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[Q] HDMI Lag

I went out and bought a micro HDMI to HDMI cable at frys the other day. It shows the picture and all but the xoom lags like none other when I put it in. Even a short swipe of the screen makes it pop up the add new widgets, wallpapers and so on. I was wondering what could be the problem with it? Its a non-rooted wifi only xoom.

that1techguy said:
I went out and bought a micro HDMI to HDMI cable at frys the other day. It shows the picture and all but the xoom lags like none other when I put it in. Even a short swipe of the screen makes it pop up the add new widgets, wallpapers and so on. I was wondering what could be the problem with it? Its a non-rooted wifi only xoom.
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Mine works great... maybe ur tv sux?
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i have similar problem with my HDMI cable. When ever I connect the xoom reboot it self work for few second then stop. After unplug and replug againsame cycle reboot.
Though this was working fine before! !!!!!

Mine works great with my LG set. The only thing when I plug it in the black bar at the bottom doubles in size on the xoom and doesn't reset after I unplug it. I have to reboot anyone have a fix?
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I picked up a the cord and it worked great.
The only issue I found was neither tv I tried it on could adjust overscan. On one tv the size adjustments were greyed out? and the other didn't respond to changes to picture size.

I will test this when I get my cable this week, should have by Tuesday.
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Does your TV have some sort of smoothing like running at 120Hz or 240 in some cases? If there's a "game" mode then usually that runs at 60Hz without a delay because it doesn't have to interpolate in-between frames.

Scourge1024 said:
Does your TV have some sort of smoothing like running at 120Hz or 240 in some cases? If there's a "game" mode then usually that runs at 60Hz without a delay because it doesn't have to interpolate in-between frames.
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Confirmed this works just change your AV setting on your tv and find the one that works best.

that1techguy said:
Confirmed this works just change your AV setting on your tv and find the one that works best.
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Glad that helped.

Well I tried again today and I found the reboot problem is ONLY with the Youtube, but not with any other applications ... can somebody confirm if they has issues watching Youtube through HDMI !

[Q] Need help bluetooth tether Nook Color to Captivate

I have a Nook Color running cm7.2 and a Captivate running GR-11 and want to use bluetooth tethering. What apps work best for this and what steps do I need to take? I've tried wireless tether, but it has failed to connect to the nook. I was able to pair them, but not connect.

Anybody have any suggestions?
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I've got both as well and I think the issue is the bluetooth module on the Nook Color. The broadcast on it is so weak that it can barely hold on to signals. I connected my NC to a pair of bluetooth headphones which I laid right next to it and it couldn't even hold that connection.

sola fide said:
I've got both as well and I think the issue is the bluetooth module on the Nook Color. The broadcast on it is so weak that it can barely hold on to signals. I connected my NC to a pair of bluetooth headphones which I laid right next to it and it couldn't even hold that connection.
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Yep, look at the gps threads on nc. They are sticking the gps units right on the back of it. The range is only a foot or two. Use mobile ap or android tether. That'd what I use.
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Also the wiimote threads will give you an idea of how short the range is.
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boborone said:
Also the wiimote threads will give you an idea of how short the range is.
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I'm on phiremod's latest CM7 and got BT working with BT headphones. What I found was that if you hold the Nook in portrait orientation, you have to practically press the Nook to your nose to keep the connection, BUT, if you rotate the Nook to landscape mode, and keep the line of sight between the earpiece with the receiver in it and the Nook, (I tiled the Nook to the left), then I could put the nook 3 feet away, at least!!! I even laid it down on the bed a few feet away - but putting it in landscape mode, first.
Obviously, there's some going on with the accelerometer. I'm OK with this - music plays great; no skips, no issues. BUT, playing mp4 videos is another story. The clip might start, but then starts acting up. If I disconnect BT, then it plays fine. Big bummer, as this is the only thing that will make me want to get a "real" tablet, like the Samsung 10.1" one coming out in June. If it was movies that worked and music didn't, I'd be cool with that, as I have my music on my phone. But one of the main reasons for me to have a tablet is for watching movies on the plane.

That's interesting. Have you posted this in the nc area? The devs might want to know about that. Might be able to work that out. Sounds like something going on in kernal that could be changed. That would explain why gps and wiimote need to be so close. Used in landscape they are.
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iPhone4 owner looking to make the switch to the Infuse but I need your input first...

Hey guys, I currently have an iPhone 4 and thought about switching but I wasn't sure about the following for the Infuse 4g:
1. Netflix streaming... I have heard that the modified Netflix apks don't support the Infuse 4g. Will Infuse 4g owners will ever get this?
2. Overheating... I have seen several threads where people are saying their phone overheats and the phone automatically shuts the brightness down to zero. This seems like it would be pretty problematic if your out in the sun and your phone shuts the brightness down to zero and you cant see due to the reflection. Is overheating a problem for everyone?
3. Battery life... How good is the battery life? I am an extreme user constantly surfing online or playing netflix so I need a phone that can handle my extreme usage with great battery life. I have heard good things about the Infused 1.50 rom as well and not sure if this rom allows the Infuse 4g to have as good of battery life as the iPhone4.
4. Wiimote... Is there any chance of getting a bluetooth wiimote controller to work so that I can play the game emulators on the Infuse? I know that samsung usually uses a screwed up bluetooth stack so if there is any way to get this to work I would like to know. I never flashed before but I heard that CMod had this ability before so is there a particular rom out there for the Infuse that has this ability?
5. Bluetooth Keyboard Support... I like to use my phone as my all in one device. The iPhone allows you to hook up any bluetooth keyboard to it to type faster and replace your laptop. Is there a way to do this with the Infuse?
I would really like to switch to the Infuse and its 4.5 inch display (compared to iPhones 3.5 inch) but if the Infuse can't handle these things like the iPhone currently does for me then I won't be able to switch since it would be taking a step back in functionality.
Thanks for your help you guys I appreciate it

I came from an iphone 4 jailbroken, and i must say i like my infuse 4g, the only thing im waiting for is for them 2 bring netflix

I can answer a few...
Netflix will come just not sure when.
I've not had any overheating issues whatsoever l.
Battery life if good but could be better. Charging times are long though.
But the experience blows iPhone away for sure.
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Insurance threw at&t.
Free music/movies.
Removable/replacable batt.
Bigger and better screen quality.
Android.
Android
Better sound output.
Android.
More customizable.
Etc. Can go for days. Hardware and software smokes apple.
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I'm a converted iphone guy as well. I must say I love this phone. Here is a few pros and cons in comparison to the ip4. In my oppion- I feel battery life is much better than ip4 but as stated before it takes much longet to actually charge. Youtube I feel is much better on infuse/android, using the infuse it seems videos are still very clear even on 3g, the ip4 was kind of blocky and not so clear but flawless under wifi. Craigslist and facebook are much better on ip4, I have 4 CL apps on my infuse, I only needed 1 on ip4. I could go on for a while but this reply is long enough, to he honest, after playing with my infuse for 2 weeks my ip4 soon felt like a childs toy. In order for me to switch to android there was 3 things I 100% needed, wifi tethering, youtube downloader, and the ability to download music. All of which I have plus sooo much more, switching was a no brainer for me.
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I came from iPhone 4 as well and I love this phone.
And as for the overheating, that can affect any phone if out in direct sunlight long enough...including the iPhone 4.

I switch from the iPhone 3gs two years ago when the Nexus one was available with At&ts 3g band. Never looked back and I never will. As far as the Infuse it's the best 1 core android phone out now. Go for it. From what I'm hearing Netflix works only on Gingerbread.
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I also came from the 3GS, this is my second android device and the best one so far being on at&t and it's only getting better, no overheating here, great better life, best to wallplug to quicker battery charging, not sure about the wiimote but yes on the bluetooth keyboard, you can't go wrong with this as your first android phone

I recently came from the iPhone 4. Up until this point, I have had all Apple's phones. The battery life of the infuse is good. It lasts all day with me. However, it is nowhere in the same league as the iPhone 4's battery. On a moderate-usage day, on the ip4 I would've had ~80% remaining, with the infuse I would have ~35-40% remaining.
That being said, this phone is so much better than the ip4, I don't care. It really is great.

I switched from iphone4 and is the best thing ive done everything is better on the infuse.especially downloading music and making ringtones without a computer.and a bigger brighter screen
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I love my Infuse! I can't speak for iPhone as I've been a WM and Andriod user, but the battery is a big reason I chose this phone. I go a full day and don't need to bring a charger (20 min or so calls, 30 texts, LOTS of data streaming music and video).
The other selling point is this beautiful screen. It is brilliant under all lights, just choose your screen protector wisely as it can ruin the quality and some are near impossible to read in the sun.
Finally, Android is awesome. I still haven't found a limit to what it will do and I can't wait for 2.3 support.
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ap3604 said:
Hey guys, I currently have an iPhone 4 and thought about switching but I wasn't sure about the following for the Infuse 4g:
1. Netflix streaming... I have heard that the modified Netflix apks don't support the Infuse 4g. Will Infuse 4g owners will ever get this?
2. Overheating... I have seen several threads where people are saying their phone overheats and the phone automatically shuts the brightness down to zero. This seems like it would be pretty problematic if your out in the sun and your phone shuts the brightness down to zero and you cant see due to the reflection. Is overheating a problem for everyone?
3. Battery life... How good is the battery life? I am an extreme user constantly surfing online or playing netflix so I need a phone that can handle my extreme usage with great battery life. I have heard good things about the Infused 1.50 rom as well and not sure if this rom allows the Infuse 4g to have as good of battery life as the iPhone4.
4. Wiimote... Is there any chance of getting a bluetooth wiimote controller to work so that I can play the game emulators on the Infuse? I know that samsung usually uses a screwed up bluetooth stack so if there is any way to get this to work I would like to know. I never flashed before but I heard that CMod had this ability before so is there a particular rom out there for the Infuse that has this ability?
5. Bluetooth Keyboard Support... I like to use my phone as my all in one device. The iPhone allows you to hook up any bluetooth keyboard to it to type faster and replace your laptop. Is there a way to do this with the Infuse?
I would really like to switch to the Infuse and its 4.5 inch display (compared to iPhones 3.5 inch) but if the Infuse can't handle these things like the iPhone currently does for me then I won't be able to switch since it would be taking a step back in functionality.
Thanks for your help you guys I appreciate it
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1. wait for gingerbread update, or cm7/cm8
2. heat issues seem to lessen over time, not sure why. it also seems to have more to do with the wifi and/or cell radios than anything else. could have issues with tethering or streaming h.264 .mkv files while charging but the iphone cant do that in the first place, so you decide if it is relevant
3. battery life. well you wont be dissapointed, especially with a custom rom or if you mind the active syncs email push, wifi status in non wifi areas and screen brightness. the battery takes forever to charge at first and may produce some heat but it improves over time. my iphone 3g and my captivate were both the same so it is not unusual.
4. wait for cm7/cm8 the samsung bluetooth stack is incompatable and needs to be changed but it may be difficult to work the bugs out with a samsung rom if it gets changed, but we have a pretty talented group of devs so who knows.
5. i often use a portable bt keyboard with a touchpad for mouse controls on mine. i cant give you a list of compatable devices but many of the small portable devices work.

I came from an iPhone 4 as well. No regrets as of yet!
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Netflix works. Over slingbox

nstong said:
Netflix works. Over slingbox
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did sling box put out an app? so they have a server that transcodes the feeds? or do you need a sling box device at home using up all your upload bandwith (many internet providers only give about 5%-10% uplink bandwidth vs downlink, mine is no better than my 3g upload speed without hspa)
I haven't kept up on slingbox as I thought there devices were overpriced. I tried to setup a media server with a transcoder application and tv tuner card to do this type of thing but my ip is just too slow, hosting anything is useless. I'm just trying to figure out what you mean and if it is a service that costs money.

The slingbox app works with your box at home. I picked up the older model ~6 months ago for ~$100. Works great on the android app. I have it hooked up to a tivo that I can watch netflix on. Obv not HD quality or anything, but works well enough. Sling has some fancy stuff to encode on the fly very quickly, so I think their hardware is worth it. So not a service, but up front costs of slingbox and a box with rca (or HDMI if you have the right slingbox) out that can stream netflix.

nstong said:
The slingbox app works with your box at home. I picked up the older model ~6 months ago for ~$100. Works great on the android app. I have it hooked up to a tivo that I can watch netflix on. Obv not HD quality or anything, but works well enough. Sling has some fancy stuff to encode on the fly very quickly, so I think their hardware is worth it. So not a service, but up front costs of slingbox and a box with rca (or HDMI if you have the right slingbox) out that can stream netflix.
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cool. it can be done with an old pc and media portal with the ipimp plugin, my biggest prob is upload bandwidth, not sure the comercial device would be that great either in my case. stupid time warner! one day when i have fios or optimum online i will do one from scratch with a low power platform like an atom or something. im sure the sling box is very nice but pc based devices are always expandable, i can always add features and change the interface as i go.

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facebook are much better on ip4
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FriendCaster Pro.
Everything you could ask for in a Facebook app, except for chat maybe, but who cares about that on a phone when you can text/gtalk/call them.
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Gaming over Splashtop/VNC?

Just wondering if it's doable. Obviously some games would lend themselves better to it than others, and I'm sure online gaming is out of the question.
Still, it intrigues me. So does anyone have any experiences?

tried playing skyrim over Splashtop. was funky. cant see anything if i run or get the horse to gallop. and i had the worst luck... an elder dragon popped up and pwned my ass to oblivion

Why do you think that was? Was it network related (Were you playing it on a local network or was it over the internet?) or do you think the speed of the tablet was what was holding it back.
I've got a preorder for the Prime and, while I've never been on this forum before, common sense tells me y'all might be a little tired of all the Prime threads on the TF101 forum. That aside, Skyrim was basically what I was after, I just didn't want to be greedy and say it outright. That's not to say there aren't a fair amount of other games I'd like to try as well.

well no mater how fast your tab or laptop is there is a slight lag when i comes to high res pictures while remoting. and the key is that even if you are using cable on your pc, your tab is on wireless and most of the time wireless has a lower transmission rate then cable *im using a cheap ass wireless router mind you*

I play City of Heroes via splashtop on my local network it's pretty responsive. The main issues are as follows:
Fulscreen doesn't work, but a maximised window does.
Controls are really tough to approximate using touch.

VNC will never be good enough IMHO, try Splashtop HD.
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I played NFS The Run (offline) using the docked tab and splashtop in my LAN, and everything was perfectly smooth and responsive at full screen.
Gotta try smth online, but I think that the lag would be too much :\

I've played torch light with splash top on a lan, it was very responsive but lacked enough input control to be fully effective, but on easy mode it is fun. The actually game is sharp and fluid, you just need a mouse and I hadn't set one up
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I played WoW via splashtop a month ago. Ran an entire heroic from my transformer. Of course this is a novelty and isn't meant for prime time yet. (no pun intended)

I played WoW on mine (lowbie character) a few days ago using splashtop and worked well for just running around killing random animals on a quest. Had to modify my controls alittle bit in game because I was using TF only with no dock.
I got disconnected several times but it was playable enough to pass the time. I was at home, but tethered my TF to my VZW 4G service and my laptop was on my home internet, just to get a better test.

Cool. Sounds like there's been a good amount of you who've tried it with varying levels of success. I only plan on trying this with the dock and a mouse plugged in, so it sounds like a lot of the control issues would be alleviated.
Thanks!

G2X as Android TV box

My G2X is currently sitting in a drawer, and I was wondering how well it would function as a dedicated set top box for my HDTV. I was wondering if anyone has tried this and has any suggestions on a good rom to use, as wells as accessories.
I was thinking it would be cool to use it as a DLNA client and possibly set up a NAS server. I would also want a keyboard and mouse for web surfing as well as a game controller for playing games. Netflix is also a no brainer. I can't see any reason why this wouldn't work just as well as those cheap android TV boxes coming out of china.
Any Advice?

This may just be my experience but I have had a lot of trouble getting a stable video from my HDMI on it. It may be the rom (EB, 4.0.4 AOSP) but I'm not so sure this phone was ever designed for that. It's possible, maybe, but I wouldn't hold your breath..

I am able to get stable HDMI output. I played some games with my G2X/P999 attached to an LCD screen via HDMI. I'm using the stock V21Y ROM.

Don't see why it wouldn't work. And with CM7.2 you can use a bluetooth mouse, too.
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Any other suggestions on ROMs? Are there any ICS ROMs that have solid 1080p output? I used the HDMI out with cyanogenmod but if I remember correctly it didnt work that smoothly.
With the announcement of full featured XBMC for android I think this could work out pretty well!

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Don't see why it wouldn't work. And with CM7.2 you can use a bluetooth mouse, too.
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I've been searching a lot trying to find a mouse keyboard setup to work for the p999. do you have any more information on how I can make that happen?
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More than certain this can be done. I've used my g2x to play Game Boy / Game Boy advance games on my 55 inch TV before with a wii remote. Played for a good 4 hours. Although it did overheat and reboot a few times... Though I'm willing to bet that was due to the fact my phone was OC at 1.4GHz and I don't think that emulator had a frame rate limit. Also I've used it to stream from my NAS using es file explorer and mx player to get the best out of the phone. For streaming I watched 4 episodes of Pokemon approx 170mb each episode in one go.
What I did notice though is that if you are going to be using it for this it will drain the battery faster than it can charge. I've never fully drained the battery while it was plugged in during my use so you are going to have to experiment a little on your own to find out how long it lasts.

I finally went out and bought a bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and I can confirm that with an app called "Blueinput" (free but adds text ass your typing unless you register it for 9.99Eur) it does work. You can hook your phone to a charger, mini hdmi to your tv, connect bt mouse and keyboard via blueinput and sit back and use the phone via bt mouse and keyboard. I went full nerd. I bought a logitech keyboard that was made for ICS and has the google buttons on the keyboard, but I'm running cm7 and they dont register in the bt test section of blue input. The mouse is a little touchy, and there is no pointer, so no ability to click the background and add widgets, but any item on the screen can be selected with the mouse and the right click is back. I don't feel like loading ICS again to test on that, but next time I do I will let you all know how it works.
I also bought the wii classic that connects with a wire to the regular wii remote so I can map even more buttons and can now play snes and probably ps1 and better (haven't tried yet). Still think the G2X out does every other phone I have played with/rooted for people.

I have just purchased a g2x specifcally to try and use as a media player i will remove the mainboard from its case and put it into a 2.5" portabld hdd case for better ventilation, put a heatsink on the cpu and wire up some usb ports for extra connectivity, should it all work ok it should be a good little media box neatly packaged into a set top box type casing.
I do have a couple concerns
I have noticed people videos of mirroring from the g2x it only goes into fullscreen when playting a game or video but the desktop displays small, can that be changed and since I have no use for the lcd I want to have the hdmi permanent only output not mirroring.
will shows some pics of it all working when done, if it fails I will pretend I simply lost interest in the project and never be heard from again.

Just a suggestion, why don't you guys try xbmc android? Only problem is how to control it.