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[Q] Infuse HDMI output not working...

So I followed the instructions on that came with the HDMI adapter and it will not work at all. I purchased a movie and want to watch it on the big screen and this is killing me trying to watch it on the small screen.
What am I doing wrong?

I think that you cant watch media hub movies thru the HDMI output. there was a post about this issue somewhere.

Transformer27 said:
I think that you cant watch media hub movies thru the HDMI output. there was a post about this issue somewhere.
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This is correct. I think I read the same post. Movies purchased via Media Hub are NOT licensed for playback on anything except the phone itself. Only Galaxy S phones are licensed for output-to-TV playback per Samsung support.

beatblaster said:
This is correct. I think I read the same post. Movies purchased via Media Hub are NOT licensed for playback on anything except the phone itself. Only Galaxy S phones are licensed for output-to-TV playback per Samsung support.
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yep. thats kind of messed up tho. Samsung better clean their sh*t up. starting with their gps on some devices.

hmmmmmm that does suck...
Well It still does not even play the movies I recored myself on the screen. I saw a video on youtube showing that is worked but not with the settings that need to be set to get it to output the phone to the screen.

you should be able to play anything that is not protected. the trailers on the phone work great for me. maybe you have a defective unit, test it with the movie trailers they provide.

Did you connect the power cable to your MHL adapter, also use the charge block & cable that came with the Infuse, then make sure your tv is set on the Input(HDMI 1, HDMI 2, etc) that you have the HDMI connected to. SHould work after making sure you follow these steps.
I couldn't do it with my usual charging block, so I had to use the original one that came with the Infuse 4G.

some times hdmi is funky.is evrything hdmi 1.3? some hdmi devices are incompatable

[Q] Could I use my TF700 as a TV or something like that?

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:

almightytaek said:
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.
almightytaek said:
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.

Any good Stick with no WiFi issues and 720p playback

Hi guys,
I'm interested on buying a Android stick but I've reading a lot of problems with them, like wifi issues and choppy video playback...
So, I ask you, what is the best of this sticks to buy in a range of $50~$70, one with no wifi issues and that I can play at least 720p mkv videos and netflix with no issues?
thanks!

fjfcb said:
Hi guys,
I'm interested on buying a Android stick but I've reading a lot of problems with them, like wifi issues and choppy video playback...
So, I ask you, what is the best of this sticks to buy in a range of $50~$70, one with no wifi issues and that I can play at least 720p mkv videos and netflix with no issues?
thanks!
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The best in hardware and software support http://www.cloudnetgo.com/
I would get a tv box instead of stick, you will have extra usb ports, which is very convenience for adding wireless mouse, external usb stick, hard drive etc...Cloudnet tv box came with 4 usb ports and one slot for micro sdcard. one port for updating software and the other 3 are for what ever your desire.

Fire stick or Roku for watching movies off portable hard drive

Which is better (more reliable) for just watching movies from my portable hard drive on the go via hdmi?
Plex and all of that is out of the question. If we are out camping there is no internet. I just need to be able to plug into the car and watch.

wtd03 said:
Which is better (more reliable) for just watching movies from my portable hard drive on the go via hdmi?
Plex and all of that is out of the question. If we are out camping there is no internet. I just need to be able to plug into the car and watch.
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Hey,
The fire stick seems to support hard drives pretty well as pee this link : http://www.aftvnews.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-usb-storage-with-the-amazon-fire-tv/
The official Roku FAQ also says that external hard drives are supported : https://support.roku.com/hc/en-us/articles/208754908-Roku-Media-Player-Playing-your-personal-videos-music-photos
You should choose whichever one you like the most since their external HDD capabilities are just about the same

Ouch they only allow Fat32 drives? What is this 1986?
That nvidia shield is looking very appealing right now.

Connecting a Fire HD 8 to a TV via HDMI...

What is the correct adapter to connect a Fire HD 8 tablet to a TV via HDMI? I have been unable to find a connector that fits the port on the device. (And, mirroring is, apparently, only available for streaming Amazon videos and can’t be used with other “app”s.)

Can someone, please, tell me what the port/jack for the Fire HD 8 is called, and let me know if there is an adapter that will fit that that's sold on Amazon?

Based on what I've read in the reviews of the recent kindle fires, ever since they removed the physical HDMI port, they also locked down MHL or similar devices.
IIRC even people on the Kindle Fire 7 that rooted and switched over to cyanogenmod aren't able to get HDMI out from the device via mhl etc., so it seems to be a hardware lock or incompatibility.
Since Fire Stick may be limiting as well (I don't actually know) your second best option is to get a chromecast and install google apps on your Fire HD 8 (see other posts in this forum) and cast using that (screenshare so you aren't restricted to specific apps)

I had found some casting apps and got one of them to work, but it only works on some pages. Does the Chrome thing allow you to cast from different apps./mirror all activity from the tablet?
(It's really stupid that they made it so that you can't connect the new tablet to a TV! :-\ And the Amazon people don't even seem to know that as they recommend incompatible products.--Infuriating! :-\)

I got an 8 on the monthly installment plan for the wife but she would rather use her phone and a magnifying glass? frankly it seems I wasted my money for many reasons

VeganStar said:
What is the correct adapter to connect a Fire HD 8 tablet to a TV via HDMI? I have been unable to find a connector that fits the port on the device. (And, mirroring is, apparently, only available for streaming Amazon videos and can’t be used with other “app”s.)
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Can you try to use Google Chromecast.

This thread is 3 years old, pretty sure it's dead...

VeganStar said:
What is the correct adapter to connect a Fire HD 8 tablet to a TV via HDMI? I have been unable to find a connector that fits the port on the device. (And, mirroring is, apparently, only available for streaming Amazon videos and can’t be used with other “app”s.)
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You can use TeamViewer (mirror through PC) or Chromecast instead.