailed write-up on how wireless HDMI kits work on the site, but for the most part, they do exactly what they sound like.Īnd the benefit of having a wireless HDMI solution, in this case, is that you can put the Roku stick wherever you want, wirelessly beaming the video up to the projector which is fairly straight-forward to do if you follow our guide. The quickest way to sidestep the audio situation described above is to use a wireless HDMI kit like the WeJupit Mini Wireless HDMI Extender Kit (on Amazon).
This uses WiFi to connect the remote instead of a standard infrared beam, allowing you to point the remote in any direction and get a response from your Roku Stick. The Roku Streaming Stick+ and the Roku Stick Express have a WiFi direct feature. Roku has solved this problem with some of its models. Obviously, this can be space-intensive, expensive, and cumbersome, but it’s hard to get around that need for line-of-sight between the remote and the ROKU stick itself. This can be solved by either using short-throw projectors, rear projectors, or a long HDMI extension cable (on Amazon) to place the Roku Stick near the screen. There’s also a question of the ROKU remote, which will need to point to wherever the Roku Stick is in the room.
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We’ll talk about how to address this problem in the next section. That’s simply not what they’re designed for.Īnd if you do have a nice speaker system, getting the audio back off the projector and down to that system will require more cables, quickly cluttering your “wireless” streaming stick’s space. Most projectors have very bad speakers or no speakers at all, and none have proper surround sound quality speakers.
There is a downside of hooking the stick up directly to a projector though: the Roku device will be sending it’s audio to the projector, and that is not where you want it. To do this, simply plug your Roku Stick’s HDMI plug to the projector’s input jack. The only way a Roku Streaming Stick+ (on Amazon) has to connect to a projector is with HDMI. But for now, let’s get back to how you would set this up at all! Connect via HDMI Directly to Projector If you have internet connectivity issue on the Roku after installing it in a smart project, have a look at this separate guide. Depending on the model of Roku Stick you have, you may want to use an HDMI cable.Īnd, before we get too far, we’ll just say that the Roku stick when used this way can lead to some interference with the Projector if it’s a smart projector using it’s own wireless connection to do smart-screen things.
The only way to connect a Roku Stick to a projector is with an HDMI connection. Options for Connecting a Roku Stick to a Projector We’ll examine the options you have below, but rest assured there are easy and simple solutions for this problem. The most common issue with connecting a Roku stick to a projector is around how to manage the audio and get it off the projector’s speakers to a soundbar or speaker system. This will allow you to stream video to the projector, and route the audio to better speakers. You can connect a Roku Stick directly to a projector, but to get the sound to a soundbar or speaker system you should use a wireless HDMI kit and an HDMI audio extractor or A/V Receiver. With the Roku Streaming Stick+, you can get 4K picture, making Roku a great option to pair with a projector. Using a Roku Stick with a projector is a great alternative to getting a Roku smart TV.
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