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My Streak 7 Dock thoughts.

Well I finally bought the Streak docking station. I havent hooked it up to HDMI yet so I cant tell you about that yet.
What I can tell you is.. the plastic holder part.. The clear thing you insert, I dont know, I mean seems solid enough but I cant help but feel that it could break, I dont know. That and things make a odd sound when you jiggle the tablet while its docked.
Aside from that, GOD this dock is nice. I mean its angled just right for doing things, visibility is great! Good for video watching and so. Also playing finger based games like angry birds, this thing runs great. Also least it can charge separately from the usb connection to the PC. All I need to find now is a way to access my network files to play videos remotely and I am set. =D

I agree on the dock being nice. I bought two, one for in the office and the other at home. The dock mode of the streak can be a bit annoying at times especially when you lock the tablet with a pin. Posting via Galaxy S as waiting on replacement streak 7 from Dell. Still love the Streak though not working right now.
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Btw I havent tested this part yet with HDMI, If you hook it up, do your games show up on the TV? Would be cool to have your emulators displaying on the TV. Heh.

Hmmm.... I think I might give the dock a try. I have a few extra HDMI cables laying around. I'll try it out and post what happens.

I've had the dock for about 2 weeks now. Works great, HDMI looks decent, not HD obviously, but it looks good and I am able to watch movies on my 56inch with no problems.... To me it was worth it, you can get them for cheap on ebay just to let everyone know.

Mysticales said:
Btw I havent tested this part yet with HDMI, If you hook it up, do your games show up on the TV? Would be cool to have your emulators displaying on the TV. Heh.
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Forgot to mention that everything DOES show up on your TV. I have been playing super mario world a couple nights a week now lol

How can I buy this dock in Vietnam???

I picked up one these docks on eBay for $50 w/ a OEM car charger.
Nice solid feel on the dock but sometimes I wish it had a mode where you could have a case on & have it nicely dock as well...
HDMI out is a nice +

I just wished it worked with Honeystreak. I hope dell releases honeycomb because I love using my doc to watch movies in the bedroom.

Hello
I'm new owner of Streak 7 - from Poland. I'm looking for one dock station for my S7 to be able to play hdmi on my tv. Problem is, that in Poland it's hard to get a dock.
Maybe anyone of you is about to sell one and could send it to Poland?
Thank you in advance

keith.valdez said:
I just wished it worked with Honeystreak. I hope dell releases honeycomb because I love using my doc to watch movies in the bedroom.
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Wait the honeycomb rom doesnt work on it? That sounds odd or a flaw, did you tell Steve?
mechanizator said:
Hello
I'm new owner of Streak 7 - from Poland. I'm looking for one dock station for my S7 to be able to play hdmi on my tv. Problem is, that in Poland it's hard to get a dock.
Maybe anyone of you is about to sell one and could send it to Poland?
Thank you in advance
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I would say check ebay. Most people ship everywhere.
Also yea, playing emulators works great on it. Also another perk.. if you use wiimote IME. You could have your streak docked, away from you and you can use the wii mote or classic controller to move the menu around too and open apps and so. Very handy.

HDMI out on stand w/Dell Streak
Mysticales said:
Wait the honeycomb rom doesnt work on it? That sounds odd or a flaw, did you tell Steve?
I would say check ebay. Most people ship everywhere.
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I have had some strange issues with with getting HDMI working on various DJ Steve's build but I chalked that up just not be official?
I'm running
StreakDroid HD7-2.0 R1
I think that is the latest...
anyone else having any issues? I'm sure the "offical" build will support it... I'm sure...

I'm running his HC build and it works fine for the most part. I can't get rid of the bottom status bar, and in comparison to my Logitech Revue, the Revue streams Amazon video much smoother and the PQ seems to be better as well. I'm usng the stock browser and I get a few video freezes where the sound keeps going, had some lip sync issues, and some other minor things. He Revue
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i need a dock and data cable for streak 7 in pakistan,,, is thr any way i can get 1.???

Maybe. Tried Ebay or Amazon? Alot of people will ship worldwide.

what are some alternatives to the official dock like the g2 slacker? looking for something under $20 as both the official dock and the g2 dock go for at least 30 on ebay.

g2 slacker, while "looks" like same port, I doubt it is. Or would work. If you need a cheap alt,
http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-P..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1334806828&sr=1-1
HOWEVER I should mention these docks DO NOT have hdmi! So they will charge, and seperate cable to sync. However.. a dell streak dock without hdmi.. seems silly..? I know for me.. hook to HDMI, Use BT keyboard/touchpad (and I can run dos!) or BT gamepad and I can run emulators. Thats nice on a TV. =)

The slacker dock only supports USB-IN, it doesnt support anything else on the S5/S7
Things missing from the slacker dock (that's available on the 2nd gen official dock):
Line-out
USB-in (ie OTG)
USB-high speed charing
HDMI-out
Dock sense (where the device automatically goes into clock mode)
The slacker dock has a headphone out, but the S5/S7 dont support it either (it may not have the pins for that, if it does it's different anyway). The slacker dock also has pads for USB-in, but that model was never officially made available(?).
Also I would STRONGLY recommend against a slacker dock for the S7 (if you can even find one), the S5 is a lot lighter then the S7.
The S7 barely fits on it, but it has absolutely no support besides the port itself.
The S5 already places all it's weight on the dock port, the S7 is asking to be broken by any accidentical impact.
If you are willing (or can find it at a reasonable price), I would strongly recommend the official 2nd gen dock for either the S5/S7.
It includes 2 backplates to support either model.
Also, the S5 dock in the previous link likely wont fit the S7, that's the reason the official dock comes with 2 backplates.
Your only real choice for the S7 is the official 2nd gen dock.

Oh fyi, amazon has it on sale right now for 30$ the official one.

Are we sure the Offical Dell Dock has OTG?! I can't find documentation on that AT ALL.

Sony Xperia T TV Dock and Roxfit leather Flip Case

Finally they are arrived!
https://www.box.com/s/xbcqjuajufjmgknth0wh

The TV dock is bloody awesome. It works brilliantly and looks really sleek when connected to my TV.

Anyone know if the T and TL housings are identical (aka the docks are the same)? I assume they are but just want to confirm.

where?
Where can we order the tv dock?

On Expansys!

Compared the body of the T and the TL and they appear to be totally identical. So I ordered a TL tv dock since it's sold in the US and a bit cheaper for me.

@papped; where did you order it? :good:

papped said:
Anyone know if the T and TL housings are identical (aka the docks are the same)? I assume they are but just want to confirm.
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Same phone design just different version CPU (S4 w/LTE vs S4 w/o LTE)

olafd72 said:
@papped; where did you order it? :good:
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I got it directly from sony style since I have some points to use to lower the price.

playing movies
A question to the Xperia T and TV dock owner:
is it possible to play purchased movies from various apps like "google play movies" or vlc when the xperia t is inserted in the tv dock?
The description of the tv dock says only "...your own movies...". So I'm a bit sceptical.

FYI the "TL" dock actually is just the "T" dock, says so on the box.

Can you use the tv dock as a charging dock? Without having to plug in the hdmi cable?

Nook HD+ HDMI adapter

Anyone have any experience with this?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/hdmi-adapter/25468037
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Bump.
I would like to know about this as well. Particularly if anyone has tried using it with cyanogenmod installed.
(Sorry if I'm not supposed to be posting in a dead thread. I Didn't want to make a new one when this one was already here. If it would be better to start a new thread I will gladly do so.)

Works on stock but not currently in cyanogenmod. As soon as you plug the device in on CM10 it reboots to stock.

Has this been tried with the native 10.1 install to the EMMC? I've been on the fence, as $40 is a big chunk of cash compared to the device cost...

Thanks for the reply. It's a shame it doesn't work as it seems this would be very nice for presentations and such.

Update
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to direct you to this post.
It seems we now have at least one confirmation of HDMI adapter working on the cm 10.1 emmc install. Sound seems to be a problem, but it should be a very simple matter of using a separate pair of speakers plugged into the headphone jack until that's worked out.

Any one know of a retailer in the UK who stocks the HDMI Dongle?

ArcSmurf said:
Any one know of a retailer in the UK who stocks the HDMI Dongle?
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No UK retailer currently stocks it - I ordered mine from Barnes & Noble's website in the UK, it cost around £30 including shipping from the states, and arrived in about 2 weeks.

Do videos play well over hdmi? I assume that playback will be the same as on the screen or are there any jitters etc through hdmi?
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picked up a nook HD+ the other day with father's day sale, also picked up the hdmi at half price. We watched a downloaded 1gig *.mkv game of thrones episode with MXplayer on our 55inch plasma and it worked great. first time starting the show the audio was slightly off but just paused and hit play again and it was sync'd. Mind you we are still running stock at this point. I'm very very tempted to rom it soon. hope it still works...

irzod said:
picked up the hdmi at half price....
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From where?

curious to see if anyone has XBMC running on their HD+ with the HDMI adapter. I am about to buy one but if XBMC is a no go then there is no need for the HDMI for me at least

jaudio said:
From where?
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barnes and noble in rochester, mn
At first they lady said none of the accessories were half price, but there was a sign sitting right on the counter next to the nook display saying they were... They did say that normally the accessories are not on sale during the nook sale, but to just wait another week and they should have them for sale.

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To answer my own question HDMI out with xbmc works well. Screen is not projected full screen unless playing a video like in YouTube or using MX player
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irzod said:
barnes and noble in rochester, mn
At first they lady said none of the accessories were half price, but there was a sign sitting right on the counter next to the nook display saying they were... They did say that normally the accessories are not on sale during the nook sale, but to just wait another week and they should have them for sale.
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Thanks. Just ordered one for $25 online at Barnes and Nobles

Deafcyclist said:
Seeing that there was no recent mention affirming that the adapter works under cm10.1, I'm jumping in here to say that it works beautifully (though captions is not being reflected on the HDTV ). I installed the CM10.1 to the emmc of my Nook HD.
If you go into developer option (tap repeatly on the build info in about section) you can enable the show touch option. It will show a small opaque circle wherever you tap. I think this would be useful for presenting too since you can put your finger on the screen where you want the audience to see.
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I completely forgot to see if the hdmi would work with cm10.1 this weekend, thanks for letting us know.
also cool tip for the show touch option.

Probably not any new news here - more an FYI.
I have a 32GB HD+ running stock 2.1.0 with leapinlar's Extras rev-3. I have successfully used the HDMI adapter with MX Player, XBMC, Amazon video (via Firefox and Flash Player), VUDU, and I also found that the HDMI adapter is another way to play streaming audio to my HT receiver -- definitely better than bluetooth. All these are with stereo/Dolby Surround over HDMI.
I used Handbrake to transcode about 30 mkv files and all of those are quite reasonable in size. So portable video is a go! I am also able to play the original 720p mkv files with MX Player and there are no problems there. I don't have any 1080p sources since I'm still waiting for my old CRT television to die. But, hey, holding out might be good fortune or a blessing-in-disguise with the advances now in video tech.
My only wish is that I could get Dolby Digital playback over HDMI. Seems to be a constraint of this hardware OR at least with the hardware I'm using. If Dolby Digital playback is different for anyone else I'd like to know.

hi, does anybody know if it is possible to connect a usb device and hdmi output simultaniously? the hdmi connector has a 10-pin connector, but i don't know if it can be used as a usb or it is for charging only (using cm10.1)

irzod said:
picked up a nook HD+ the other day with father's day sale, also picked up the hdmi at half price. We watched a downloaded 1gig *.mkv game of thrones episode with MXplayer on our 55inch plasma and it worked great. first time starting the show the audio was slightly off but just paused and hit play again and it was sync'd. Mind you we are still running stock at this point. I'm very very tempted to rom it soon. hope it still works...
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Have you used the Nook w/ the HDMI connector much more? How do you feel about the Nook HD+ as a HTPC? It has bluetooth, so connecting a bluetooth mouse to it as a remote works, right?
Just wondering about other file formats (full 1080 mkv's and xvids), and the HD quality when using Netflix or Google video or Amazon video.

1080p on samsung wireless cast hub?

Ok here it is I brought a Samsung wireless cast hub yesterday from best buy I've never really done research on it but now that I have I'm confused between it being able to stream 1080p videos which there's some sites and folks claiming it does but on my end all I'm seeing is actually a bad quality which probably is 720p mind you it looks awful on my hdtv but looks good on my phone I don't get it is there anyone of you guys out there that has this device and could chip in if it does play 1080p videos or does it only play 720p because if not I'm planning to just return it and get a mhl to hdmi cable instead any help would be great.
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Looking for a cheap Chromecast

Hey guys,
I'm looking to buy a Chromecast off of ebay but I'm not sure if this is ok to buy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Chrome...HDMI-Media-Video-Streamer-Player/392876990895
There's no Google branding anywhere so it's obviously a knockoff but would it still allow me to mirror my phone screen via Smart View, PC desktop and browser tabs, YouTube, Spotify and Poweramp from their apps just like a legit Google Chromecast would? Would be nice if someone who's bought a similar thing shares some info. I'd like to save as much money as possible as all Google branded ones have delivery fees bigger than the device itself and in the local shops here it's around 40 euro which is still pricey.

koragg97 said:
Hey guys,
I'm looking to buy a Chromecast off of ebay but I'm not sure if this is ok to buy: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Chrome...HDMI-Media-Video-Streamer-Player/392876990895
There's no Google branding anywhere so it's obviously a knockoff but would it still allow me to mirror my phone screen via Smart View, PC desktop and browser tabs, YouTube, Spotify and Poweramp from their apps just like a legit Google Chromecast would? Would be nice if someone who's bought a similar thing shares some info. I'd like to save as much money as possible as all Google branded ones have delivery fees bigger than the device itself and in the local shops here it's around 40 euro which is still pricey.
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Buy once cry once. Don't cheap out on something you really want to use and enjoy. I personally gave up on casting since dex seems to have a cleaner image quality to me with movies.

macgyver40 said:
Buy once cry once. Don't cheap out on something you really want to use and enjoy. I personally gave up on casting since dex seems to have a cleaner image quality to me with movies.
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Yeah but I'd like a way to use my TV wirelessly. DeX needs an HDMI cable. Also if I buy a Chromecast I can use wireless DeX if it comes to my Note9. Guess I'll get the real Google Chromecast as a present for my birthday in 6 months.
I just hope I can cast H265 HEVC mkv video files via VLC. I know the Chromecast 3 doesn't support it but I've read VLC converts it to H264 in real time and plays it via the Chromecast.

koragg97 said:
Yeah but I'd like a way to use my TV wirelessly. DeX needs an HDMI cable. Also if I buy a Chromecast I can use wireless DeX if it comes to my Note9. Guess I'll get the real Google Chromecast as a present for my birthday in 6 months.
I just hope I can cast H265 HEVC mkv video files via VLC. I know the Chromecast 3 doesn't support it but I've read VLC converts it to H264 in real time and plays it via the Chromecast.
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I use VLC and it does work with the fjrst gen chromecast but even I notice a quality different and beyond 720p I normally don't. It also could lag etc. I recently unplug my chromecast since it kept freezing playing the same movie it played the night before flawlessly. Just my experience. I have been looking at the nvidia device and wondering if it could handle casting better.