Is there a way to connect the receiver on my home network so I can watch a show in the bathroom on my gtab?
The only way I know of is a Vulkano/Slingbox. I have the Vulkano Flow and use it with my EVO 4G flawlessly. Thus far I have had a little trouble on my GTab, as the video constantly freezes, but the sound is perfect. I'm going to keep messing with it and hopefully get it working completely.
DishTv has an android app. Phonemypc allows you to see desktop streams. Netflix/Hulu.
Who is your sat provider? Dish has the sling adapter you can get for certain dvrs, and can stream to your gtab. I do it with mine, works pretty well. Sling adapters are free after 99$ rebate through them right now but that only does u any good if you have dish.
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Anyone ever see an app so you can use your phone as a remote control? Specifically for like your comcast DVR? I searched forever and couldn't find anything. I though it might be awesome if you could change channels, etc on your DVR through your phone. Might not be available yet. Just wondering
You won't find such an app only because there is no IR built-in to the phone. However, if they came out with a contraption like they did with the iPhone where it plugs into the headphone jack, then maybe...but stand alone...won't happen.
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You won't find such an app only because there is no IR built-in to the phone. However, if they came out with a contraption like they did with the iPhone where it plugs into the headphone jack, then maybe...but stand alone...won't happen.
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Well he could always switch to Verizon! I use this app. WORK PERFECTLY on hero even though it says it wont.
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Wrong URL here ya go
http://android.techhours.com/android-app-controls-your-verizon-fios-tv/
Also Comcast CAN do it there is just not an app for it yet. it would go threw your wifi signal as long as your box is connected to the internet!
Love the Rooted Inspire,(Thanks attn1) though the speed goes from 2985 DL in the morning to 200k DL on Friday night,besides that,Unlimited free tethering is awesome.My Question is how do I stream to the TV if the thing is never going to support "Micro USB to HDMI"? I have seen the commercial where it is done wirelessly? If I dont have a DLNA or whatever its called compatible TV is there a Standalone "converter" that has HDMI out and accepts the Inspires Video Sharing,I would like to be able to hook the phone to my projecter through whatever cable or wireless device I need,So How do I do It,Buy a Samsung??Please dont tell me that I just started to get this phone really dialed it,Ilike it better than my Iphone 4,way better than the captivate! Cant imagine they are not going to support video out via a simple cable adapter??Help,Vegas
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Love the Rooted Inspire,(Thanks attn1) though the speed goes from 2985 DL in the morning to 200k DL on Friday night,besides that,Unlimited free tethering is awesome.My Question is how do I stream to the TV if the thing is never going to support "Micro USB to HDMI"? I have seen the commercial where it is done wirelessly? If I dont have a DLNA or whatever its called compatible TV is there a Standalone "converter" that has HDMI out and accepts the Inspires Video Sharing,I would like to be able to hook the phone to my projecter through whatever cable or wireless device I need,So How do I do It,Buy a Samsung??Please dont tell me that I just started to get this phone really dialed it,Ilike it better than my Iphone 4,way better than the captivate! Cant imagine they are not going to support video out via a simple cable adapter??Help,Vegas
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look up htc media link!
Get a new wireless ready blue ray player.... cheapest way to be able to add Dlna. This will allow you to stream everything from your phone as well as pc to your tv and be able to control everything with your phone.
Sound working ?
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Sound is Good
Yes Sound if Fine,Thanks for asking. The advertise this Phone as Surround Sound + Dolby 5.1 and there is a Huge Silver Speaker Bar on the top of the Phone on the Side with the Screen which Puts out very Little sound for a device with the "SRS" Logo on the Back.Its fine through Headphones and when plugged into the "Aux In" that is on my Clarion NZ409 Head Unit wired into the Mercedes 10 Bose Speaker and Bose Amp System ,there is a noticeable difference when you toggle the DOLBY button,I am not sure if it is better or worse ,just different.Thanks,Vegas
About this DLNA Business...
So,I am looking at 120.00 US plus Shipping if I want a Simple Video Out Connection from my Inspire,I guess I am burning DVDs that the Kids can throw away after watching them once if I want to stream movies in the car. Is there any other "Media Server" solution available,I assum someone will reverse engineer the thing and sell it out of Hong Kong like all of the other Electronics out there on the Market,Man between the Atrix with its 300.00 "Dock",and the Inspires "DLNA" Media Server" I am starting to wish that I went with the Samsung Infuse,I am stuck for a While,I never learn my lesson with buying the minute a Technology becomes available I guess,With the Exception of 3DTV of course,I am not falling for that just yet,Thanks All,Vegas
Hey just wanted to share that are skyrockets can use BLuetooth mice and keyboards.
they pair and connect and works great,
i run a streaming server from home and take my phone with me everywhere. i like to listen to my music, tv shows, and movies and its awesome streaming them through my phone.
but most of all its about the fact that they hook up to our HDTV's you do need the MHL adapter found one on amazon for 8.99 + shipping =12.89 works great
also found a mini bluetooth keyboard with a dpad on it. cost 49.99 + shipping
i connect my phone to my friends tv anytime i stay at a hotel ect.
are phones work great as a little theater pc. hook it up to a tv. use the mouse and keyboard to operate it and you can do anything with it watch movies in this case the ones at my house on my theater pc i have access to. not everyone will have that but you can still have movies on sd card ect. I even play angry birds on my 42" sitting on the couch with this. love the new Skyrocket and wanted to share. didnt know how many people were aware of the keyboard and mouse being able to connect to our phones and were able to make our phone function with them. just like a pc.
p0k3sm0t said:
Hey just wanted to share that are skyrockets can use BLuetooth mice and keyboards.
they pair and connect and works great,
i run a streaming server from home and take my phone with me everywhere. i like to listen to my music, tv shows, and movies and its awesome streaming them through my phone.
but most of all its about the fact that they hook up to our HDTV's you do need the MHL adapter found one on amazon for 8.99 + shipping =12.89 works great
also found a mini bluetooth keyboard with a dpad on it. cost 49.99 + shipping
i connect my phone to my friends tv anytime i stay at a hotel ect.
are phones work great as a little theater pc. hook it up to a tv. use the mouse and keyboard to operate it and you can do anything with it watch movies in this case the ones at my house on my theater pc i have access to. not everyone will have that but you can still have movies on sd card ect. I even play angry birds on my 42" sitting on the couch with this. love the new Skyrocket and wanted to share. didnt know how many people were aware of the keyboard and mouse being able to connect to our phones and were able to make our phone function with them. just like a pc.
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Got a link to the BT keyboard?
Link please
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Sorry i wasnt sure i got it off amazon.
this is the one i baught their is others but this one actually said android devices.
Link
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JAJ6EC/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
or search for
Mini Rii Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard for Android phone Ipad Sony PS3 Apple MAC Nokia Symbian Elegance version
thing is super tiny
oh but here same one I think half the price http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-Laser-Pointer/dp/B004I4RW8C/ref=pd_cp_e_3
personally so far I'm eyeing Laptopmate Original KP-810-10-BTT but haven't read up on any of them enough to make an educated decision
How does the mouse pad work? I'm assuming that a mouse pointer doesn't just pop up or does it just scroll and such.
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You do get a mouse pointer, I have a very similar keyboard. They're super handy too
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I picked mine up from eBay last year. Works amazing. I have had it linked to my playbook, MacBook Pro, and all my phones to date. Just wish the trackpad was a bit bigger. Thats the only complaint.
I bought the Mini Rii over a year ago, and maybe I've got a bad one, maybe I'm hard on it, but it didn't last. The quality isn't great, and once the battery starts to die it gets wonky. In the beginning recharging fixed it and or cycling the power switch, but now it takes several key presses to make it wake and respond.
The power cycling wasn't a big deal, and I didn't mind, until the microscopic switch's thumb knob fell off and was lost forever. Now I need a tooth pick or paper clip to cycle the power.
Another thing it does is lose it's mind on the cap lock. Sometimes it will cap lock, without the cap lock light on, and you have to turn cap locks on (light comes on) to get lower case. If that makes any sense.
The touch pad is also less responsive now too.
It didn't cost much, but I still expected it to hold up better than it did. This is just my experience, so take it as you will.
At this point I have a half working PC remote, and great laser pointer for the cat.
As we all know, TF700 has one of the greatest screen ever.
1900x1200 full HD resolution is even higher than my 720p TV..
Which makes me wanna play my xbox on TF700 if I could.
Is there any possible way to do that?
I heard u can connect some dvd players and watch it through TF700 screen, then why not XBOX?
Need some help here, It would be AMAZING if I could play Tekken on my TF700:laugh:
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Which makes me wanna play my xbox on TF700 if I could.
Is there any possible way to do that?
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No. For that you would need some video input, which does not exist on the TF700.
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I heard u can connect some dvd players and watch it through TF700 screen, then why not XBOX?
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You can connect a DVD *ROM* and watch the DVD being played by the TF700, like on a PC.
almightytaek said:
I heard u can connect some dvd players and watch it through TF700 screen, then why not XBOX?
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Fairly simple reason, much the same as why you can't use a laptop screen as the screen for an Xbox (i've tried. )
The tablet only has HDMI out. Meaning it can't recieve signals, it has no input. As such, hooking up your xbox will simply be trying to run water uphill.
A DVDplayer is an external media device, the same way a harddrive is. (A SATA is a glorified DVD player.) It doesn't recieve a media signal, it simply sees an external disc, and the media player plays the Video_TS.IFO file, which starts the film.
If you hunt around Google you'll see that there has been some work done on getting USB TV tuners to work in android. I haven't actually tried any of them, so I can't say anything about wether or not it's even worthwhile.
However, you do have another option that will work with a little effort, and that's to buy a network TV tuner like the HD homerun. Basically, the tuner sits on your network and you can use the tablet to watch TV off of it. The plus side of this is that you can use a VPN to connect your tablet to your network while on the road and if your connection is good enough, you can watch tv while away from the house as well.
Xbox isn't going to happen as there is no video input. For watching tv, you could always check out a slingbox. I had one of the first models and apparently they've gotten world's better.
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Thanx all!
Well thanx for all your answers.
Now that I know that I cannot connect xbox *directly* to my TF700,
I'll look for different ways like the 'Splashtop' or USB TV tuners as mentioned above.
I still have a dream that one day I can play my xbox with docked TF700 somehow:fingers-crossed:
slingbox is awesome.
Anyone know of a top rated dongle to use for miracasting? I have a Sony tv, but it doesn't have mirascasting capabilities.
which series TV do you have the new W8 and W9 comes with screen mirroring built in.
The top rated "cheapest" dongle is by a company called Measy. check it on Amazon. See it in action here.
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which series TV do you have the new W8 and W9 comes with screen mirroring built in.
The top rated "cheapest" dongle is by a company called Measy. check it on Amazon. See it in action here.
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I have a 2007 Sony KDS60A3000. It's too old to have any fancy stuff, lol
I use a Roku Stick HDMI that I got free for beta testing. It works well as miracasting/mirroring dongle for my LG Smart TV, which ironically does not have built in Miracast support. The Roku Stick HDMI is I think $35 now, comes with remote and you can even use the Android app as a remote.
Most importantly the Roku supports the 5Ghz band as well which is important as I live in a 2.4Ghz congested neighborhood. Also microwaves and bluetooth can interfere with 2.4Ghz as well. Its well worth the money.
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I use a Roku Stick HDMI that I got free for beta testing. It works well as miracasting/mirroring dongle for my LG Smart TV, which ironically does not have built in Miracast support. The Roku Stick HDMI is I think $35 now, comes with remote and you can even use the Android app as a remote.
Most importantly the Roku supports the 5Ghz band as well which is important as I live in a 2.4Ghz congested neighborhood. Also microwaves and bluetooth can interfere with 2.4Ghz as well. Its well worth the money.
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Will Chromecast work? I seen it can mirror the display, but what about sound?
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Will Chromecast work? I seen it can mirror the display, but what about sound?
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Z3 is in the supported devices list from Chromecast, so yes, it should
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6059461?hl=en
Yep Chromecast also works.
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Z3 is in the supported devices list from Chromecast, so yes, it should
https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/6059461?hl=en
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One last question about chromecast. I have seen where it can mirror apps and webpages, but what about videos saved on the phone itself, like downloaded movies and home movies/videos taken from the Z3 itself? Target has Chromecast for $22, heading out there after work to pick one up, IF IT CAN MIRROR/SCREEN Z3 personal videos.
Need help with chromecast
So I picked up Chromecast for $22 at Target today. It appears to work, with the exceptin that the screen on my phone is required to stay on. Is there a setting I am missing that allows my phone screen to be turned off, but still watch a video?
Nope. With Root/bootloader unlocking maybe.
I love the Chromecast, but no 5Ghz WiFi, which is bad, I get dropouts from interference from neighbors and espescially my microwave occasionally.
I personally dont have internet at home so I utilize the Belkin Miracast Adapter. Chromecast doesn't seem to work without a wireless router in the home.
Its a little bit pricey but it performs the best in terms of latency and doesn't require a wireless router to perform; all it needs is your phone and your TV. This adapter also has 5ghz support and works well with my Z3.
I had the Roku Streaming stick before I purchased this adapter and the Miracast option is available but it is very laggy and glitchy for me. Most likely since it is still in beta.
Hope this helps
I was a Roku Beta tester recently, its much better now. In Miracast there is always a minor lag though.
Fix to mirrorcasting w/ chromecast
So, I was able to fix the issue with my screen remaining on while mirrorcasting. I was irritated at the beginning because when I used showbox on my phone, the screen would remain on while casting to Chromecast. Also, when casting, you can't use your phone, due to casting.
Here's the fix and work around. Some may have already known this.. I downloaded an app called localcast (allcast works just the same). localcast acts like a server on your phone, so there is no mirroring (and you can turn your screen off and it still runs like a normal app), thus once the video starts, you are free to use your phone like you normally do. I also noticed the skipping of the video was eliminated when I stopped mirrorcasting and started using localcast!