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Hi
I just got a UK Wi-Fi Xoom, and started out by installing 3.1 and tiamat 1.4 OC kernel on it.
Now i hooked it up to my amp/tv (Onkyo amp, Panasonic TV) but no matter what i played, the audio quality was really poor (no bass, sounded like 8khz mono). Actually the audio coming from the built in speakers sound better! The cable should be fine, as i briefly tried it with an Optimus 2X, and as far as i remember audio was fine...
Any ideas?
Edit: Solved! See #32
This might not be the best test but I hooked up my Xoom directly to the TV which outputs to a pair of Bose bookshelf speakers and Angry Birds sounded great.
What I found off was the color quality of the home screen and through Quick Pic and stock Gallery. Angry Birds looked and played fantastic. My 3 and 5 year olds were glued to the screen. To fix the color I probably need to play with the color settings on the TV...no biggie. Haven't tried a movie yet.
Hi
After i wrote this i tried connecting it directly to the TV. Same result... (crappy audio). I only tried movies/music, and not games, which really dosent matter that much
same problem for me, European 3G Xoom running 3.0.1
Image quality is good, audio very poor.
I have also noticed that the audio quality leaves alot to be desired when using the HDMI out. Granted I am playing them through my TV speakers, but it does seem to be of lesser quality then other sources like OTA TV. Colors also seem a bit off, or over saturated or something. Maybe playing with the TV color settings would help that.
But its still pretty cool that xoom has HDMI mirroring, I use it alot.
I have the same problem... Connecting the audio via the 3.5mm jack sounds great, but connecting via HDMI seems to only send 2 channel audio, with no bass, maybe even at a lower bit rate (not sure, but it sure sounds crappy).
Same issue here. The audio is also heavily clipped. I tried to adjust the volume on the XOOM to at least alleviate the clipping, but I found that the volume controls have no effect on the HDMI out volume (at least on Android 3.1 + Tiamat 1.5 GHz with GPU OC).
willverduzco said:
Same issue here. The audio is also heavily clipped. I tried to adjust the volume on the XOOM to at least alleviate the clipping, but I found that the volume controls have no effect on the HDMI out volume (at least on Android 3.1 + Tiamat 1.5 GHz with GPU OC).
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I can confirm that the volume controls also has no effect on the HDMI output volume on stock, non-rooted Xoom 3.1.
ok so it is not just mine... Now the big question is if it is every xoom that has this issue or if it is just a selection?
Iv been asking about his for weeks. The sound output is terrible. Hooked up to my Sony system, same as OP says, no bass whatsoever. Same exact sound at same volume played through audio jack is giving my neighbor a heart massage.
Im really disappointed because I was hoping to output some nice tunes and even films but audio quality is unbearable.
Stock UK 3G on 3.0.1.
I demand answers :-D
Macbots drool as I XOOM through the Galaxy to my hearts Desire.
alias_neo said:
Iv been asking about his for weeks. The sound output is terrible. Hooked up to my Sony system, same as OP says, no bass whatsoever. Same exact sound at same volume played through audio jack is giving my neighbor a heart massage.
Im really disappointed because I was hoping to output some nice tunes and even films but audio quality is unbearable.
Stock UK 3G on 3.0.1.
I demand answers :-D
Macbots drool as I XOOM through the Galaxy to my hearts Desire.
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I'm glad to see this thread too. I've asked about this in other threads and on other forums and the only type of response I get is something like "I hooked it up to my tiny TV and opened the radio Disney app and it sounded just fine!" So it's good to hear people with ears noticing what I've been noticing.
That being said, from what I've been able to research it's either a problem with honeycomb's media player app or honeycomb itself. I've looked at the kernel code and while I did discover that the sample rate is hard coded to 44100 for the audio (with a TODO note in there to make it configurable eventually) I didn't see any errors that would cause it, unless it has to do with the fact that the kernel driver is forcing it to 2 channels but it's possible that honeycomb separates the sub woofer channel which is then discarded by the lower level drivers. Another theory is that they apply some equalization to the sound to make it sound decent on the internal speakers and that sound equalization gets applied to HDMI out as well (but not headphone out). What do you guys think?
Would be interesting to see how other HC devices perform in this area, sound quality, and video quality over HDMI. That might help to pin point weather this is a HC issue or a Xoom hardware issue.
The other HC devices that could be tested:
Acer Iconia Tab -- NO HDMI out
Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- NO HDMI out (proprietary dock connector for video out?)
Tmobile Gslate -- NO HDMI out
Asus Transformer -- Yes (Mini HDMI (Type C))
FWIW the Asus Transformer has the HDMI port is on the device and not on the keyboard accessory.
Xooms HDMI is listed as: "HDMI Type D (HDMI 1.4) connector"
I wonder what the quality of the Asus Transformer has on HDMI out, I wonder if it even does full mirror mode.
Wait, serioulsy only one other HC device has an HDMI out? Strange.
I wonder how GingerBread or Froyo quality is with HDMI mirror, are there any android phones with out of the box HDMI out with mirror?
My EVO has HDMI out but it doesn't mirror out of box, I think there is way with custom roms/kernels to get EVO HDMI mirror working.
Droid X has HDMI but no mirror unless you root, and install a special APK.
Are there any android phones with HDMI out mirror?
pearl62 said:
I have the same problem... Connecting the audio via the 3.5mm jack sounds great, but connecting via HDMI seems to only send 2 channel audio, with no bass, maybe even at a lower bit rate (not sure, but it sure sounds crappy).
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Greetings. Same problem with HDMI....workable, tolerable with EQ on amp. However....steaming music through Tune In radio or any other service is where I have a problem with the 3.5mm. Music Beta starts automatically. No matter what I do I can't get it to stop.
Suggestions...workarounds? Do I need to root the thing and remove Music Beta and go third party?
The Acer Iconia A500 does have micro HDMI out
Hi all,
Sorry to go against the majority here but connecting the Xoom to my Dell 21.5" HD Monitor with a Motorola Micro HDMI to HDMI cable is bringing me great results the picture quality is stunning. For sound i use the Audio out on the monitor to take the sound to my JBL powered sub woofer and 4 speakers and this also sounds great and i can also use the volume controls on the Xoom to change the volume through the speaker system. Are you all using the Motorola cable or another make?
Marc
I have the same issue. Horrible audio unless I use a 3.5mm Jack. I want good HDMI out... :'(
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what9000 said:
I have the same issue. Horrible audio unless I use a 3.5mm Jack. I want good HDMI out... :'(
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Same here. As soon as I started playing a movie through HDMI out I knew something was wrong. Came on here for an explanation or a solution, guess its down to a software limitation?
someone should bring this up in the Motorola owners forum. The forum mod there, Mmat, is really good about addressing issues the community brings to light and telling the software team
Epedemic said:
Hi
I just got a UK Wi-Fi Xoom, and started out by installing 3.1 and tiamat 1.4 OC kernel on it.
Now i hooked it up to my amp/tv (Onkyo amp, Panasonic TV) but no matter what i played, the audio quality was really poor (no bass, sounded like 8khz mono). Actually the audio coming from the built in speakers sound better! The cable should be fine, as i briefly tried it with an Optimus 2X, and as far as i remember audio was fine...
Any ideas?
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you can take another HDMI machine to test your tv. the HDMI line is also very important. my xoom is run well in my sharp tv.
I have the same problem with the sound quality that I get when connecting my WiFi only Xoom to my HT system. I tried connecting to a Bose lifestyle V30 and I get sound but it is just flat. No bass what so ever and only get sound from my center speaker. I tried a different HDMI input in the Bose system with the same result. If I connect the Xoom via headphone jack to RCA imput it woks just fine and get good quality sound.
I tried connecting to a Denon AVR-2308CI and I get the same result that I get with the Bose system. I have used 3 different HDMI cables, including a Motorola brand. No difference. Picture quality is great in all cases but the sound is just flat.
Now the question is: Is this a hardware or a software limitation?
Hello Guys,
I purchased a belkin micro hdmi cable yday... Mirroring worked pretty fine. Even played some demo 1080p videos on my g2x and they looked great. But the sound still comes from G2x instead of TV speakers.. I am sure tv supports sound from hdmi (i have a ps3 that works like that). I also couldn't find any settings that can change the audio output method. Is this the way it works i.e. (the sound never comes from tv??)..
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Hello Guys,
I purchased a belkin micro hdmi cable yday... Mirroring worked pretty fine. Even played some demo 1080p videos on my g2x and they looked great. But the sound still comes from G2x instead of TV speakers.. I am sure tv supports sound from hdmi (i have a ps3 that works like that). I also couldn't find any settings that can change the audio output method. Is this the way it works i.e. (the sound never comes from tv??)..
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Sound is most definitely output to TV over. There are no settings (other than manual resolution), it's all automatic.
Yup.. it worked today though with out me doing anything different.. I'l keep an eye on when this happens again. I am running only stock android but just rooted (for the setDNS app to revive my wifi ). So should be a glitch in the stock kernel(like many other problems) if it occurs randomly..
hi folks,
i am looking for a solution for sending video to my LG TV from my i9505. miracast devices like the PTV3000 look appealing (no cables!), but is the image quality (smoothness of playback etc) as good as going mhl adapter and hdmi lead?
bump. anybody got any comments about picture quality with miracast vs hdmi cable?
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hi folks,
i am looking for a solution for sending video to my LG TV from my i9505. miracast devices like the PTV3000 look appealing (no cables!), but is the image quality (smoothness of playback etc) as good as going mhl adapter and hdmi lead?
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Search in this forum there is already a thread with a video review about the ptv3000
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I have both and can speak directly about their performance differences. I'm using my s4 as a Citrix client for work, and via the miracast, smaller 12 point font is pixelated and unreadable. It looks like the actual resolution of the wireless adjusts between 960 and 720 lines of resolution, and never goes to actual 1080. There is also about a full second of delay to the video signal so doing anything interactive is a bust.
The wired adapter is an impressively clear full 1080p with very minimal lag, but the adapter is awkward and you must be plugged in. Even at that, unless you are using the factory charger or one that you can set to 2 amps, you will lose overall battery in this scenario, even with the device screen turned all the way down. You cannot turn it off and continue to run the hdmi display unless you are rooted, and I haven't had a chance to go there yet.
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buji thanks for the feedback. Think I'll go for the mhl adaptor. I don't want to compromise picture quality.
hi,
Can 6P output video over USB-C?
Can generic USB C-type cable to HDMI be used?
Any other specific for 6P adapter can be used for HDMI wired output?
No, I don't need / want chromecast or miracast or etc wi-fi streaming.
thanks.
6p does not output hdmi
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heleos said:
6p does not output hdmi
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Why do they sell an hdmi adapter on the Google store then?
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rubi76 said:
Why do they sell an hdmi adapter on the Google store then?
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For the Pixel chromebook.
The 6P supports WiFi Direct, so I would suggest you go that route if at all possible. You may need to get a Miracast dongle for your flat panel display of projector.
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The 6P supports WiFi Direct, so I would suggest you go that route if at all possible. You may need to get a Miracast dongle for your flat panel display of projector.
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I need HDMI for my car Appradio HU
I thought that if 6P has type-C than it will have hdmi over it ... or hope it'll have it
mikek753 said:
I need HDMI for my car Appradio HU
I thought that if 6P has type-C than it will have hdmi over it ... or hope it'll have it
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During the reddit AMA they said it would not output hdmi. I also didn't think about this when ordering (i have an appradio hu as well)
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I think because it's still USB 2.0 that it can't output via HDMI. On another note don't waste your time with a miracast dongle. I'm pretty sure Google dropped support for that to exclusively use Chromecast. IMHO I feel it's leaps and bounds better than miracast anyway and you can still mirror your phone
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Smallsmx3 said:
I think because it's still USB 2.0 that it can't output via HDMI. On another note don't waste your time with a miracast dongle. I'm pretty sure Google dropped support for that to exclusively use Chromecast. IMHO I feel it's leaps and bounds better than miracast anyway and you can still mirror your phone
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HDMI works just fine over USB2, it's MHL or SlimPort that extracts video/audio from phone microUSB port. I don't know details how it works, but that I use for my S3 with MHL adapter to feed HDMI input.
The specs say specifically WiFi Direct, which is what Miracast uses as the transport, so Miracast should work. It works well with my Nexus 7, and the Nexus 4, 5 and 10 work as well. The Motorola Nexus 6 did not support WiFi Direct. If Chromecast supports mirroring to the USB port of a flat panel or projector to display the output of the phone or tablet screen for PowerPoint, AutoCAD, etc, then great. At least in the past, that was not the case.
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If Chromecast supports mirroring to the USB port of a flat panel or projector to display the output of the phone or tablet screen for PowerPoint, AutoCAD, etc, then great. At least in the past, that was not the case.
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thats... not how chromecast works. receiving device needs something (chromecast, roku, fire stick) that supports the chromecast protocol (cast method). from there, you can mirror (cast) your device screen or chrome tab.
as far as using a miracast dongle goes, i believe it's the same principle as chromecast. you won't get display through the USB port of your device. the dongle has to connect through some video throughput (usually HDMI). most (if not all) display-only devices do not have the capability to accept display through a USB port.
I don't understand why it doesn't support hdmi output. The s6 doesn't either. I don't want use chromecast because i use my unlimited data plan to stream movies. That's only thing i'm jelly of the iphone right now.
omf05 said:
I don't understand why it doesn't support hdmi output. The s6 doesn't either. I don't want use chromecast because i use my unlimited data plan to stream movies. That's only thing i'm jelly of the iphone right now.
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what does having UDP and steaming movies have to do with CC? are you saying you want to steam movies from your phone to your device? there are apps that do this, including ES File Manager. if you're traveling, you'll need two devices to set up the CC to use your hotspot, but short of that, CC should work great for your needs.
everyone has different use case
for me I need that phone output video over HDMI input of my car radio (Appradio)
and I'd like to have it over cable
in my case streaming over wi-fi comes with annoying latency - that's delay between car touchscreen action and video display as reaction
for me it isn't about movie streaming, but GPS and other car related apps
mikek753 said:
everyone has different use case
for me I need that phone output video over HDMI input of my car radio (Appradio)
and I'd like to have it over cable
in my case streaming over wi-fi comes with annoying latency - that's delay between car touchscreen action and video display as reaction
for me it isn't about movie streaming, but GPS and other car related apps
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This.
I thought I could live without root and ARUnchained so that Android Pay would work easily, and just get by with screen mirroring without touch interface on the head unit. Since Marshmallow, I haven't rooted and I've just been mirroring my N5 through SlimPort. I don't know that I can get by like this after being so used to full interface. And I imagine that the lag on Chromecast would be highly annoying. I'm quite disappointed there is no HDMI output on 6P, but I'm getting it anyway.
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thats... not how chromecast works. receiving device needs something (chromecast, roku, fire stick) that supports the chromecast protocol (cast method). from there, you can mirror (cast) your device screen or chrome tab.
as far as using a miracast dongle goes, i believe it's the same principle as chromecast. you won't get display through the USB port of your device. the dongle has to connect through some video throughput (usually HDMI). most (if not all) display-only devices do not have the capability to accept display through a USB port.
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Oops, you are right. I said USB, but meant HDMI. For my Actiontec dongle, you use the USB port to power it, but the HDMI port for the video / audio.
I'll be honest... I see almost no lag Casting my N5 screen of a 1080p Youtube clip to Chromecast 2.
It actually surprised the hell out of me that the quality of the cast was much better than choosing the same video through the YouTube app for Chromecast
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This.
I thought I could live without root and ARUnchained so that Android Pay would work easily, and just get by with screen mirroring without touch interface on the head unit. Since Marshmallow, I haven't rooted and I've just been mirroring my N5 through SlimPort. I don't know that I can get by like this after being so used to full interface. And I imagine that the lag on Chromecast would be highly annoying. I'm quite disappointed there is no HDMI output on 6P, but I'm getting it anyway.
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Crap! What do we do now? I also use ARUnchained with my AppRadio 3. Just got my 6P today.
mikek753 said:
everyone has different use case
for me I need that phone output video over HDMI input of my car radio (Appradio)
and I'd like to have it over cable
in my case streaming over wi-fi comes with annoying latency - that's delay between car touchscreen action and video display as reaction
for me it isn't about movie streaming, but GPS and other car related apps
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I use the 6P via miracast to my AppRadio and the lag is non existant. The Nexus 5 struggled a bit but the 6P doesn't. This is using a Microsoft Wireless adapter.
Assuming you have supported the ARU developer, then join the Alpha group and he has a version that automates the connection process for Miracast / Chromecast. I have also posted in the ARUR thread how to get the screen to dim down to nothing.
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omf05 said:
I don't understand why it doesn't support hdmi output. The s6 doesn't either. I don't want use chromecast because i use my unlimited data plan to stream movies. That's only thing i'm jelly of the iphone right now.
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Mainly because TV technology has moved on and the technology to stream is in most of those now. Very few phones will support MHL or Slimport going forwards, if any at all within a year.
I would not have bought the Nexus 6P if I'd known that it did not support HDMI out. No doubt about it.
Does the Moto X support HDMI out? I tried the MHL adapter (supported by Samsung) and it does not plug in the micro-USB port. I know I can go the chromecast route, but just curious if there is HDMI out capability? And what adapter has worked for others?
Thanks!
It doesn't appear to support MHL. I connected my adapter with and without using the power port on the side to my MXP and no video comes out.
The adapter does produce video with my S3.
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It doesn't appear to support MHL. I connected my adapter with and without using the power port on the side to my MXP and no video comes out.
The adapter does produce video with my S3.
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as far as i have read there is no mhl compatibility with moto x pure. But it supports casting to devices so its not needed really
Is this a feature that requires hardware support? Is there any chance a ROM could add support in the future?
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Is this a feature that requires hardware support? Is there any chance a ROM could add support in the future?
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MHL does require extra hardware, so no, a ROM will not be able to enable this.
World is full of strange people. Because you do not need to entangle yourself with wires, they (moto) gave us screencast feature, and now people are asking about WIRES again!
TV sets now are coming with Screencast support but if you do not have this feature in TV then read next line....
I am casting (broadcasting) everything (movies, games, android screen, etc) on my 32inch LCD TV, even without wifi router.
I use Pandora S HDMI streaming dongle which does not need WIFI/Router. Direct wireless connection of phone with dongle (attached on HDMI port on tv) http://www.portronics.com/pandora-s-hdmi-streaming-dongle.html
With this device costing only USD27, I can broadcast my Phone, PC, Laptop, etc on TV all wirelessly
I have a Samsung 55 LED that I got about a year ago. I go into the Cast->More Settings, Select my TV, once connected, then tab for Wireless display. I don't have HSI at home, so no Router in between.
This allows me to mirror anything from NetFlix, Sports streaming, Hulu, etc on the big screen.
pandora s
cmahendra said:
World is full of strange people. Because you do not need to entangle yourself with wires, they (moto) gave us screencast feature, and now people are asking about WIRES again!
TV sets now are coming with Screencast support but if you do not have this feature in TV then read next line....
I am casting (broadcasting) everything (movies, games, android screen, etc) on my 32inch LCD TV, even without wifi router.
I use Pandora S HDMI streaming dongle which does not need WIFI/Router. Direct wireless connection of phone with dongle (attached on HDMI port on tv)
With this device costing only USD27, I can broadcast my Phone, PC, Laptop, etc on TV all wirelessly
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Hi!! I needed the MHL connection to use my moto x with my new audio car (the panasonic one that comes with new toyota etios in argentina). Do yo need if this pandora would work for me?
Thanks!
juliaf said:
Hi!! I needed the MHL connection to use my moto x with my new audio car (the panasonic one that comes with new toyota etios in argentina). Do yo need if this pandora would work for me?
Thanks!
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No. Pandora is for TV connected to TV via HDMI and phone via wifi.
For car, its only Bluetooth solution. Seems you are trying to confuse yourself.
cmahendra said:
World is full of strange people. Because you do not need to entangle yourself with wires, they (moto) gave us screencast feature, and now people are asking about WIRES again!
TV sets now are coming with Screencast support but if you do not have this feature in TV then read next line....
I am casting (broadcasting) everything (movies, games, android screen, etc) on my 32inch LCD TV, even without wifi router.
I use Pandora S HDMI streaming dongle which does not need WIFI/Router. Direct wireless connection of phone with dongle (attached on HDMI port on tv) http://www.portronics.com/pandora-s-hdmi-streaming-dongle.html
With this device costing only USD27, I can broadcast my Phone, PC, Laptop, etc on TV all wirelessly
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Hey, with this mirror and play any movie format codec?
Seems to me that Chromecast will NOT play all codecs
ganggreen777 said:
Hey, with this mirror and play any movie format codec?
Seems to me that Chromecast will NOT play all codecs
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I tested ok with mp4 and mkv formats. Dont know if you are asking about any other formats. never had any problem in media files. I think the device is capable of all codec, but I have not tested others. Should work.
It's weird how the default unedited (I haven't touched anything) buildprop on my phone says HDMI is enabled.
I just got my Moto X Pure Edition, i'm still pretty new to it, but it seems at though there may be a way to get HDMI working. Maybe not, I just thought you guys might find that interesting.
I've included a screenshot of it.
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as far as i have read there is no mhl compatibility with moto x pure. But it supports casting to devices so its not needed really
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Wireless video is awful. It's so awful Intel is discontinuing WiDi.
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Wireless video is awful. It's so awful Intel is discontinuing WiDi.
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I was meaning as casting like chromecast but wireless anything has its latency and flaws
Not too many people know this, but there's a mini-HDMI jack hidden within the bottom left edge of the device. All you need is a Dremel and a little patience. If you're not comfortable using a Dremel, ask a drill-savvy iPhone 7 owner :laugh:
Lol
¿Como puedo transmitir a un proyector que no tiene Wi-Fi?
How can I transmit to a projector that does not have Wi-Fi?
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¿Como puedo transmitir a un proyector que no tiene Wi-Fi?
How can I transmit to a projector that does not have Wi-Fi?
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You can't it doesn't have HDMI out.
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¿Como puedo transmitir a un proyector que no tiene Wi-Fi?
How can I transmit to a projector that does not have Wi-Fi?
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you need a Chromecast for that.
Try Toreto HDMI
Hello Pratik,
Have you tried Toreto's stark & dual splitter HDMI cable? I hope it will help you