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http://www.talkandroid.com/12917-real-hdmi-app-for-droid-x-shows-you-what-hdmi-can-really-do/
Kind of disappointing that the EVO doesn't have this yet.
Anyone talented enough to do a port?
did you notice the screen on the phone is unusable once its connected to the tv... try typing a in a web page or searching for anything.. i think its a good start but i dont think i would pay for it
It is a beta app, and he admits there are some kinks, but this is an impressive start. I emailed him and asked him to start work on the Evo. I would gladly pay for this app on the Evo, even if the phone screen became unuseable, and everything only showed on the TV, that's a big deal.
You could use Rockplayer to watch unconverted AVI's. You could use CM6 along with Snesoid to play MarioKart on your big screen. Controls are all done with the remote.
You can start up Hulu, then once it's running, turn on the app, and watch it on your TV. The only control you need there is to touch the center to pause.
This is a big deal, and alot of people would pay good money for it.
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It is a beta app, and he admits there are some kinks, but this is an impressive start. I emailed him and asked him to start work on the Evo. I would gladly pay for this app on the Evo, even if the phone screen became unuseable, and everything only showed on the TV, that's a big deal.
You could use Rockplayer to watch unconverted AVI's. You could use CM6 along with Snesoid to play MarioKart on your big screen. Controls are all done with the remote.
You can start up Hulu, then once it's running, turn on the app, and watch it on your TV. The only control you need there is to touch the center to pause.
This is a big deal, and alot of people would pay good money for it.
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Agree on all points.
Quality! would love to have this on the evo. That would make me buy the cable. No need for it now as I mostly want it to watch my downloaded movies with rockplayer.
wow.. cant believe that this came out on the droid x BEFORE someone figured it out on the evo..
guess theres alot more droid users.. Please get this on evo
Bump... I love to see someone accomplish this, specially if they could get rockplayer to output via HDMI. Not many people have commented on this so I bumped it. I guess most people dont use the HDMI out on their phone? Normally not a person that likes to pay for things if I dont have to, but I would gladly donate to see some further development.
hhhhmmmmm damn interesting
agreed this would be awesome especially since I'm getting my cables shipped!
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guyver2077 said:
wow.. cant believe that this came out on the droid x BEFORE someone figured it out on the evo..
guess theres alot more droid users.. Please get this on evo
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not necessarily a lot more, just the right user to start this project picked up the droid x. hopefully he will port it or work with someone who could port it for us. i would donate too, maybe there will be a real bounty this time lol.
Mf this is frustrating. I wish I knew how to program.
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I would also donate. But please do not start another "bounty". Maybe a list of contributors after they donate. I hate these bounty/promise to maybe one day donate threads.
He said he working on the evo, but without the same fervor as the droidx.
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Last week, I decided to figure out which remote music streaming app is better - Audiogalaxy or Subsonic, so I downloaded both of them and used them for a week. Here is my comparison (+poll).
Audiogalaxy Vs Subsonic – Fight! What’s Your Favorite Android Music Streaming App? [Reviews, Poll]
Which one is your favorite?
I have been using subsonic, and like it a lot. Does exactly what I need.
Never tried Audiogalaxy tho.
-Swyped away on my addiction
For me it has to be Audiogalaxy, mostly because the cons of AG (oooh, it's Gold) are things I can live with while the cons of SS (ooops, not such a great abbreviation) are a bit too far a stretch for me to live with.
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AG (oooh, it's Gold)
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It's silver, actually... Gold is AU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver
Returning to the topic: I use Subsonic and am quite pleased with it. Perhaps, I will try it and then come back.
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It's silver, actually... Gold is AU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver
Returning to the topic: I use Subsonic and am quite pleased with it. Perhaps, I will try it and then come back.
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Yeah, I realised about two hours after I posted that there was a good reason I failed Chemistry but it was too late then
I am currently 'played' with Subsonic and must say, I think it has me convinced, so I'm now only using it ;-)
Can anyone think of good arguments I can convey to her to get her to go WP7? She likes the GUI, but hates that it doesn't have a front facing camera (we are AT&T). It's almost a deal breaker.
Does WP7 update via the manufacturer/carrier or via microsoft like the iPhone. (Samsung sucks at getting out Android update, so if it's the first I WILL NOT buy the Samsung, but if it it's the like latter I will).
But other than that, any ideas.... like facebook integration, ease of sync'ing music, controlling xbox music if possible, good applications, etc. Thanks!
Well if she wants to use the front facing camera for Skype (the only good reason to have one right now) then it will be tough to argue with her. But if she's only planning to use FaceTime you can convince her that not everyone has an iPhone 4 and not everyone uses it as much as she may think.
Based on the information that has been released, Windows Phone 7's updates are tested by the carriers but the actual update is sent out by Microsoft through the Zune desktop software. Updates will take longer than the iPhone in most cases because MS has to make sure the update works with every single phone available before sending it out. But it should still be faster and easier than Android's poorly handled OTA updates.
If she's a big Facebook user, it integrates extremely well with the People Hub and the Pictures Hub but the integration is not deep enough to make up for a full featured app. However the way WP7 handles Facebook is still much much better than most Android phones and the iPhone doesn't even have any unless you get the app. Besides that you can argue that WP7 looks better than the iPhone's software, it is just as fast and responsive, and has a lot of big name apps and games that the iPhone also has.
Good luck!
To be honest.... she be happier with an iPhone. I love wp7, but iPhone is better for casual users.
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Man - tell her the front facing camera will come with an update later this year
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To be honest.... she be happier with an iPhone. I love wp7, but iPhone is better for casual users.
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my girlfriend is debating between a focus and iphone 4... I love my focus (coming from a 3gs) but told her to get the iphone... WP7 just isn't ready enough yet for people like her. She's still under contract with t-mobile for another 2 months and then will switch to AT&T either way. I'm hoping by then I'll be able to recommend WP7 instead, but she has no tolerance for bugginess... it will be her first smartphone, so it'll have to be an easy transition, and right now that means iOS. It's a shame too because I think iOS is getting worse with each update... I use to jailbreak my phone mostly for multitasking... now it's jailbroken to keep things (mostly safari) from multitasking apple's way because it's awful (maybe it's better with an iphone 4?) anyway... hopefully this upcoming update will make me change my mind. It doesn't even really have to do anything more for her, just has to do what it currently does better.
I agree. Let her get the iPhone 4, she wouldn't really be happy with WP7 as of right now. It still needs a lot of work to catch up. Restricting her at this point isn't really fair.
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Man - tell her the front facing camera will come with an update later this year
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Legend.
That's what I would say too.
erickit said:
Can anyone think of good arguments I can convey to her to get her to go WP7? She likes the GUI, but hates that it doesn't have a front facing camera (we are AT&T). It's almost a deal breaker.
Does WP7 update via the manufacturer/carrier or via microsoft like the iPhone. (Samsung sucks at getting out Android update, so if it's the first I WILL NOT buy the Samsung, but if it it's the like latter I will).
But other than that, any ideas.... like facebook integration, ease of sync'ing music, controlling xbox music if possible, good applications, etc. Thanks!
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Don't let her know there is no music shuffle setting in the Zune player. I discovered this just this evening when I tried to shuffle the songs in a playlist. The songs were playing linearly and I wanted them to shuffle so I tried to find a shuffle setting. There is none. The only place songs will shuffle is all of them in the main "Shuffle all" songs category.
Not only is there no shuffle setting, but there are no settings period...save for the slider for connecting with Zune.
Let her het the iPhone, WP7 isn't mature enough for most people, she will hate it and hate you too.
Plus it's her phone for her to use, why do you care if she uses an iPhone? Do you have share at Microsoft? If you wanted a PS3 and she was trying to make you buy a Wii you wouldn't have it I'm sure.
She is a woman take her iPhone so she can also show it to her friends and tell how much it is nice
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She is a woman take her iPhone so she can also show it to her friends and tell how much it is nice
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This, a phone is a fashion accessory and nothing more, iphones are the expensive cool thing. unless she is tech savvy and demands more from a phone but its unlikely.
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Don't let her know there is no music shuffle setting in the Zune player. I discovered this just this evening when I tried to shuffle the songs in a playlist. The songs were playing linearly and I wanted them to shuffle so I tried to find a shuffle setting. There is none. The only place songs will shuffle is all of them in the main "Shuffle all" songs category.
Not only is there no shuffle setting, but there are no settings period...save for the slider for connecting with Zune.
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Don't spread lies just because you dontknow how to do something. Wp7 certainly does have shuffle and repeat. Just click on the cover art when playing a playlist and 3 options come up: repeat, like and shuffle.
MartyLK said:
Don't let her know there is no music shuffle setting in the Zune player. I discovered this just this evening when I tried to shuffle the songs in a playlist. The songs were playing linearly and I wanted them to shuffle so I tried to find a shuffle setting. There is none. The only place songs will shuffle is all of them in the main "Shuffle all" songs category.
Not only is there no shuffle setting, but there are no settings period...save for the slider for connecting with Zune.
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Press the album art of the current song you are playing and repeat, shuffle and favourite buttons appear.
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Don't spread lies just because you dontknow how to do something. Wp7 certainly does have shuffle and repeat. Just click on the cover art when playing a playlist and 3 options come up: repeat, like and shuffle.
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For someone to be lying, they would have to be intentional. I was not intentional. The setting is vague to the point of only discovering it by accident. I have other Zunes that the setting is clear to get at. Never had to press the AA in any of them. You need to stop calling people liars when they aren't. You are a false witness.
Oh dear more MartyLK FUD
Music: Tap the album image, and then tap Shuffle to play the items in the current playlist in random order.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/music/play-music-videos-and-podcasts.aspx
+1 on iphone
you will regret it if you push for a wp7 device when all her friends are facetiming each other and she's just got .... mmm... nothing.
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Tasteslikeawesome said:
This, iphone is a fashion accessory and nothing more, iphones are the expensive cool thing. unless she is tech savvy and demands more from a phone but its unlikely.
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It could be argued that the iphone is currently better suited to the tech savvy than wm7.
Until Microsoft fix/improve the legion of bugs/omissions then WP7 is an expensive uncool thing.
I don't expect this to be the case forever but that is the sad truth in the meantime.
So for now tell her to the iphone- at least she can't blame you if she doesn't like it
ps before I get flamed- I hate apple but the iphone is a more polished/rounded product- you can change ring tones, retain camera settings, tether, etc, etc. I do expect that WP7 will have advanced features one day but I don't know if or when that will be- nor does anyone else here. The pessimist in me suspects that WP8 will be what we had hoped WP7 would be...
Give her an iPhone... when WP7 matures a bit more, and has a few more applications on the market, with perhaps some newer models, she's ready for one.
Till then... iPhone with a nice pink case
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Don't spread lies just because you dontknow how to do something. Wp7 certainly does have shuffle and repeat. Just click on the cover art when playing a playlist and 3 options come up: repeat, like and shuffle.
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lol I love seeing BS spouting tools like this dolt get pwnd. You get a thanks =D
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It could be argued that the iphone is currently better suited to the tech savvy than wm7.
Until Microsoft fix/improve the legion of bugs/omissions then WP7 is an expensive uncool thing.
I don't expect this to be the case forever but that is the sad truth in the meantime.
So for now tell her to the iphone- at least she can't blame you if she doesn't like it
ps before I get flamed- I hate apple but the iphone is a more polished/rounded product- you can change ring tones, retain camera settings, tether, etc, etc. I do expect that WP7 will have advanced features one day but I don't know if or when that will be- nor does anyone else here. The pessimist in me suspects that WP8 will be what we had hoped WP7 would be...
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legion of bugs? I'd love to see that list...
where are you getting your information from? You CAN use custom ringtones on WP7, you CAN retain camera settings, you CAN tether. We also have file explorers and a registry editor. Does iOS?
Just wanted to know, really miss it or are is Zune pass the paid equivalent?
I emailed Pandora once and their smart ass remark was thanks for the suggestion be sure to check out Pandora on all these devices, I don't know what they're deal is, its like their biased against wp7
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I'd imagine with the apis opening up a bit more they may be more inclined to give it a try.
zune pass is great but more likely slacker is the pandora replacement.
I use Last.FM. Frankly, I feel it's a better service, as unlike Pandora it lets you skip as many times as you want if ****ty songs keep coming up, there's no hourly limit
i agreee, last.fm owns pandora imo.
Last FM
StankPie said:
i agreee, last.fm owns pandora imo.
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I agree too last FM is better than pandora
hello, everyone. this is my first post, so please be kind.
i just got my infuse 2 days ago. it replaced my iphone, which i had been using for a few years. i would like to know the easiest and fastest way to get all the music from my itunes on to my infuse. i've tried using winamp, but it took forever and didn't get all the songs to the phone. i would appreciate any suggestions.
thanks very much.
Find DoubleTwist in the market. It'll do what you want, assuming your music isn't DRM'd AAC.
iTunes Agent works perfectly for me. I'd check it out here although doubleTwist is good as well at a slight price.