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I doubt it... and I searched and didn't find anything, but thought I'd ask just to make certain...
There's no way to connect this thing to the TV right? Would be sweet if it were able to - I wouldn't have to drag my "giant" laptop over to the TV then!!
Yeah I.m 99.99% sure the Nook Color not only lacks the proper Connections for this but also the proper chipset.
I just did a quick 5 minute search for it and couldn't find anything. It's be cool if we could do TV out, but I highly doubt the quality would be any good.
ya... i'm going to be getting mine tomorrow and figured i'd start doing some research now.
obviously not expecting hdmi, but certainly would be nice if a regular dvd could be played from it to the TV... or a netflix (or similar) stream even would be sweet.
byproxy said:
ya... i'm going to be getting mine tomorrow and figured i'd start doing some research now.
obviously not expecting hdmi, but certainly would be nice if a regular dvd could be played from it to the TV... or a netflix (or similar) stream even would be sweet.
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Android doesn't have a Netflix app yet. In regards to playing it on the TV, I'd have to guess that if it was possible at all, you'd be using a composite cable. Then you would have to encode all the movies to whatever resolution you want. Higher the resolution, etc = more space. All depends on what size card you have. Composite has it's limits though.
I may get hate for even SUGGESTING mixing Androids with Apples, but does anyone know of a way to mirror their device through Apple TV? (Wirelessly obviously).
Doubletwist Airsyn works great with sending gallery vids and photos to it, but was hoping there was a way to mirror the Notes screen.
I figured if Doubletwist works the way it does, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to mirror your device also. Or is this not possible?
HTC is introducing their medialink HD on HTC One. They claim to support mirroring. So i think the possibility of it being done is sure. However, no dev are working on it yet. Hopefully Samsung is also aware of this and work something out
Hey there,
I just want to tell you that Android Transporter is out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PsLb-nDXUyQ
http://esrlabs.com/android-transporter-for-the-nexus-7-and-the-raspberry-pi/
I would love to check it right now. But working...
Would love to see some comments from someone who checked it out.
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Hey there,
I just want to tell you that Android Transporter is out.
http://esrlabs.com/android-transporter-for-the-nexus-7-and-the-raspberry-pi/
I would love to check it right now. But working...
Would love to see some comments from someone who checked it out.
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Do you actually need a projector? And a Rasperry PI?
I don't quite understand this I think
Wilks3y said:
Do you actually need a projector? And a Rasperry PI?
I don't quite understand this I think
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It`s like a self made Nexus Q.
The Raspi is essential.
Every Screen would work which has a component or HDMI interface.
I think as long no Miracast or Nexus Q is available ìt`s awesome.
fryroyal said:
It`s like a self made Nexus Q.
The Raspi is essential.
Every Screen would work which has a component or HDMI interface.
I think as long no Miracast or Nexus Q is available ìt`s awesome.
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I would be willing to get a Rasperry pi to do it, but could you put a HDMI cable into the rasperry, and then plug that into the TV and do it that way?
Or is the Projector essential also?
THANKS MATE !
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It`s like a self made Nexus Q.
The Raspi is essential.
Every Screen would work which has a component or HDMI interface.
I think as long no Miracast or Nexus Q is available ìt`s awesome.
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Is it really the same as the Nexus Q? My reason for wanting to buy a Nexus Q (which isn't available in the UK), is as a party jukebox music hub, but reading the Android Transformer website, it doesn't seem to do much other than movie streaming...
The closest I have found is PlayMySong Android app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playmysong.android&hl=en
However it's in rather a poor state of repair, the dev, a hipster it seems, focusing on Spotify...
Anyone know any alternatives?
What with miracast?
Wilks3y said:
I would be willing to get a Rasperry pi to do it, but could you put a HDMI cable into the rasperry, and then plug that into the TV and do it that way?
Or is the Projector essential also?
THANKS MATE !
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No projector needed. Any display with hdmi would do it too. Even old tv`s would work bacause of the component interface of the raspberry.
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Is it really the same as the Nexus Q? My reason for wanting to buy a Nexus Q (which isn't available in the UK), is as a party jukebox music hub, but reading the Android Transformer website, it doesn't seem to do much other than movie streaming...
The closest I have found is PlayMySong Android app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playmysong.android&hl=en
However it's in rather a poor state of repair, the dev, a hipster it seems, focusing on Spotify...
Anyone know any alternatives?
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No it`s not the same as the Nexus Q. It`s just streaming the screen content from your nexus 7 to a display.
fryroyal said:
No projector needed. Any display with hdmi would do it too. Even old tv`s would work bacause of the component interface of the raspberry.
No it`s not the same as the Nexus Q. It`s just streaming the screen content from your nexus 7 to a display.
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Great thanks bud, currently bidding on a Raspberry Pi as we Speak
why do i need an extra firmware on my N7?
some software for windows/linux would be fine - already have a htpc.
I prefer using the YouTube app on the ps3 control by the nexus 7
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You need extra firmware because they are trying to get the lowest latency possible so it just being an app wouldn't do. Although they didn't mention gaming in the youtube demo so I assume in it's first version it isn't capable of that yet.
I'm hoping they (or someone) can make a patch for other roms and I also hope this becomes a common feature for all roms.
Yes this is very similar to miracast and they even said when the miracast spec is finalized, they will modify this to be in spec.
Yes you currently need a raspberry pi, but they might write a linux client down the road. Hopefully other projects start on that, maybe a windows client too.
cant you just twonky your photos/vids onto your tv
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You need extra firmware because they are trying to get the lowest latency possible so it just being an app wouldn't do.
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Ah ok, thank you!
I talked to the devs a couple months ago when it was only working on the Nexus S. They said you can capture the stream using VLC as well, but it is complicated to set up.
When I get my replacement N7 I'm definitely working on that!
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I'm surprised some people are dismissing this. The nexus Q only streams content that you have in google play, it streams nothing from your actual device. Twonky et al stream stuff to a media capable device (e.g ps3) in formats that the receiving device support. Your ps3 can't play that mkv file? Well it's not playing. ps3 doesn't support the subs you have? You're not going to see them. Want to stream a game to your ps3/tv? Not happening.
Think of this more like wireless hdmi. Whatever is on your device you can stream to your large display. It's basically miracast but it's available now. In their earlier demos they demo'd streaming games but I guess/assume they haven't gotten the latency low enough yet.
And as another mentioned, you may be able to stream to a pc with vlc or another player. The main thing is hardware decoding on the pc end for lowest latency. Not sure what decoder chip the pi has but if that was in a pc already, it would make a port easier. So down the road, a pi wouldn't even be needed, not for streaming to a pc hooked up to a large display anyway.
Two things bugged me about the nexus 7: no hdmi and no sdslot. This would solve one of those issues.
Again, I hope this spreads to the other roms and becomes a default option that all of them have.
I was reading more on their website and the current transmit time is around 200 ms which is a little disappointing for games anyway. But another cool featue is it utilizes android beam to stream to another android device.
I have the same functionality with my Galaxy Note 10.1 to my Samsung LED TV... It's a cool feature.
I've already got two Raspberry Pi's... will be looking at this tonight.
See it clears the Nexus 7 but not sure if that is the unlocking of the bootloader (which is already done by me) or also the software. Will look when I get more time.
Got the RPi's for this function originally!
this is cool right now i send youtube/etc from n7 to my rasbpi xbmc using the yatse remote app...
hope they build this into one of the pi xbmc builds...
Sent from my Nexus 7
This cements my decision to buy a Rasp Pi, don't forget to update the firmware to allow official overclocking!
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2008
Lastly, does anybody know if it upscales to 1080p, or is limited to the Nexus's default resolution?
It would be interesting if it could upscale to a higher resolution but I kind of doubt it. My understanding is it's basically making a video on the fly of whats on your screen and then decoded on the other end. So I would think it would be 1:1 regarding resolution. However, it would be nice if there was a option to lower resolution to try and lower latency or increase framerate for gaming. Might not hurt the image too much although text might appear more fuzzy. But there may be a performance penalty simply by scaling the source image.
I don't currently have a pi yet but if anyone has tried it let us know how it went.
Oh, and I didn't notice you can already use this with vlc
vlc rtsp://<Asus-Nexus-7-IP-Address>:9000/android.sdp.
Too bad it doesn't transmit sound yet. Hmm, I do wish it was an app but understand why it's built into the rom. Given this was released same day as 4.1.2 I assume this is built on 4.1.1 but I don't see that mentioned on their site.
I'm obviously a newbie, but since I"m using a Nexus 7 (with Autodroid currently) as the head unit for my car, I'm wondering if it's possible to use (or adapt?) Auto, when it comes out, to the Nexus 7? I'm sure it's possible, but what might be involved? Is it practicle?
I have some programming experience, but it's been a long time. Nevertheless, it might be fun to try if it's not too involved.
Thanks to all who contribute to these forums!
I'm pretty sure it comes built in with cars so unless your willing to buy the hardware idk...
I might be wrong though. xx
~Kate xoxo
Check out AutoMate!
Im also running a nexus 7 as my head unit. Came back this forum with the same question..... would android auto be ported to a tablet? Im pretty happy with my my nexus running pure android but you know curiosity killed the cat....
AutoMate? That looks very interesting.
Maybe I don't know where to click, but I don't see much about it other than it's "Android Auto, re-imagined for phones and tablets". It's a horrible search name, since the search noise makes it impossible to search for.
I can't see it on Google Play. I joined the community, but there's no news from anywhere or anyone that I can see about it, only unanswered comments from other people who have joined. What am I missing? Can I download this somewhere?
Thanks!
The g+ community has a small description section explaining what AutoMate is, along with some screen shots. It's currently under development with a target for early April.
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AutoMate? That looks very interesting.
Maybe I don't know where to click, but I don't see much about it other than it's "Android Auto, re-imagined for phones and tablets". It's a horrible search name, since the search noise makes it impossible to search for.
I can't see it on Google Play. I joined the community, but there's no news from anywhere or anyone that I can see about it, only unanswered comments from other people who have joined. What am I missing? Can I download this somewhere?
Thanks!
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Thanks for that. I see it now.
I'll be very interested in how this plays out. Currently I've got my Nexus 7 running pretty well as a head unit, but it could always be better!
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Im also running a nexus 7 as my head unit. Came back this forum with the same question..... would android auto be ported to a tablet?
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I think this will be figured out.
But Google is likely to resist and may not allow apps that help on Google Play.
Who cares, there is a lot of apps available only on xda, it will be one of it !
http://storage.googleapis.com/andro...developers_backstage/ADB 23 Reincarnation.mp3
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Everything Is just processing and everything just happens on phone, video is just sent to head car unit and displayed on screen, it's 100% sure that there is a way to baypass this and just use phone screen as head unit screen, that's it
brainscollector said:
Everything Is just processing and everything just happens on phone, video is just sent to head car unit and displayed on screen, it's 100% sure that there is a way to baypass this and just use phone screen as head unit screen, that's it
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From Google's perspective, to some extent, yes.
But head units can add "external" features, like Pioneer's AM/FM and HD radio.
These "external" features might even be possible to "internalize" to some extent, to avoid the hassles and UI discrepancies that mode buttons bring. (Not positive yet.)
I have noted there is a protocol between phone and head unit. It's not a simple hardware type connection like HDMI/DVI for video for example.
This is an extensible protocol of course, and future possibilities are limitless. I'll write some more of what I've found on the developer mode thread I started.
Can we have a separate category for Chromecast 2020 ? The device is fundamentally different from previous versions as well as it has actual android TV/Google TV
I would agree with that. Chromecast 2020 is likely to generate great interest
I agree as well, this is a combined device that may need to be kept separate eventually to avoid confusion.
I agree as well, maybe calling it Sabrina Dongle
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I agree as well, maybe calling it Sabrina Dongle
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I would suggest just calling it Google TV
I didnt know it was code names Sabrina until last month when i did some research.
Android TV is currently what its known as, as this will get phased out with the new UI version Google TV.
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I would suggest just calling it Google TV.
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+1 agreed
yaro014 said:
Can we have a separate category for Chromecast 2020 ?
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+1 agree
dave7802 said:
I would suggest just calling it Google TV
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When I hear "GoogleTV" I think of my 10 year old Visio CoStar which I became very aware that it was abandonware about 6 months after release. I think Google bringing the name back was foolish as AndroidTV didn't have the stink of abandonment on it and was slowly (very slowly) getting more recognition.
Android TV with Google TV luncher , Google TV on Chromecast, branding and confusion all over the place.
IMHO the best name for the section would be:
Google Chromecast 2020 (Sabrina)
No confusions here and addresses every part that identifies this device specifically.
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I would suggest just calling it Google TV
I didnt know it was code names Sabrina until last month when i did some research.
Android TV is currently what its known as, as this will get phased out with the new UI version Google TV.
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I absolutely hope not. Google TV UI sucks compared to Android TV. It's basically just a clone of FireTV... which the whole purpose is to sell you ads. The whole thing is setup like a gimmicky interface to make you accidentally click on crap you didn't intend for.
Edit- i take back everything i said about the chromecast 2020. i dont know what the hell was going on the night i set mine up. it was terrible. slow, and half the apps i tried to sideload wouldn't work. the next morning, without doing anything- just left it plugged in, it now works amazing. it does everything my nvidia shield does (even usb support with a Y adapter and hub). of course it wont play games like the shield, but thats not what i wanted it for. there is FINALLY an affordable alternative to the shield. this thing is by far the best Kodi device value wise. if you want gaming, get a shield. otherwise, a chromecast 2020 will do everything you need. the video quality is very good too. the shield with the AI upscaling and crazy good video filters is still better, but its a very close call.
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Not confusing at all, Chromecast with GoogleTV, but it's not a Chromecast, Chromecast runs an unnamed and unknown version of Android/ChromeOS, "Sabrina" run AndroidTV 10 and GoogleTV is only the launcher, because the GoogleTV OS died in 2014.
So, this device shouldn't be in the chromecast section, but in the AndroidTV.
It is actually this Chromecast section that seems out of place, as it itself is under Android TV.
A new section "Chromecast with Google TV" should be created, as this is what it is branded as ...
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It is actually this Chromecast section that seems out of place, as it itself is under Android TV.
A new section "Chromecast with Google TV" should be created, as this is what it is branded as ...
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True. Chromecast and AndroidTV are two different things.
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