Connecting Bluetooth To Telvision: Cell Phone As Source Of TV, Radio, Music?

General Questions
#1

I have a somewhat older flat screen, plasma television.
Was wondering if there is a gizmo that could be attached that would allow me to use my cell phone as a broadcaster of sorts, and watch TV, listen to radio and music from my cell phone?

I know some new televisions come with this built in, but mine doesn’t. Is there some relatively inexpensive way to set up my TV so I can show what I see on my cell phone on the larger screen?
P.S. Despite typo in thread title, I really do know how to spell television.

#2

Bluetooth doesn’t have the bandwidth necessary for quality video.

Some smartphones have HDMI outputs that can connect directly to a TV. iPhones have similar output attachments.

You can also stream video over WiFi or Ethernet to an Xbox 360, PS3, or similar device.

ETA: To be clear, the limitation is usually on your phone, not your TV. Most TVs only have a few input connectors and they’re pretty standard; your phone, on the other hand, has to be specially built to output external video in real-time and that has only recently become popular. There are still competing technologies sorting themselves out in the marketplace.

#3

Wouldn’t it be easier to just hook up your computer to the TV?

#4

What kind of phone do you have?

#5

I have a Samsung Galaxy S 4G.

That’s the thing - it has great quality and reception for lots of video and film, so I figured it would be great to just slap on to the television once in awhile, especially when watching the news on my direct app to German TV.
I know I can see it on my computer, or move my laptop to the living room, but thought this might be a quick and dirty way to just hook up my cell and watch something.

#6

A playstation 3 with a wifi router will do the trick. Your phone supports DLNA which will stream media to the tv. My brother has the same phone and uses this method.

#7

You can try the official TV-out cable (RCA, unfortunately), which will probably look like shit.

Or go the DLNA route if you have a device that supports it.

#8

I just found a similar (non-“official”) connector for 10 cents on Amazon - with shipping it will be $3.08 - so figure I will try it out.
I will get back to this thread in a week or so and let you know how it works (or doesn’t).