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Android video player software with explicit option to control display mode

Hi, I'm trying to find if there's any software for my android tab that has an explicit option to change/set display mode so that I might be able to play videos on my LCD TV using HDMI cable. The stock player named Vortex has this option but doesn't have the ability to render subtitles. Moreover there's no HDMI setting in my tab that enables me to switch complete display to my TV to play games or view image gallery (please refer this previous question of mine to know details of my agony). I looked up the internet and this forum and the closest thing appeared to what i needed was RealHDMI for Droid X and couldn't find anything similar to fit my need, tried my luck with some of the players like MX but came up empty handed. Details of my tablet are as below:
Name: Penta T-Pad IS703C ( T-Pad IS703C With BSNL)
Manufacturer: Pantel
Android: 4.0.3
Kernel: 3.0.8
Build Number: fj_vortex-userdebug 4.0.3 IML74K eng.zjd1.20120413.113558 test-keys
It would be wonderful to know if such software exists and if so the details of the same. Thanks.

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Even I am looking for the same. It is very annoying of Penta to have not provided the feature. At least they could have made the Vortex player open source so that some developer could try to find the driver that Vortex uses and thus could have created a general screen sharing app for sending the entire display to HDMI.

[Q] Windows display miroring over WLAN

Hi XDA
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I don't know another forum to post such a general question like this.
What I want to achieve: Have a TV/Display with HDMI Input mirroring (or extending) the screen of a device running Windows over WLAN.
Available Devices:
- Raspberry Pi
- Chromecast
- HTC Medialink HD
- USB WLAN Adapter
- A machine running Windows 8.1
Is there good solution for this problem or is this impossible? Unfortunately I can't use Linux

Is there a phone app to control my Android HDMI mini PC

Hi all,
As the title says, I'm after one of the following:
1. the ability to emulate a Android TV/Google TV/Chromecast receiver on my android PC (I've seen this ability on other android mini PCs)
2. an app which I can use to control my Android PC in an intuitive way.
I would prefer 1 as this will allow me to use existing apps out there (Android Remote Control, Google TV) which are intuitive and well made. I've see that this is possible on other Android Mini PCs (via turning on an option in the settings menu)
I'm not interested in those bluetooth/wlan mouse/keyboard apps. I'm more after something that allows swiping, has buttons such as home etc. I'm currently using a bluetooth keyboard/mouse which works well. But I'm after something that'll utilise my phone instead. I have an Android and iPhone.
I found some apps however they have the following limitations:
[Android] Android Remote Control: Requires an Android TV
[iOS] Google TV: Requires a Google TV device
The device I have is the following: Amazon: JUSTOP K10A Quad Core Android 4.4 Kitkat TV Box Mini PC With WIFI Bluetooth RK3188 1.6Ghz x4 CPU 2GB Ram 8GB NAND Network Streamer
I can see there's an app called DroidMote available. Is that the best alternative?
Thanks in advance

I use droidmote for my mini droids, Google playstore is your friend, am well pleased with it! Uses Wi-Fi to connect to your droid so plenty stable and fast
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Thanks mate. I got droidmote last night but haven't had a chance to use it. Because I have a very old android which I don't use so I would prefer to know if there's a similar app for iPhone

Not a phone app but if your device is rooted, you can install an app called webkey that lets you remote control it from another computer's Web browser. It will display the entire desktop and let you control it using your mouse and keyboard.
Sent from a Freedompop HTC Evo 4G

Is it possible to turn my old Android into a TV box?

Hello, first of all.
It's been a long time since I have visited this place, so excuse me please if I missed a similar thread. I have searched for it.
My question is if it this possible to turn my old Motorola XT 720 into an Android TV box (i.e. Chromecast or similar).
I have tried CheapCast app that only crashed when opening YouTube. This phone has a HDMI port and I assumed it can connect through it to my Philips TV, which is not a smart TV, but a regular HD TV.
The only connection I was able to create was the built-in version of media gallery from phone which has the option to display the pictures from phone on TV screen (proving there is a working connection at least).

pyramis said:
Hello, first of all.
It's been a long time since I have visited this place, so excuse me please if I missed a similar thread. I have searched for it.
My question is if it this possible to turn my old Motorola XT 720 into an Android TV box (i.e. Chromecast or similar).
I have tried CheapCast app that only crashed when opening YouTube. This phone has a HDMI port and I assumed it can connect through it to my Philips TV, which is not a smart TV, but a regular HD TV.
The only connection I was able to create was the built-in version of media gallery from phone which has the option to display the pictures from phone on TV screen (proving there is a working connection at least).
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This should be possible as the device has the ability to use another display. I would recommend using something like Tablet Remote or other similar apps on the Play store so instead of using the device as a chrome cast you can use it as a full media center device connected to your TV. By using one of these apps you would play videos directly through your device instead of "casting" them. This should hopefully work arround the issue of apps like CheapCast crashing.
Hope I could help and good luck

Thank you, Tablet Remote works good between the 2 Android phones. Still working on it.

I am also working on this route, trying to make use of my screen-broken Xperia Z. However apart from using as mediacenter with kodi, it would be nice if I could properly emulate chromecast. I would love to see a nexus android TV Rom being able to drive my phone, is anybody working on that?
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[Completed] Turn a regular tv into a smart tv with a smartphone

Hi, XDA.
I have a old s4 with a brocken lcd and I was wandering if I could use it as a chromecast or an android tv os rom. Youtube cast is what I'm looking for.

Hi !
You may be able to use the cast feature from your device but for this you must be able to have a working touch screen
Cheers !