How do we set up the TV for trivia night?
Use the TV or projector you already have. Open the screen link from the host app in a browser on a laptop plugged in over HDMI, or use the Quizado app for Apple TV or Google TV, Chromecast from the Quizado mobile apps, or AirPlay. Every screen shows the same game, and players join on their own phones.
Quizado is software that your own staff run, or Auto-Host runs a Trivia night by itself. We never send a host.
The facts
| What you need | A host device (phone, tablet or laptop) and a screen the room can see. No buzzers or tablets to buy. |
|---|---|
| Ways onto the screen | Screen link in a browser over HDMI, Apple TV and Google TV apps, Chromecast, AirPlay |
| More than one screen | Yes. Open the same screen link on every TV and they all follow the game. |
| Business plan, for venues that play every week | €199 a month |
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The simplest setup: a laptop on HDMI
Most bars already have a laptop and an HDMI cable behind the counter. Plug the laptop into the TV or projector, copy the screen link from the Quizado host app and open it in the laptop browser. The board, the join code and the scores fill the screen.
The host then runs the night from a phone, so nobody has to stand at the laptop. The screen is only a window onto the game, so you can close it and open it again without losing the scores.
No cable: the TV apps, Chromecast and AirPlay
On an Apple TV, open the Quizado app and type the six digits from the Quizado app on your iPhone or iPad. The Apple TV connects over the internet, so it does not need the same Wi-Fi as the host phone.
Quizado also has an app for Google TV. You can cast to a Chromecast from the Quizado mobile apps, or mirror an iPhone, iPad or Mac to the TV with AirPlay.
Two TVs, a projector and the screen by the bar
A room with several screens needs no splitter. Open the same screen link on each TV, or mix the routes: a projector on HDMI in the back room and an Apple TV by the bar. Every screen of the venue follows the same game at the same moment.
Check the room before the first night
Open the screen an hour before doors. Read the board from the back table, check the join code is big enough to scan, and turn the TV sound up if you play music rounds.
Questions venues ask
Do we need a smart TV?
No. Any TV or projector with an HDMI input works: a laptop opens the screen link in its browser. A smart TV, Apple TV, Google TV or Chromecast only saves the cable.
Can we show the game on more than one TV?
Yes. Open the screen link on each TV, or pair a TV app on each one. Every screen follows the same game.
Can the TV run the night without a host?
On an Apple TV, yes: Auto-Host can run a Trivia night from the TV on Pro and Business. Other screens show the game, and Auto-Host or your staff run it from the host app.
Does the TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi as the host?
No. The screen link and the Apple TV app connect over the internet, so the TV only needs a connection of its own.
Do guests need to download anything to play?
No. Players scan the QR code on the TV and play in the phone browser, with no account. The free Quizado app works too.
Try it at your venue
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