How to Watch Netflix Without a Smart TV

Do you want to watch Netflix without a smart TV? Perhaps you have a smart TV, but want to access the likes of American Netflix because your location limits you as far as content? This post will let you watch Netflix without a smart TV, but not just that, in this post you will learn how you can watch the most possible Netflix content on your TV so that you can get the most out of your current subscription.

What Are the Possibilities If You Want to Watch Netflix Without a Smart TV?

• The quickest method to implement will consist of connecting your laptop to your TV with an HDMI cable which you more than likely have around. This option requires sockets nearby to power up your laptop for longer use, but ideally also a long HDMI cable so that you can change shows without too much hassle. This option will also allow you to access the most Netflix content possible, although that’s not the only method that will. More on that below.
• By buying the likes of Apple TV, Roku, or Chromecast. These work and will allow you to access the likes of other platforms such as Hulu with ease, but they won’t allow you to access the most Netflix content, and are not a great option if you travel and want to access your favorite content as the second you change your location, a lot of the content that you currently access will be blocked due to not being available in your location.
• By getting a Fire TV Stick/Cube. This is our favorite option due to the openness of Amazon. They are far more open-minded as far as apps go than any other companies with similar devices that you can connect to a TV. By connecting the Fire TV Stick to your TV, you pretty much turn your TV into a smart TV, but much smarter. Whatever entertainment platforms are blocked in your country, you can pretty much unlock with the Fire TV Stick.

How to Watch the Most Possible Netflix Content Without a Smart TV

If you live in Canada, you are automatically missing out on over half of content American Netflix has to offer. It only gets worse the further away you get from the US. 197 TV shows and 548 movies on Netflix is what you are going to get if you are in India. Not exactly worth the money, huh?

Connecting your laptop to a TV or the Fire TV Stick to a TV will allow you to watch the most possible Netflix content out there.

How?

Due to the fact that normally if you were to watch Netflix without a smart TV or even on a smart TV, you would be limited to the location you are in right now which might be great or not too great. If you travel often, you will suffer a lot as far as Netflix especially. The method we share bypasses Netflix geo-blocks.

Right now, Netflix sees that you are in your current location. If you can trick Netflix into thinking you are in a different location, one that offers more content, then you will be able to access far more Netflix content. And by the way, when looking for how to watch Netflix without a smart TV, you might think that American Netflix is the only one you should access, but that’s not true. American Netflix might have the most content, but it doesn’t have it all. For instance, the show Power is in the UK while not being in the US.

How do you trick Netflix? By using a VPN which can allow you to change your location without physically moving.

And the best VPN for Netflix? PrivateVPN. And that’s not something we just made up. Comparitech did 5,000 manual tests comparing VPN services as far as Netflix goes, and PrivateVPN supports the widest variety of servers meaning that you can access the widest library of Netflix content with it. And yes, it also works with the likes of Hulu, DAZN, Amazon Prime, HBO, and many other platforms that have restrictions in certain locations.

How to Watch Netflix Without a Smart TV with a Laptop When Trying to Watch the Most Netflix Content

When you connect a laptop to a TV with an HDMI, your screen should automatically display the content of your laptop on your TV. If it doesn’t, on a Windows, you will need to right-click with your mouse, followed by pressing on Display Settings. There you will be able to adjust the settings to make your TV display your content.

After you have that figured out, it’s about getting Netflix and PrivateVPN on your device. Very easy. Just download it in your store whether on your Mac or Windows. As far as PrivateVPN? Download it from our site. You can find it in our Download section at the bottom of our page. Install it, and connect to whatever server that works with Netflix.

And that’s it. That’s how you watch Netflix without a smart TV with just a laptop.

How to Watch Netflix Without a Smart TV with the Fire TV Stick When Trying to Watch the Most Netflix Content

On the Fire TV Stick, you need to go into the Amazon Appstore and there, download the Netflix app along with the PrivateVPN app. Turn on PrivateVPN, connect to an American server with Netflix support or any other that supports Netflix, exit PrivateVPN, and turn on Netflix. That will allow you to access more Netflix content while watching Netflix without a smart TV.

That’s How to Watch Netflix Without a Smart TV

You might ask why the likes of Apple TV or Chromecast don’t work with this method, and the answer is quite simple. These platforms don’t support VPN services, and while they will allow you to watch Netflix, they will limit you as far as access to content goes.

And can you use other VPN services? Sure. But free ones don’t work with Netflix, and the ones that work with Netflix are often overpriced. PrivateVPN offers a solution that’s affordable and that works with the most Netflix regions. And with our newly redesigned app for Android and Amazon Fire TV Stick devices, PrivateVPN is now better than ever.

Written by Michael Smolski.