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(Q) Hdmi out

I've seen hdmifull and hdmwin out there, but my questions are one, is playback upscaled, and two, which app really works best. Any input would be great. Thanks!
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I haven't connected via hdmi but from what I understand no app is needed, it's a full mirror. I would imagine it also upscales accordingly.

Steady Hawkin said:
I haven't connected via hdmi but from what I understand no app is needed, it's a full mirror. I would imagine it also upscales accordingly.
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Thst is correct you get the full image on your tv and xoom at the same time with no app needed just plug in to your hdtv and your set

Yeah, piece of cake. I've had no issues including playing Super Mario Bros 3 on my 65" DLP
There is a slight overscan but doesn't really affect it. And it is still displayed on the Xoom at the same time.

Nice! Thanks guys!
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Does the Xoom output 720p or 1080p?

Isun said:
Does the Xoom output 720p or 1080p?
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720p. I don't know if apps have the ability to increase that though

This would mean that there is no real benefit to having 1080p videos playing from it because even if you have a 1080p T.V. the Xoom is only outputting 720p. I was going to share some of my converted movies at a friends house from my Xoom and this means I can just do a batch conversion to 720p instead and save space which is great.

Does the xoom screen have to stay on while outputting hdmi? I'd like to save some battery and also not have it shining away while watching a movie in a dark room etc. What happens if you hit lock while it's outputting?

Elementix said:
Does the xoom screen have to stay on while outputting hdmi? I'd like to save some battery and also not have it shining away while watching a movie in a dark room etc. What happens if you hit lock while it's outputting?
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yes I am hoping for an update or an app in the near future that will allow this. Sometimes I don't want it playing on both (especially if its a movie).
Also another benefit would be great if we could have 2 different screens going on (it is dual core afterall) in games. This would allow us to have controls on the xoom's screen, and have the actual screen play image on the tv. Just a thought....

is root needed to do this, or will it just work on a stock XOOM wifi?
thanks

wase4711 said:
is root needed to do this, or will it just work on a stock XOOM wifi?
thanks
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It works on stock. That's what the hdmi port on the bottom is for.
Has anyone had an issue with the connection at the xoom being loose or do I just have a junk cable? If I move it the wrong way playing a game, I lose the picture. Pretty crummy. :'(
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ihtfp69 said:
It works on stock. That's what the hdmi port on the bottom is for.
Has anyone had an issue with the connection at the xoom being loose or do I just have a junk cable? If I move it the wrong way playing a game, I lose the picture. Pretty crummy. :'(
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I haven't had that issue. I have the OEM cable from Moto though (bought it when it came out for the Droid X).

I need to get me one of those! That would be awesome to carry around...

ihtfp69 said:
It works on stock. That's what the hdmi port on the bottom is for.
Has anyone had an issue with the connection at the xoom being loose or do I just have a junk cable? If I move it the wrong way playing a game, I lose the picture. Pretty crummy. :'(
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thanks man; ordered a cable from monoprice for my EVO, and I believe its the same size port, so will report back on the quality once it gets here..

I picked up a great cable that's HDMI certified from Amazon for $9 and free shipping. Works great 8)
XoomTech.net

ihtfp69 said:
It works on stock. That's what the hdmi port on the bottom is for.
Has anyone had an issue with the connection at the xoom being loose or do I just have a junk cable? If I move it the wrong way playing a game, I lose the picture. Pretty crummy. :'(
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I have the same issue, I doubt we both have a bad cable. Seems odd to me that it would do this. Will be interesting to see if this is common or if we are just an isolated few.

ihtfp69 said:
It works on stock. That's what the hdmi port on the bottom is for.
Has anyone had an issue with the connection at the xoom being loose or do I just have a junk cable? If I move it the wrong way playing a game, I lose the picture. Pretty crummy. :'(
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Same here mine does the same thing. I have both a cheap Ebay cable, and the one that came with my DX. They both do the same thing. IMO all the connections on mine are loose but the only one that will stop working is HDMI. I'm wondering if more people have the issue, or if I should return mine

[Q] Wireless HDMI Stream

hi,
i already got the mhl adapter for micro usb to hdmi, thats working fine,
but i there a solutuion to do this wireless.
i dont only want to stream videos or audio, i want to have the full homescreen streamed.
the reason is, i want to connect an external hdd via usb
thank you

easiest way is probably ipad2/iphone4s with apple TV2 on IOS5
check this out for android
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
which does the same thing except in place of Apple TV2, you need a PC there.

t for respond, but I need to connect via USB when using this method
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shigwegi said:
t for respond, but I need to connect via USB when using this method
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I think DLNA is your only option there. You need a TV with dlna support.
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but with dlna I only can stream movies or pictures or audio
still need to stream the home screen or games
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Streaming music from external hd to n7 via router?

Hi,
After a little help as per the title I wonder if it's possible to play my music collection which is currently stored on an external hd connected to my home router on my N7 without the need for my laptop to be turned on etc
Using an explorer app on the N7 I can see and access the music how I want as above, but I have to manually select the folders and tracks to then play each time rather than it already been catalogued within the player?
Is there a player or an app that can do this to make my collection available please?
Bricked/Rasbean N7

Have you tried bsplayer? It worked for me for video, but I eventually went the manual route with es file exp due to other requirements I had
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free
Cheers Danny

Playlists?

toidimaet said:
Have you tried bsplayer? It worked for me for video, but I eventually went the manual route with es file exp due to other requirements I had
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bsplayer.bspandroid.free
Cheers Danny
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Thanks I'll take a look at that when home again, glancing though I can't see FLAC support? Es is how I get round things at the mo....
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Miami_Son said:
Playlists?
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I need a player or app to be able to see the music before I can do this if that makes sense?
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spthacker said:
I need a player or app to be able to see the music before I can do this if that makes sense?
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Did you not say you could see and play the music in the OP, but only one at a time?:silly:

Miami_Son said:
Did you not say you could see and play the music in the OP, but only one at a time?:silly:
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Yeah, sorry I didn't quite make things clear, the music is on a Lan based port via my wifi router, using es explorer I can see and play a track at a time, with the bs player suggested above I can play albums etc, but its library function is awful

I'm thinking this is a common limitation. I can see and play music on a thumbdrive via OTG, but have yet been able to find a way to play more than one song at a time even if I set the player to Random.:crying:

Miami_Son said:
I'm thinking this is a common limitation. I can see and play music on a thumbdrive via OTG, but have yet been able to find a way to play more than one song at a time even if I set the player to Random.:crying:
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Poweramp will let you play from your thumb drive attached via otg and setup playlists! Don't know if it works over WiFi like the OP wants
To the op a Google search found this
http://androidforums.com/android-media/341866-play-music-network-drive-no-server-needed.html
It maybe the solution you are looking for!
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I have the paid PowerAmp and could not do it. Have to try again, maybe I missed something.

corkiejp said:
Poweramp will let you play from your thumb drive attached via otg and setup playlists! Don't know if it works over WiFi like the OP wants
To the op a Google search found this
http://androidforums.com/android-media/341866-play-music-network-drive-no-server-needed.html
It maybe the solution you are looking for!
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This would be the solution if I could get bit to work keeps telling me invalid argument
Bricked/Rasbean N7

Found out why, it needs cifs modules to work and atm there aren't any for 4.2.1 latest available work on 4.1.2
Bricked/Rasbean N7

spthacker said:
Found out why, it needs cifs modules to work and atm there aren't any for 4.2.1 latest available work on 4.1.2
Bricked/Rasbean N7
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There are kernels with cif built in, motley's kernel for one.

spthacker said:
Hi,
After a little help as per the title I wonder if it's possible to play my music collection which is currently stored on an external hd connected to my home router on my N7 without the need for my laptop to be turned on etc
Using an explorer app on the N7 I can see and access the music how I want as above, but I have to manually select the folders and tracks to then play each time rather than it already been catalogued within the player?
Is there a player or an app that can do this to make my collection available please?
Bricked/Rasbean N7
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If the external HD is connected up to your computer, you can upload your songs to google play music, which lets you stream your music to anything that has the app installed. Install the uploader on the computer and the app on the PC, very useful and works very well over 3G/HSPA. Linked it below for you.
Google play music

Thanks, I had a look at that, but I have a crap broadband where I live and it would take months to upload my music collection

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Thanks, I had a look at that, but I have a crap broadband where I live and it would take months to upload my music collection
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Took my forever since i have way too big a collection but it had to be done lol
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@OP:
What router do you use?
Try putting OpenWRT on it if possible, and set up a dlna server (minidlna) with your collections.
You can access them afterwards with your N7 using any dlna app you like (UPnPlay or even xbmc)
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farhanito said:
@OP:
What router do you use?
Try putting OpenWRT on it if possible, and set up a dlna server (minidlna) with your collections.
You can access them afterwards with your N7 using any dlna app you like (UPnPlay or even xbmc)
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I have a BT homehub3, you're going to have to dumb down the rest of what you said though please

Er, not sure about your hardware though... But this link here probably will give you a better idea...
http://klseet.com/index.php/tl-mr3420-ver12
Such powerful wonder OpenWRT is... besides android, of course
http://wiki.openwrt.org
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Thanks I'll have a proper read through, but it looks like my router isn't fully supported yet

MHL Videos with Subtitles[SOLVED]

Well. S4 is quite powerfull for our device and well. Its kinda useless unless you do something that requires that firepower. Well Sony has put a great H/W mhl chip and it can interpolate the screen to FullHD if you have proper cable and tv. Watching Hd movies is a pleasure but only sometimes. I know English and i dont need subtitles. But when i wana watch a film with my family. And its full HD. I cant. S/W decoding lacs and it shows subtitles. H/W is perfect and smooth but Sony didnt make subtitles to be shown over H/W decoding on the big screen. Have anyone found a way to show subtitles ?
So the solution is to download VLC for Android and enable Hardware acceleration in options. It plays 1080p uncomressed videos perfectly and supports subtitles over the MHL cable
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Re: MHL Videos
Use bs player or mx player
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wednesday13 said:
Use bs player or mx player
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There is no subtitles over H/W decoding with them too. I use JB. Maybe i ICS there was. Cause i bought my MHL when i had JB

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There is no subtitles over H/W decoding with them too. I use JB. Maybe i ICS there was. Cause i bought my MHL when i had JB
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What? There is. Just enable the subtitle.
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wednesday13 said:
What? There is. Just enable the subtitle.
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Noo. On phone i see subtitles but on tv they aren't shown if its on H/W and thats the only way FullHD vids are smooth
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MrTapa said:
Noo. On phone i see subtitles but on tv they aren't shown if its on H/W and thats the only way FullHD vids are smooth
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Oh yeah. Sorry bout that. So both players doesn't work? How bout HW+? But SW drains your battery and makes your phone kinda hot so it's not worth it.
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Oh yeah. Sorry bout that. So both players doesn't work? How bout HW+? But SW drains your battery and makes your phone kinda hot so it's not worth it.
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S/W is the only way you get subtitles on TV.
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AW: MHL Videos
And I believe it's got nothing to do with Sony, it's a limitation of the technology, because Dice player offers an expliciely stated experimental feature for subtite output via hdmi. I'd have to check if its for Samsung devices only though, I believe I remember the option saying that.
Side question: most fullhd tvs feature a usb port nowadays anyway, why not use that and play your stuff directly on the tv if the technology doesnt seem to be really there...?

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I agree. Or you could download screen standby in play store. Try if it could reduce lag when using SW rendering
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just planning wan buy MHL cable. if cant subtitles, this sucks. my english not good, so i need subtitle.
can i know how its perform with heavy games?

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lagunabad said:
just planning wan buy MHL cable. if cant subtitles, this sucks. my english not good, so i need subtitle.
can i know how its perform with heavy games?
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Everything that its smooth on your t will be smoorh mirrorwd on the big screen.you are ok with subtitles as long as you play good converted videos.
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And I believe it's got nothing to do with Sony, it's a limitation of the technology, because Dice player offers an expliciely stated experimental feature for subtite output via hdmi. I'd have to check if its for Samsung devices only though, I believe I remember the option saying that.
Side question: most fullhd tvs feature a usb port nowadays anyway, why not use that and play your stuff directly on the tv if the technology doesnt seem to be really there...?
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Well Sony can add support for hdmi subtitles too. Google are saying that this is decided. By The manufacture
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And if all else fails, download a movie with subtitles hard coded.
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crazymister said:
And if all else fails, download a movie with subtitles hard coded.
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Find me a FullHD film with hard coded subtitles on it...

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MrTapa said:
Well Sony can add support for hdmi subtitles too.
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We have MHL, not HDMI.
MrTapa said:
Find me a FullHD film with hard coded subtitles on it...
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Encode it yourself. Easy as eating a piece of cake.

schaggo said:
We have MHL, not HDMI.
Its absolutly totaly the same
Encode it yourself. Easy as eating a piece of cake.
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Dude thats imposible( i havent found a way)

Nope, it's not the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Relationship_with_MHL
Different connector, different wireing, different (altered) protocol. Nope, not the same.
Well it's not possible on your phone but you have a PC. There's plenty of tools to be found in the allmighty internet allowing you to easily overlay the subtitles onto your existing video. They will be a part of the "images" then though. Depending on the firepower at your disposal, such an encode takes somwhere between 10-30 minutes per movie for a typical hollywood blockbuster.

schaggo said:
Nope, it's not the same: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Relationship_with_MHL
Different connector, different wireing, different (altered) protocol. Nope, not the same.
Well it's not possible on your phone but you have a PC. There's plenty of tools to be found in the allmighty internet allowing you to easily overlay the subtitles onto your existing video. They will be a part of the "images" then though. Depending on the firepower at your disposal, such an encode takes somwhere between 10-30 minutes per movie for a typical hollywood blockbuster.
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Yep. Well i asked a person who edits videos and he said that it cant be hardcoded. Butt. thanks for the info. Although I really want sony to implement subtitles over MHL. And i mean there is no difference if i say HDMI or MHL. MHL is a convertor and it decodes colors different way. But it has aboslutly the same posibilities.

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Uhm... yes it can.
On the other hand, dont feed the trolls: You're right, it can't be done...

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http://www.bitfield.se/submerge/index.html first page on Google results...
Anything can be done. You just have to want it hard enough and be willing to put some work on it
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[Q] Connect phone to TV

Hey. I was wondering if there was any option to connect our phone (optimus 4x) to TV, in my case the Samsung Smart Tv Es8000 ([samsung.com/uk/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/led-tv/UE40ES8000UXXU) .
If possible, what should I get ? (cables and that sort of stuff) . I wanted to share the screen with the Tv, for video streaming and gaming on a bigger screen. Any ideas?

Sure u can.. i use this cable http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-M...-HTC-Sensation-G14-EVO-3D-flyer-/280766335892

And it shares the image with the tv ? Sorry if noob question ahah

nmbbf said:
And it shares the image with the tv ? Sorry if noob question ahah
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Yeah video and audio, mhl connections are a mix of data and HDMI

if you want to share you phone with your tv, maby you could use the dnla option?
it's an easy way to share pictures/ movies on your tv.
for gaming i think you need the MHL indeed.

nmbbf said:
And it shares the image with the tv ? Sorry if noob question ahah
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Yea u can completly transfer your mobile screen to tv using mhl to hdmi cable..like mirror
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