I have a Vibrant, and I just convinced my buddy to get a Galaxy S 4G and he loves it. I keep seeing threads floating around the vibrant forums about Micro-USB to HDMI.
Now from what I understand the Galaxy S 2 is able to do this, but from what I've read, there is not much of a difference between the hardware of the SGS2 and the Vibrant and SGS4G. From what I've read, theres something thats blocking it from working on SGS4G and the Vibrant thats enabled in the SGS2.
heres a few threads on the idea..
-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=973789
another idea. -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11366461&highlight=kernel#post11366461
if anyone could get this enabled in the coding, it would be probably one of the sickest developments in the hacking of the SGS phones. not to mention theres a few bounties on here. people are willing to donate for such an amazing thing. including me!
This would be quite a development for us Galaxy S 4G owners. Especially if all we need to do is flip a switch or two in the kernel .config file.
But it is stated here that it is just for the Galaxy S2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11366734&postcount=197
playerx said:
This would be quite a development for us Galaxy S 4G owners. Especially if all we need to do is flip a switch or two in the kernel .config file.
But it is stated here that it is just for the Galaxy S2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11366734&postcount=197
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ahh see its been said that "only galaxy s2 can" buttt its also been said that the SGS was supposed to be able to do it and samsung decided to disable it so that the SGS2 could be the "first"
these all could be speculations. But like I said in 1st post, it's been said that all the hardware is pretty much the same (minues of course a few things). But apparently everything hardware wise related to this is the same and its disabled in the kernel. How amazing would it be! gahh
Why do we have a setting in our phones under display called TV Out? U can turn it on or off and u can select PAL or NTSC under tv system. I cant find anything about this in any of the full online manuals? Im confused>>> has anyone figured this out yet?
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Why do we have a setting in our phones under display called TV Out? U can turn it on or off and u can select PAL or NTSC under tv system. I cant find anything about this in any of the full online manuals? Im confused>>> has anyone figured this out yet?
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well i got curious one day and tested it and have been able to watch movies on my tv from my sgs4g using my old ipod video cord, you know the one that has vga plugs on one end and a headphone jack on the other the turning on the tv out feature but quality is dvd at most definatly not HD but as for the micro usb to hdmi cable i am not quite sure.
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Why do we have a setting in our phones under display called TV Out? U can turn it on or off and u can select PAL or NTSC under tv system. I cant find anything about this in any of the full online manuals? Im confused>>> has anyone figured this out yet?
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What that does is it gives you video and audio thru the 3.5 mm headphone jack.
its a cord like this LINK
I picked one up and its cool but the resolution and clarity is terrible coming thru that little jack. Although its neat to have
caffeinated chris said:
What that does is it gives you video and audio thru the 3.5 mm headphone jack.
its a cord like this LINK
)I picked one up and its cool but the resolution and clarity is terrible coming thru that little jack. Although its neat to have
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What was the resolution of the screen you displayed the phone on?(480,720,1080)
Just wondering.
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What was the resolution of the screen you displayed the phone on?(480,720,1080)
Just wondering.
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my tv in my room is a 1080p 32' insignia and the one in the living room is a old 55' projector big screen still though it doesn't look bad and is good to watch movies with but like I said i is definitely not HD.
I just use a radio shack 3.5-vga camcorder a/v cable and swap the red and yellow plugs. It works great. No its not HD but its perfectly watchable quality. Of course if the source video is sketchy its going to look even worse on the big screen. But try it with a decent video source and it looks pretty good. I use it all the time to watch stuff from my phone. Give it a shot.
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What was the resolution of the screen you displayed the phone on?(480,720,1080)
Just wondering.
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yea I think I'm on a 37" Panasonic 720p/1080i and it definitely was not HD. pretty much a little worse than standard cable quality. grrr i wish it was better
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Are there any good game controls that works with the emulators available?
use the WiMote
xfox, if you have some way of getting wiimotes working with the Galaxy S, please do share it with us...
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use the WiMote
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please, do share how you managed to do it when no one else has.
from what i've heard so far, you cant use the wiimote as it uses the old bluetooth 2, while the sgs uses the newer bluetooth 3
But if you've found a way, do share
There are a fair few controller threads around identical to this.
The ZeeMote is rumored to work with the SGS and looks like a nice option.
MyMemory.co.uk are selling them for £11.99 but are out of stock.
Some guy on the 'android modaco' forum bought one and is trying it tonight. I cant post a link to the thread but if you Google 'zeemote samsung galaxy s' you should see it in the hits.
Aside from that, you could wait for the new update and see if Samsung have included support in their Froyo release for HID devices so you could use a WiiMote.
I'm the guy with one at Modaco, already had it actually. You can get 'em really quite cheaply, finish my night shift in a few hours so will give it a crack then.
I'm really waiting for the cyanogenmod ROM for our Galaxy S (they have announced they are working on it), then I'll be able to use my Datel Bluetooth Wireless Wii Classic Controller for emulators, which is quite a bit better than the Zeemote.
That would be great. I have tried playing games using the on screen controls but it just doesn't work. Without a physical control to feel my finger keeps drifting into no mans land. And besides, why would you want to obstruct one of the best features of thee phone, why?
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Confirmed: My Zeemote works with PSX4Droid and GameBoid with the GamePro drivers. Will post a youTube vid after I sleep a bit!
Video uploading to youtube now, but going to take a while...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8y5Z_Xc7fI
Has anyone tried the bgp100? Looks a bit flimsy but large amount of buttons programmable.
Ps. Wtb wiimote
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I don't wanna know who the **** invented that awkward piece of plastic.
OrionTC said:
Has anyone tried the bgp100? Looks a bit flimsy but large amount of buttons programmable.
Ps. Wtb wiimote
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It should also work with the GamePro drivers.
Is there any way to get TV out on the G2 (to play games, NOT DLNA)
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Is there any way to get TV out on the G2 (to play games, NOT DLNA)
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daydeal has this but I'm not sure if it works. I know their cases are official T-mobile cases because I saw the cases they had at my local store and I ordered one case from them and it came in official T-mobile packaging and had the retail price on it, also the case I bought retailed for 24.99 and I got it from there for 16.99 so it might work and also it says OEM HTC.
Someone said that didn't fit in their phone. Also the HDMI I bought from them for my Vibrant was incompatible and was recalled... so... :S
The web site said it works with the g2
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Disregard that. As soon as this is confirmed working, I'm buying one. That's sweet.
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unforgiven512 said:
Disregard that. As soon as this is confirmed working, I'm buying one. That's sweet.
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I'm strongly considering getting one and might order friday. But would we need software for it?
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What about old Nokia tv-out cable?
Someone on the T-Mobile forums got it from DayDeal and said it wasn't compatible. DayDeal is WRONG about compatibility ALOT
Anderdroid said:
Someone on the T-Mobile forums got it from DayDeal and said it wasn't compatible. DayDeal is WRONG about compatibility ALOT
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Daydeal is wrong the cable wont fit its not micro usb its only made for the droid. please don't buy. Search the net for g2 tv out i dont even think the g2 supports it
How can't the latest phone support TV Out >.< Is this a joke or something htc...
No joke. If it supported it I'm sure it would be on the spec sheet just like all the other phones that support TV out. It's not, so it doesn't. I would love to be proven wrong, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
IMHO i don't really see a need for my phone to connect to a TV...
I would love to have google nav on my cars built in screen, which has video in. Good reason, yes?
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rpmccormick said:
I would love to have google nav on my cars built in screen, which has video in. Good reason, yes?
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Me likey too
Hawon said:
IMHO i don't really see a need for my phone to connect to a TV...
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That's because you don't own a gorgeous television ;o Or maybe you do.
Even then to each his own. I want to play emulators/games on my tv from the phone. With a Wiimote. What's so terrible about that
I can confirm that the HTC TV out cable does not work with the G2.
Damn... Can someone try to get analog TV-Out from the 3.5mm jack?
Some Nokia phones and some digital cameras are currently using it for TVOut.. I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't work, but if we get device's schematics we can see if it's wired.
If it's wired we can always make a kernel module or build a custom kernel that supports it!
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The web site said it works with the g2
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They probably mean the HTC Hero or myTouch 3G. They were incorrectly called G2 sometimes.
I can second that the cable from day deal does not fit the g2. I was looking forward to hook up my phone up to my cars radio. but the cable is def not a micro usb like they say it is. Theirs gotta be a way to use the micro usb as a tv out port. It would be great for emulators, you tube and also netflix and hulu if they ever come out for android.
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MicroUSB can't carry out TVOut signal!
Anyway, as the HTC Vision kernel sources are available (leaked) I can examinate the video driver to see if there's at least an option for TVOut through 3.5mm jack.. but we should open up a G2/DesireZ for seeing if it's wired, 'cause if the TVOut through 3.5mm procedure is written in the drivers but it's not wired in the phone it's still useless.
Does the MyTouch 4G have a TV out via RCA cables? I realize its not included but does it have the ability of it built in like the Vibrant does?
I checked my settings and have not found a tv-out setting to enable like my old vibrant. It does have a new media sharing app that is supposedly going to link up via connected WiFi pods. I haven't messed with it too much.
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You can share whats on your phone via a wifi network and the "Screen Share" app that is powered by "Twonky"
This is one feature I have been really hoping for so that I could play my gensoid/snesoid games on any TV with RCA inputs. It's one feature that I haven't had on my Nexus One.
Can anyone confirm that that it either IS or IS NOT possible to have wired video output on a MyTouch 4G through either the mini-USB port (like Droid Incredible) or the 3.5mm jack (like the Vibrant) ?
That kind of sucks, didnt use it much on the vibrant but it was nice to have, not every tv is capable of the wifi sharing but every tv has an rca input
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That kind of sucks, didnt use it much on the vibrant but it was nice to have, not every tv is capable of the wifi sharing but every tv has an rca input
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I don't understand why you want to put HD Video on a Tv with RCA jacks. I used DLNA network share on my Droid X. Never once wasted my time with a cable. I have since moved to T-Mo and will be getting the MT 4G on launch day.
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I don't understand why you want to put HD Video on a Tv with RCA jacks. I used DLNA network share on my Droid X. Never once wasted my time with a cable. I have since moved to T-Mo and will be getting the MT 4G on launch day.
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i usually used it for sharing pictures and such, not every tv works through a dlna network
Big Dawg 23 said:
I don't understand why you want to put HD Video on a Tv with RCA jacks. I used DLNA network share on my Droid X. Never once wasted my time with a cable. I have since moved to T-Mo and will be getting the MT 4G on launch day.
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Spoken like someone who doesn't step outside of their own house.
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That kind of sucks, didnt use it much on the vibrant but it was nice to have, not every tv is capable of the wifi sharing but every tv has an rca input
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Does not. Only WiFi share using the previously stated app.
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Does not. Only WiFi share using the previously stated app.
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I just read a review on chipchick.com that says:
"All in all, the MyTouch 4G display is not quite the best display out there on a smartphone, but it’s still excellent and easy on the eyes. T-Mobile also offers a $14.99 accessory that lets you connect the MyTouch 4G to a TV display via component input. This is a neat feature to have, although we wish it would have been HDMI."
This article says that it DOES support video out, via a component cable that T-mobile sells. Is the article wrong?
ok, at this point I've actually BOUGHT the phone, and I still don't know the answer for sure. The tmobile people have no clue either way.
the article I listed above says it DOES do video out, with a cable from tmobile. Can anyone prove or disprove this?
any word?
Ive searched around and haven't found a definate answer. I'm thinking of purchasing mt4g or waiting for the lg 2x. Know it's been awhile since the thread started but hope some one has a definate answer, has done it, by now. Hope the threads not dead
//Lost my sexy nexy new years =(
Yeah, it works great. I'm pretty sure there are already youtube videos showing it done. I've done it, but was awhile ago and I forgot where the tv out enable is in the operating system..
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Ive searched around and haven't found a definate answer. I'm thinking of purchasing mt4g or waiting for the lg 2x. Know it's been awhile since the thread started but hope some one has a definate answer, has done it, by now. Hope the threads not dead
This phone is great but that lg2x looks stock I would wait if I were you
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Thanks! I'll find it if I can't wait on 2x =D
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MHL demo video is up, working just like it does in the SGSII (with some pros and cons of course).
http://blog.clove.co.uk/2011/06/29/htc-sensation-mhl-demonstration/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-o_VCYd9NA&feature=channel_video_title
(posting stuff about the Sensation and comparison to the SGSII at both the Clove blog and my Twitter account - NZtechfreak there too).
No questions or comments?
The gaming demo is pretty sick. I never thought that would be possible. Nice demo, but it was really hard to hear what you were saying.
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there wasnt any Q so why u w8 an answer ?
btw - demo was ok, just ordered my mhl cable ^^
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The gaming demo is pretty sick. I never thought that would be possible. Nice demo, but it was really hard to hear what you were saying.
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Yeah, got a new camera, so working out how to use it properly (doesn't help having a 15 month old asleep in the room next door either!). Will probably buy an external microphone for it soon. Good times gaming with MHL for sure!
what is the model of his bluetooth gamepad? any name, or something?
it looks so good...
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what is the model of his bluetooth gamepad? any name, or something?
it looks so good...
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Its called the Phonejoy, available here: http://phonejoy.weebly.com/
Its very cheap for what it is, and a new version is coming soon with dual analog sticks. Only downside is that its made in very limited numbers.
Yea I know, I hate these kinds of threads too. But the wifey is bent on getting me something for my bday and kept insisting on getting me the SGS3. I know I'm not alone when I say I'm very happy with the Infuse due to all of the great developers and themers here. I'm currently running Aeon 1.4 with bits and pieces borrowed from Ethereal and Mind of Mac. Under the hood, im running Zen's B2 OC'd @ 1400. With this setup, I have an aesthetically pleasing, buttery smooth interface. Bottom line, I'm satisfied with my phone. Sooo, why would I need another one?
Because of the Infuse, I've all but neglected my PC... which is cool with me. Some things that I most definitely have to do on the PC however due to a bigger screen are: check my email and my bank account. I almost always feel as if I'm overlooking something when I do these two tasks on the phone because of the decreased overview. But will a 7 inch tablet truly replace my PC altogether?
I've picked these two products because they're the latest and greatest and they're comparable in price using a family member's upgrade. Open for suggestions, options, trolling, or anything else that comes to mind. Thanks.
Oh yea, birthday's tomorrow. :/
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Depends which u think u need more...personally I got both lol..I just got my att s3 2 weeks ago its a sweet phone..and the dev support has been extremely quick..aokp cm9 and now cm10 are all available for the s3...I ordered my n7 last week 16gb should be here sometime next week....main reason for me ordering it is I need to replace the tf prime I bricked..so it was sort of a necessity for me that arose...if I had to choose I'd say s3
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See that's the thing. I truly don't believe I NEED either. LOL! But hell, I need to pick something. Here's some things i do and don't need this new toy for: I don't play games. I do watch HD YouTube videos--Infuse has no problems with this. Just started renting and buying movies. Haven't tried hooking it up to the TV yet but I don't think it should be a problem. I do read a lot online and with either, the extra screen size should help. I make full use of the Wolfson DAC which I know is in the SGS3 as well which makes this decision all the more harder. I have an iPad which has been claimed by my two year old. Never liked that anyway as its too heavy and delicate.
Man, I don't know. Thanks though!
noy-z
The n7 doesn't support hdmi-mhl out of the box so you can't output a movie to your TV. More then likely there will be a mod to enable it via root..but out of the box don't expect it to do so if your looking to do that. The s3 out of the box does support mhl however.
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I'd get the S3, and keep the infuse as a storage/entertainment/backup device. S3 for in the go and the Infuse for home. Because seriously, if you think your infuse is buttery smooth now wait until you get your hands on the S3. The display is very very beautiful...:thumbup:
I wish I was in your shoes because it would be a no brainer for me.
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Hmm. I guess you guys are right. What am I gonna use the N7 for anyway that I can't use an S3 for. Thanks!
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