Has anyone actually managed to make the Nexus 4 Wireless Display option work? Not much info around the web on it. Mainly people failing miserably.
I have an LG TV (47LM6610) which (apparently) supports "Screen Share" and it detects the Nexus 4, sends it an invite, I accept on the Nexus, the TV shows the Nexus as a connected device but the Nexus still shows nothing in its Wireless Display devices list.
Tried everything! Have emailed LG support and they were pretty dismissive and simply confirmed that it "should work". Sent an enquiry to Google support but not holding my breath.
Anyone had any luck with this or is it yet another half baked feature?
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Depends whether it's half baked on the TV or the phone
What happens often with these new standards is nobody talks to each other so they all implement it slightly differently.
Hilarious (or sad?) that one of the Nexus 4's major features gets released without a single compatible device?! Even when using two devices from the same manufacturer.
I'd love to hear a success story but I highly doubt there is one out there.
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kostodo said:
Hilarious (or sad?) that one of the Nexus 4's major features gets released without a single compatible device?! Even when using two devices from the same manufacturer.
I'd love to hear a success story but I highly doubt there is one out there.
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Neither sad nor hilarious, just a classical case of the technological forerunner. Happened to pretty much every nontrivial technology. Some (like bluetooth profiles) did not overcome their problems till this day.
Regarding LG, their TV branch does not necessary even talk to the smartphone branch, much less to google.
Hopefully we'll see some proper miracast sinks sooner rather than later - at least there's demonstration videos showing up lately, that should be a good sign?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL14GaqzIUw
Latency seems quite good from what I can tell. I also like form factor!
Now the dropped frames on the other hand.. I guess the source is to blame? Let's see if the Nexus 4 does a better job at that
kostodo said:
Hilarious (or sad?) that one of the Nexus 4's major features gets released without a single compatible device?! Even when using two devices from the same manufacturer.
I'd love to hear a success story but I highly doubt there is one out there.
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Obviously one product needs to be released before the other, especially one sided puts pressure to get implemented on the other side. Also its a software technology so that it's made by lg has no relevance whatsoever.
As far as I remember, Bluetooth existed on handsets long before anything used it. also TV software is a new thing, can't expect it to launch with that much implementation with phones when synergy between phones and TVs really has only been around for around two years or so.
Besides, when miracast was announced it was clear it was not backward compatible.
I've ordered the Netgear PTV3000 even that still have some bugs but I think they will update the firmware to connect with Nexus 4. There is a YouTube demonstrate it can work with Sony Phone that is Miracast support.
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Netgear PTV3000 does not yet support Nexus 4 yet.
And that's my point, not a single device supports the Nexus 4 it seems.
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Netgear PTV3000 does not yet support Nexus 4 yet.
And that's my point, not a single device supports the Nexus 4 it seems.
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It is actually the other way round: Netgear PTV3000 is not known to properly support Miracast yet.
Here is a list of certified Miracast receivers:
http://certifications.wi-fi.org/search_products.php?search=1&advanced=1&lang=en&filter_company_id=&filter_category_id=&filter_subcategory=&filter_cid=&date_from=&date_to=&selected_certifications[]=69&x=56&y=12
and Netgear PTV3000 is nowhere to be seen. The same for LG TV sets.
Netgear themselves says:
*PTV3000 supports pre-standard compliant Miracast™ wireless enabled display devices.
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I also have an lg TV and yea it doesn't work . sees it but no . lol I guess its not miracast ? I haven't seen that word in the instructions anywhere
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But LG TVs do mention WiFi Screen Share and WiDi. Its unlikely that they would mention Miracast as its not a very marketing friendly.
I suppose its for LG to clarify...
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WiDi is Intel's standard, it supports Miracast as of version 3.5.
If it doesn't say Miracast, then assume it's not compatible.
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WiDi is Intel's standard, it supports Miracast as of version 3.5.
If it doesn't say Miracast, then assume it's not compatible.
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Yes, WiDi v3.5 was announced just recently in last september.
Which means current LG TVs are likely to sport older WiDi versions which are not miracast compatible and won't connect to Nexus4 (or any other Miracast device for that matter).
Dying to find out
This is probably my most desired feature on this handset having tried for years to create software and services that would do it on all my other phones.
My flatmate has an HTC MediaLink HD, and from what I understand from the protocols and how that works, using wifi direct etc and seeing the screen mirroring work on his One X, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work with the N4, but I guess only time will tell - yep, still waiting for my "order confirmation" to be turned into a "tracking email"
As soon as I get it and tried it out I'll post back.
Use iMediaShare!
I have the Samsung Allshare Wireless Hub. It does not work with the Nexus 4. It pairs, but will not display audio/video at all.
Isn't it funny how the 3 new "standards" the N4 is pushing aren't really that universal?
Devices claiming Miracast devices don't work with the N4, yet
The Nokia Qi Chargers don't work with the Nexus 4
Slimport isn't as ubiquitous as MHL
That does DLNA not Miracast.
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DLNA is merely a "file fetcher". A network drive interface.
Don't get me wrong that is extremely useful. I download torrents on my phone and play them on my TV all day. But you know what? I'd actually buy most movies and shows I watch if I could mirror Google TV to my TV. No, I am not gonna buy a box for that, it defeats the purpose to me. I'd buy blu-rays if I wanted to use extra hookups.
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I have the Samsung Allshare Wireless Hub. It does not work with the Nexus 4. It pairs, but will not display audio/video at all.
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damn, I was hoping it would work. I have the allshare hub for my Note 10.1.
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This wouldn't do anything would it? We also need some hardware to do it?
http://www.amazon.ca/Micro-USB-to-HDMI-Adapter/dp/B005YW1LZM/ref=pd_luc_bxgy_01_01_t_lh
It will not work
I really wish it did...
They don't have a lot of the premium tablet features to keep the price down. To be honest, I have the ASUS Transformer for a year, and not once have I connected it to my TV.
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Yeah I didn't really want this as like a make or break thing and I didn't think it would work.. but just wanted to check XD thanks
I had a Transformer and I used HDMI very often for my emulators in my mancave on my TV.
I knew the N7 didn't have it but whatever. I have high hopes some genius dev will figure out how to make MHL work.
My Galaxy Nexus works if I have to play anything on my TV.
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player911 said:
I had a Transformer and I used HDMI very often for my emulators in my mancave on my TV.
I knew the N7 didn't have it but whatever. I have high hopes some genius dev will figure out how to make MHL work.
My Galaxy Nexus works if I have to play anything on my TV.
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MHL requires a chip that the nexus doesn't have, a developer can't do squat.
Doesn't the media link hd work on the nexus with a certain app from the market? Or is that only good for watching movies?
I had planned on using my Nexus 7 for HDMI-out to stream videos and stuff. I was a bit disappointed when they said it didn't have it. Then I went to Walmart and purchased a Roku for $50. Now I'm a very happy person because I am no longer dissatisfied with my Nexus. Plus, the Roku is much better than streaming from a device anyway. So, yeah, it's an extra $50, but you're not going to have to put up with the hassle of reconnecting your device every time you want to use it, plus it has a dedicated and very easy to use UI that translates better to a TV screen. I know this doesn't really help those who wanted to mirror their device for gaming, but I'm sure it will help a few.
As an alternative though ESR Labs are working on screen streaming from Nexus devices (including the Nexus 7) and NVidia are working on Miracast for the Tegra 3 chipset.
Do they sell an Hdmi cable that is compatible with this tab so I can connect it to my tv?
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Last I read, the Nexus 7 didn't have MHL capabilities.
I believe this function was going to be added through the use of Nexus Q & Google TV systems. However that's officially on the back burner.
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Have a look at the video in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874757
I am not sure if u can stream via hdmi fom nexus to TV, but if it is possible this is the cable u would need.
HDMI to Micro Type D
Not mhl compatible, but maybe a future dock will have that.
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the future dock would still require the tablet to be mhl capable, therefore no, there is no and will be no way to directly plug the tablet into a television, what there is hope for is streaming via a nexus q device.
Hey folks, I'm new here. Have been lurking a bit.
I've been bugging Nexus support staff about features/upcoming features.. as I'd expected, they're pretty hush-hush
One guy even fibbed to me, saying that a USB OTG cable and peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, usb drives.. will not work with the Nexus, even if I unlock it. Maybe he just didn't know any better.
Anyhow, I love this little device, but the lack of tv-out in the form of display mirroring is flat-out pissing me off.
I'm not experienced with coding for android devices by any means, but I did have an idea. (If Nvidia doesn't certify Nexus 7 for Miracast sometime in the near future.. it IS a tegra 3 device, so I'm hoping they do. It may be the solution to our problem.)
...This idea could be too fantastic to be a realistic possibility, but I thought it was worth a share..
What if an apk could "trick" the protocol for displaying video via wifi on droid devices?
What if the receiver could detect the incoming signal as a video file, and the app on the device could trick the nexus (or other non-MHL droid device) into treating the screen display as a video file?
Since the latency between displaying video on the Nexus and displaying it on a television via wifi isn't bad (from what I know), it COULD be practical enough for gaming, if it were done correctly.
TL;DR, the app would screen-capture the display, and send it to a receiver as if it were a compatible video file.
Am I just speaking fantasy-talk? Is this feasible? Thoughts?
The tegra3 has wifi streaming similar to apples airplay. The receivers just aren't out yet. Reading up that tmobiles SGIII will have a premium pack with some kind of aircard device that streams video over wifi for $99.
I think we are also waiting on Dlink. You can already do this with a rasberryPi for a good DYI solution.
I'm waiting for someone to make a box and a roku channel that captures streams on the network.
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nemrel said:
I believe this function was going to be added through the use of Nexus Q & Google TV systems. However that's officially on the back burner.
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Right...with the N7 as a controller/interface to drive the Q.
nexus 7 =199
nexus q 299
Guys, have a look at this : http://esrlabs.com/android-transporter-for-the-nexus-7-and-the-raspberry-pi/
Seems great but the only problem I see is that it requires to install a custom rom to use it.
jeekajoo said:
Guys, have a look at this : http://esrlabs.com/android-transporter-for-the-nexus-7-and-the-raspberry-pi/
Seems great but the only problem I see is that it requires to install a custom rom to use it.
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You can be onto something here....any Dev wanna check this out?
Quick question, where do you even buy a Rasberry Pi?
Cl8rs said:
Quick question, where do you even buy a Rasberry Pi?
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RS Components or Farnell/Element14
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costipl said:
RS Components or Farnell/Element14
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If stay away from RS as they have had huge problems shipping product, any of the Farnell companies have been ok.
I've got two of them, one originally for the Android Transporter..
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krelvinaz said:
If stay away from RS as they have had huge problems shipping product, any of the Farnell companies have been ok.
I've got two of them, one originally for the Android Transporter..
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yep and Raspberry Pi are now shipped with RAM upgraded to 512MB (from 256MB), same price ($35).
http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/15/ra...d-to-512mb-from-256mb-same-tiny-35-price-tag/
what about this ? it's a fake ??
http://docteur-gsm.com/es/asus-goog...l-microusb-hdmi-para-asus-google-nexus-7.html
Januka said:
what about this ? it's a fake ??
http://docteur-gsm.com/es/asus-goog...l-microusb-hdmi-para-asus-google-nexus-7.html
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Very interesting,
would be nice if anyone could report whether it's working or not.
Januka said:
what about this ? it's a fake ??
http://docteur-gsm.com/es/asus-goog...l-microusb-hdmi-para-asus-google-nexus-7.html
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Someone really needs to test this !
Wilks3y said:
Someone really needs to test this !
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The german translation is honest: you need an MHL-Device to use this adapter. As we know the nexus 7 isn't configured with one. It won't work.
On the new 4.2 'what's new' website from android it says
" Share what’s on your phone on the big screen.
Android 4.2 allows devices to enable wireless display. You can share movies, YouTube videos, and anything that’s on your screen on an HDTV. Just connect a wireless display adapter to any HDMI-enabled TV to mirror what’s on your screen quickly and easily."
Source: www.android.com/whatsnew
This makes me curious. Searched already for that, but it looks like only devices for notebooks including an Intel wireless chip are supported right now.
But I'm looking forward to project my nexus 10 screen wireless to my TV.
Does anybody know which devices are when available? And more important which devices are compatible with the nexus 10?
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incrjaysen said:
On the new 4.2 'what's new' website from android it says
" Share what’s on your phone on the big screen.
Android 4.2 allows devices to enable wireless display. You can share movies, YouTube videos, and anything that’s on your screen on an HDTV. Just connect a wireless display adapter to any HDMI-enabled TV to mirror what’s on your screen quickly and easily."
Source: www.android.com/whatsnew
This makes me curious. Searched already for that, but it looks like only devices for notebooks including an Intel wireless chip are supported right now.
But I'm looking forward to project my nexus 10 screen wireless to my TV.
Does anybody know which devices are when available? And more important which devices are compatible with the nexus 10?
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This is called Miracast. Essentially, international standard of the Mac's Airplay, or Intel's WiDi. Though I have heard its not quite ready yet on Nexus 10.
HoushaSen said:
This is called Miracast. Essentially, international standard of the Mac's Airplay, or Intel's WiDi. Though I have heard its not quite ready yet on Nexus 10.
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I'm pretty sure Miracast is going to be integrated into WiDi. Also, the guy I talked to from Google said the Nexus 10 will ship with Miracast enabled.
But what I'm really wondering is, can I use a WiFi enabled device, or something plugged into a router (My PC) as a receiver, without buying a $70 box? If it's just a WiFi protocol, why shouldn't this work?
I have yet to see this confirmed for the Nexus 10. You say a guy from Google says it has it, but other people are reporting that they can't find it on their devices. Is it a software thing, or is the wireless dongle required? I'd love to learn more about it. Would be great for presentations and stuff.
So far this supports Miracast but Ive read the reviews on Amazon and it seems the device isnt quite ready.
Soon as I get my N10 Im heading out to get this and post back to see if it does indeed work and if N10 does have Miracast enabled.
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/hometheater/media-players/PTV3000.aspx
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I'm pretty sure Miracast is going to be integrated into WiDi. Also, the guy I talked to from Google said the Nexus 10 will ship with Miracast enabled.
But what I'm really wondering is, can I use a WiFi enabled device, or something plugged into a router (My PC) as a receiver, without buying a $70 box? If it's just a WiFi protocol, why shouldn't this work?
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My understanding is that miracast is a point to point wifi, no router involved. My thoughts is that they do this for bandwidth issues.
Hi,
I'm looking for a device that would allow me to replicate the screen of my HTC one on my full HD TV.
I would like to to able to do the same thing with the same device but with my mac
I think my solution is called miracast.
Am i right ?
Which device is known to work perfectly with the HTC One ?
Any idea of how to make it work with my macbook pro and iPad ?
many thanks !
HD MediaLink
Are you talking about the HD Media Link? This little accessory mirrors the screen on the HTC One to your TV. But depending on what you're doing, your experience may vary. If you like to look at photos and basically anything still, then this will work. But any fast paced moving pixels, forget about it. The only game that I've tried that works well is angry birds, but even then it stutters. I don't know how you plan on using it, but I'd say it's not worth $90. ATT gave it away for free during their preorder promotion.
This device, to the best of my knowledge, does not work with any other device besides HTC devices with at least Sense 4.0. If you want your mac/iphone/ipod to work, you need to get an appletv. Hope this helps.
Josheek318 said:
Are you talking about the HD Media Link? This little accessory mirrors the screen on the HTC One to your TV. But depending on what you're doing, your experience may vary. If you like to look at photos and basically anything still, then this will work. But any fast paced moving pixels, forget about it. The only game that I've tried that works well is angry birds, but even then it stutters. I don't know how you plan on using it, but I'd say it's not worth $90. ATT gave it away for free during their preorder promotion.
This device, to the best of my knowledge, does not work with any other device besides HTC devices with at least Sense 4.0. If you want your mac/iphone/ipod to work, you need to get an appletv. Hope this helps.
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Hi,
No i'm not talking about the Media Link that seems to work only with HTC devices.
I'm talking about a miracast dongle/box that i'll be able to use with my htc one, my iPad, my S2, my macbook pro, etc
Anyone have try Netgear PTV3000 with HTC One?
According to Google, the HTC One supports Miracast, but for your Apple devices only Airplay will work. Try to find a device that supports both.
mamadoo06 said:
Hi,
I'm looking for a device that would allow me to replicate the screen of my HTC one on my full HD TV.
I would like to to able to do the same thing with the same device but with my mac
I think my solution is called miracast.
Am i right ?
Which device is known to work perfectly with the HTC One ?
Any idea of how to make it work with my macbook pro and iPad ?
many thanks !
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There is a device called Xiaomi Box by a chinese company which is the only known device which supports Miracast as well as Airplay. Although this device is very hard to get due to its high demand in china. Try your luck. Most other devices like Belkin screencast, netgear ptv 3000, etc only support miracast.
Samsung allshare cast dongle is miracast
Samir Sogay said:
There is a device called Xiaomi Box by a chinese company which is the only known device which supports Miracast as well as Airplay. Although this device is very hard to get due to its high demand in china. Try your luck. Most other devices like Belkin screencast, netgear ptv 3000, etc only support miracast.
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I tried a Samsung allshare cast dongle with the HTC One and it seems to work. The One sees it as a miracast device and connects OK. The screen updates just fine but there is a serious audio sync issue when playing videos. I need to do some more testing.
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I can confirm this does work with the HTC One
Miracast should be universal solution for Android devices, it is still young technology and there is not much information or tests and reviews.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracast
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/21/feature_wtf_is_miracast/
Bit of a flop about this is that we can't use existing technology, wireless connection, TV, PC's or consoles for that, like with DLNA. Those are designated dongles that plug into TV or monitor. If you type "miracast" in eBay search you'll find some dongles, but IMHO they are still too expensive, on par with Android media players which are far more complex and versatile. There are some hints that it can be enabled in Windows 7/8.1 using Intel WiDi but that is hardware limited. Maybe not for long
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiDi
AMD is pushing AMD Wireless Display or AWD...
ZK-W18 Mirasharer doesn't work
just received my ZK-W18 mirasharer from Ebay and so far I am having trouble connecting it to my HTC One.
Sorry duplicate post.
There is a video here about HTC One Miracast(NETGEAR PTV3000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqlzmmy0EGo
Just tried it with Sony Bravia W905 and it was no-go
One sees Bravia as Miracast compatible device, Bravia registers One and then after looong waiting nothing happens. And again, and again, reboot, restart, nothing. Oh well.
Dac0908 said:
Just tried it with Sony Bravia W905 and it was no-go
One sees Bravia as Miracast compatible device, Bravia registers One and then after looong waiting nothing happens. And again, and again, reboot, restart, nothing. Oh well.
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Yep, I tried configuring my One with Sony W655 and same story as above, both see each other, configured but then looong wait and nothing...
Maybe 4.2.2 will fix that?
I already am on 4.2.2. - ARHD 12. We even updated software on TV, didn't help.
Well, in that case it sucks...
It would be great to have this functionality out of the box...
Has anyone tried these HDMI DLNA devicse with our HTC ONE? I just want to play movies on the TV with this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-Medi...U_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item3f27516868
Get yourself the Samsung allshare dongle. It works flawlessly. Sad part it works better with my HTC one then with my samsung tablet
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I have a Raspberry Pi connected to my TV, running XBMC (xbian).
I can simply use the "Select Player" option in the top right menu on my HTC when viewing pictures and select my XBMC device (xbian) I can then control the slideshow, shown on my TV pretty cool.
The videos I made with the HTC One are using 22mbit/s bitrate (ridiculously high) so that will never work via Wifi (unless you have a very expensive 11ac router).
But I could test it with other videos of course... will report back.
using the Yatse app, you will be able to stream anything to XBMC btw... but its a paid app. I think it uses DLNA tech.
globen said:
Get yourself the Samsung allshare dongle. It works flawlessly. Sad part it works better with my HTC one then with my samsung tablet
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Hi Globen, is this with videos taken on the HTC One or streaming videos? What's a youtube video like? I only ask because mine has a serious lipsync issue but works fine for photos and non-video screens.
We all know that Chromecast has the ability to play local files directly from a computer, tablet, or phone. Why they are holding out we don't really know... but they sure let Apple beat them to the punch IMHO... via Mavericks you can now mirror your entire screen to your TV through apple TV. With your phone and iPad as well I believe. I know Google saw this coming... why they didn't try and steal Apple's thunder and release this a while back could be a big mistake. I suddenly have Apple envy.
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We all know that Chromecast has the ability to play local files directly from a computer, tablet, or phone. Why they are holding out we don't really know... but they sure let Apple beat them to the punch IMHO... via Mavericks you can now mirror your entire screen to your TV through apple TV. With your phone and iPad as well I believe. I know Google saw this coming... why they didn't try and steal Apple's thunder and release this a while back could be a big mistake. I suddenly have Apple envy.
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The Nexus 5 is rumored (ha!) to include Miracast, but this article sort of spells out the current state of 'mirroring', which is different than Chromecast..
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4753264/is-the-airplay-killer-already-dead
edit: Miracast looks to be a built-in feature in kitkat 4.4...not just the N5.
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We all know that Chromecast has the ability to play local files directly from a computer, tablet, or phone.
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Tablet or phone?
It did, it doesn't now, we hope it may again.
Why they are holding out we don't really know... but they sure let Apple beat them to the punch IMHO... via Mavericks you can now mirror your entire screen to your TV through apple TV. With your phone and iPad as well I believe. I know Google saw this coming... why they didn't try and steal Apple's thunder and release this a while back could be a big mistake. I suddenly have Apple envy.
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Get a fast pc and screen cast. Chromecast does it.
I've been through the DLNA craziness (and still use it lol) and I don't intend to repeat it with Miracast.
I can screen cast my phone just by buying a $100 HTC Media Link device - which, I won't.
My old MHL rig removes the convenience of control from my couch but it's cheap and works very well.
I'm sure that an iPhone and Apple TV work great together. If that's what you want, cool.
I'm still interested in Chromecast just for internet content. Different strokes amigo.
wideasleep1 said:
The Nexus 5 is rumored (ha!) to include Miracast, but this article sort of spells out the current state of 'mirroring', which is different than Chromecast..
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4753264/is-the-airplay-killer-already-dead
edit: Miracast looks to be a built-in feature in kitkat 4.4...not just the N5.
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Android started supporting miracast in 4.2.
My Nexus 4 can Miiracast. It works. I would like Chromecast do also do this. I have to switch between too many devices in order to successfully keep cable at bay. Right now Roku, Chromecast, Push2tv, Appletv and Pips Xios. Someday one will do it all. Roku well underway.
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Android started supporting miracast in 4.2.
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I *thought* my N4 did, but wasn't certain never having tried it. Good to know!
Miracast is the technology that allows mirroring your screen. It's an industry standard that is supported on Windows 8.1 and Android 4.2+. Some devices like the Nenux 10 didn't get it until 4.3. Chromecast is not for mirroing, although it would be nice to have all these features in one package it's not what Chromecast is designed for. I have Miracast and Chromecast. Once Chromecast SDK is out of beta and developers release apps it will be way better then mirroring although there are cases where mirroring is required to achieve the results you want (i.e. mirror screen of an app) but for media purposes Chromecast is the ticket. Not if Google would just release the SDK out of beta...
Apple has a controlled environment so they can release something quicker as there are less variables to deal with however I would much rather wait for an industry standard solution then have to use an Apple device and be bound by Apple's BS rules!
wideasleep1 said:
The Nexus 5 is rumored (ha!) to include Miracast, but this article sort of spells out the current state of 'mirroring', which is different than Chromecast..
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/25/4753264/is-the-airplay-killer-already-dead
edit: Miracast looks to be a built-in feature in kitkat 4.4...not just the N5.
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Nexus 4 came with Miracast out if the box. The chromecast team is rumored to be working on it.
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Cuzz1369 said:
Nexus 4 came with Miracast out if the box. The chromecast team is rumored to be working on it.
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As stated android already supports mirracast. instead of appletv by a 50 dollar widi and you can mirror you android or a laptop.
That said I agree google needs to release their SDK soon.
Airplay Mirroring has been available since the last version of Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) and works like wireless display (extending or mirroring desktop). Airplay Mirroring can also be done with iOS devices with A5 or greater processor. Nexus 4 (and Android 4.2) introduced Miracast, which allows mirroring but through a WiFi Direct (peer to peer). As others have mentioned, Windows 8.1 has also added Miracast, but Intel WiDi (wireless display) 3.5+ is compatible with Miracast, also. Airplay runs though your router with Miracast is a WiFi Direct connection (meaning your range is limited by the distance of the device and both devices need a Miracast-certified WiFi adapter .. no wired devices)